Remember James Howells Who Lost His Hard Drive With 8,000 Bitcoins Now Worth $760M? His Ex-Girlfriend Reveals It Was She Who Threw It Away
Posted On November 28, 2024
James Howells might go down in history books as one of the unluckiest people ever, having discarded hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) accidentally.
But a new twist in this decade-old bizarre saga revealed that it was not him but his ex-girlfriend who unintentionally threw the fortune away.
What Happened: Halfina Eddy-Evans confessed during a Monday interview with the Daily Mail that she threw away the hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin at the request of Howells. She was adamant that the loss was not her fault, as she did so at Howells’ request.
Halfina said Howells “begged” her to dispose of some “unwanted …