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Hollywood Snags Rights to $750M Bitcoin-in-a-Landfill Saga—Because Wall Street Wasn’t Tragic Enough
Hollywood Snags Rights to $750M Bitcoin-in-a-Landfill Saga—Because Wall Street Wasn’t Tragic Enough
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A UK man’s infamous 2013 blunder—tossing a hard drive containing 8,000 BTC—is now getting the silver-screen treatment. At today’s prices, that landfill might be the most expensive patch of dirt in history.
Key details still unclear: Whether the film will feature a montage of hedge funds screaming into their Bloomberg terminals as they realize a garbage dump outperformed their portfolios.
Final twist? The hard drive’s still buried. Cue the inevitable ’treasure hunt’ sequel pitch before the first film even wraps.
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