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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Dani Oh

British Man Becomes Instant Millionaire After Recovering £3.3m in BTC 12 Years After Losing Access

A British man recovered 61 Bitcoin worth £3.3m after losing access to his Intersango account for 12 years (Credit: Tumisu!/Pixabay)

A British man has recovered Bitcoin now worth about £3.3m, 12 years after losing access when an early UK cryptocurrency exchange froze his account and later disappeared.

Chris, who has not disclosed his full name, said he invested about £1,500 in Bitcoin through Britcoin, later known as Intersango, in 2011. CEL Solicitors, which handled the recovery, said he held 61 Bitcoin bought at about £2.94 each.

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