After failing to retrieve a hard drive with 8,000 BTC, James Howells is turning the lost coins into the basis of a new DeFi project. Twelve years after accidentally throwing away a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin (BTC), James Howells is abandoning his long-running effort to excavate it from a Newport landfill. Instead, he plans to launch a new token inspired by the lost coins. Howells, whose quest included legal battles, drone surveys and a 25-million British pound offer ($33.3 million) to buy the landfill outright, told Cointelegraph he’s shifting focus from physical recovery to a blockchain-backed project. Rather than trying to dig up the stash, he aims to turn the story of the lost Bitcoin into a DeFi token — symbolically “vaulting” what can no longer be accessed. Read more
An alleged screenshot from Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Online has suggested that Rockstar Games has rolled out the age verification check. Reports about the feature began making rounds on social media after GTA leaker Tez2 claimed the developer was working on the age verification check in the popular game. According to the leaker, Rockstar Games […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani students have secured four medals at the 2nd International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO-2025) held in Malaysia, marking a proud moment for the country’s scientific community. The team’s impressive performance includes one Gold, one Silver, and two Bronze medals, underscoring the exceptional talent and potential of Pakistan’s youth in the field of nuclear science. […]
UNITED NATIONS: An average of 28 children are being killed each day in Gaza amid Israel’s restrictions on the delivery of direly needed humanitarian assistance and a collapse of vital services, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). According to Al Jazeera report, “Death by bombardments. Death by malnutrition and starvation. Death by lack of […]