UJames Howells, unjiniyela we-IT waseNewport, ufake icala ngokumelene nomkhandlu wedolobha nge-£ 495 million ngemuva kokulahla ngephutha i-hard drive equkethe ama-bitcoins angu-8,000. Ube esezama ukuthola imvume yokumba endaweni yokulahla udoti wendawo, lapho kucatshangwa ukuthi umgodla ukhona, kodwa umkhandlu uziphikile kaningi izicelo zakhe, ubalule izingozi zemvelo.
Howells walahla drive e 2013, lapho bitcoins zakhe kwakufanelekile emhlabeni £ 1 million, futhi manje inani labo lisondela isigamu billion. Naphezu kokunikeza idolobha i-10% yama-bitcoins abuyisiwe, umkhandlu uyaqhubeka nokwenqaba ukumbiwa.