A UK man who invested £1,500 in Bitcoin via the now-defunct Britcoin exchange back in 2011 lost everything when the platform vanished in 2014 — a loss that would’ve grown to over $5,400 by then. Years later, a law firm using crypto-tracing tech uncovered a wallet believed to hold his lost coins, now worth nearly $4.5 million as Bitcoin surged from $4 to $76,000. The recovery could help other former Intersango users reclaim their assets — but only if they can prove ownership with old records stretching back 15 years.

Listen in comfort:
Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn.

Advertise on DNN:
advertise@thednn.ai

This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.
Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.

View sources & latest updates:
https://sources.thednn.ai/0dadfa8b131f5b20

Podden och tillhörande omslagsbild på den här sidan tillhör The Daily News Now!. Innehållet i podden är skapat av The Daily News Now! och inte av, eller tillsammans med, Poddtoppen.