American has lost $ 60 million in bitcoins, accidentally throwing the flash card with password
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since 2009, the owners of the Bitcoins lost of 3.79 million coins, the study Chainanalysis. Most users have lost access to the cryptocurrency in the result of loss of password from the wallet or hard drive with coins. A considerable contribution to the amount of the lost crypts was made by the American James Howells over. For five years he unsuccessfully tries to find the flash card from 7.5 thousands of bitcoins. His story tells
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In 2009, the Bitcoin was worth less than $ 1 per coin, and the capacity was so weak that during the day the miners could get a few thousand coins. This opportunity was used by Howells over — once for each day it produced 7.5 thousand BTC using a simple processor their desktop. The man kept the keys to the wallets in the document on physical media and for several years forgot about it.
In 2013, when the rate first of bitcoin has grown to $ 100, he started looking for a flash drive. However, after some time realized I accidentally threw it away.
In 2009, Bitcoin mining was like at the beginning of the gold rush. My table lay two flash drives, one empty and the second with the keys to the wallets. And I accidentally threw the data drive.
Realizing that threw a million dollars, Howells over almost mad, writes the edition. And his condition worsened with the growth rate of the first currency.
I was looking at prices and more nervous. At first I could be 500 thousand dollars, then 2, 3 and 9 million. Me is terribly angry. Several times I went to the junkyard and told the employees that threw the flash card with $ 10 million. They looked at me like I was crazy.
Howells over still hopes to find the drive, but every day his confidence in the success of falls. I hope you don't repeat the mistake of the American and will be more attentive to their savings.
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