Bitcoin "Garbage Dump Man" loses appeal, says he will launch "last legal action"

Odaily Odaily News: James Howells, who tried to retrieve the hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoin private keys from a British landfill, had his appeal dismissed again. He said he would seek final relief through the International Human Rights Act. "The Royal Court of Appeal rejected my request. The unfair system in the UK is at work again," said the early Bitcoin holder, announcing that he would file a complaint with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) next. The British judge believed that the case had "no realistic prospect of success" and "no other compelling reasons" to support a hearing. Howells will argue in the ECHR that the British court violated his property rights and right to a fair trial, saying "the British authorities want to cover this up, but I won't let them succeed." It is worth mentioning that the 8,000 bitcoins, worth about $660 million at current prices, were accidentally dumped in a landfill by his ex-partner in 2013. (Cointelegraph)