A man who said he threw away a computer hard drive with £149 million of Bitcoin wants to start a £10 million hunt through 100,000 tonnes of rubbish at a landfill site - if the local council gives him permission.
James Howells, 36, chucked out by mistake the hard drive in 2013 when clearing out his office and claims that it contains Bitcoin with the value now at nearly £150 million.
Up until now Newport City Council has refused his requests to search the site but this time he hopes they will agree as he plans to tackle it with robot dogs and using a scanner powered by artificial intelligence.
