Wales Court Bars Man From Recovering $770 Million in Bitcoin from Landfill

James Howells, a Welsh IT engineer from Newport who lost his Bitcoin hard drive in a landfill in 2013, lost his legal battle today to access the site to recover the cryptocurrency. The hard drive, which held 8,000 Bitcoin mined in 2009, is now worth

UK Bill Recognizes Digital Assets as Personal Property Under New Law

The UK Ministry of Justice has introduced the Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill to recognize bitcoin and other digital assets as personal property under English and Welsh law. Led by Justice Minister Heidi Alexander, this bill addresses legal uncert