TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoMan who lost $780 million in Bitcoin in a landfill now wants to buy the entire dump before city closes the sitewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1373arrow-down112cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews
arrow-up1361arrow-down1external-linkMan who lost $780 million in Bitcoin in a landfill now wants to buy the entire dump before city closes the sitewww.tomshardware.comTheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square81fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoThing is, the drive increases in value all the time.
minus-squareJackFrostNCola@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoThing is, the drive data retention decreases over time
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoYeah but theres no way of knowing if its viable or not at this point, so the only known factor is the value of BTC and the cost of money spent searching for the drive. Even if it fails break even (cost > value) that changes over time.
Thing is, the drive increases in value all the time.
Thing is, the drive data retention decreases over time
Yeah but theres no way of knowing if its viable or not at this point, so the only known factor is the value of BTC and the cost of money spent searching for the drive. Even if it fails break even (cost > value) that changes over time.