TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 dni temuMan 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-up1374arrow-down112cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1362arrow-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 · 12 dni temumessage-square81fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 dni temuThing is, the drive increases in value all the time.
minus-squareJackFrostNCola@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 dni temuThing is, the drive data retention decreases over time
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 dni temuYeah 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.