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Judge halts attempt to retrieve hard drive with nearly $750 million in Bitcoin on it from landfill

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70% Informative

James Howells accidentally put a laptop with 7,500 Bitcoins in a bag in the hall of his house.

He says the hard drive contains nearly $750 million worth of Bitcoin .

The city of Newport , UK , has refused to let Howells explore the city's landfill.

A judge strikes down the suit and says Howells had "no realistic prospect of succeeding" in his effort.

VR Score

67

Informative language

59

Neutral language

80

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

36

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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