The "Bitcoin Family," led by Didi Taihuttu, sold everything in 2017 to live a nomadic, crypto-focused life, eventually settling in Portugal for favorable crypto taxes, though they still travel and now secure their wealth in diversified, decentralized methods (like encrypted metal cards) after experiencing security threats, continuing to advocate for a "bankless" lifestyle despite market volatility and challenges with traditional systems like schooling.
Since then, the family has traveled through more than 40 countries, living off their crypto assets and promoting a lifestyle based on decentralization. For Taihuttu, Bitcoin represents freedom – a system outside the reach of banks and governments. With a fortune in cryptocurrencies, security became a priority.
The family went living in Portugal because of the very positive tax rules on cryptocurrency.
James Howells, from Newport, who claimed his ex-girlfriend mistakenly threw away a hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoins in 2013, has given up on retrieving the wallet, currently worth £695m, but has been hit with a £117,000 legal bill from his fight.
He moved into a small camper and started travelling the world. This was certainly a radical transformation for him. Today, he is now known as “the man who bet everything on Bitcoin and won”.
James Howells has quit his 12-year quest to recover 8,000 Bitcoin from a hard drive that was accidentally binned and sent to a landfill in Newport, Wales. Now, he's launching a Bitcoin L2 that claims to be “backed” by the lost funds, which he says a court recognized his legal ownership of.
BitMex founder and Bitcoin billionaire Arthur Hayes says BTC will soon rise to a price of $200,000 before falling back to create a bottom above $124,000.
He is currently founding a new technology company focused on blockchain solutions and digital security known as Ceiniog Coin.
At the time, Howells accepted that the coins were lost for good. Newport City Council notes that the hard drive was likely "buried under 25,000 cubic meters of waste and earth", weighing approximately 110,000–200,000 tonnes, with CNN saying that finding the device would be "almost impossible".
After 12 years, James Howells has given up his search for the hard drive he accidentally threw away in 2013 that held 8,000 Bitcoin - now worth around a billion dollars.
Nakamoto was active in the development of bitcoin until December 2010. Nakamoto's true identity is unknown. Various people have been posited as the person or group of people behind his name. His name is Japanese, and his persona suggests a man living in Japan.
In July 2022, Tesla quietly dumped roughly 75% of its Bitcoin holdings, worth about $936 million, during a period of macroeconomic uncertainty and market stress.
Bitcoin is held by over 100 million people, yet just 94 wallets control more than 10,000 BTC each. Meanwhile, 80% of crypto users want to spend it on daily purchases, not just hold it.
British bank Standard Chartered projects that Bitcoin's price will reach $500,000 in 2030. Multiple prominent figures, including Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Block CEO Jack Dorsey, have expressed their belief that it could reach $1 million or more.
On May 22, 2010, known now as "Bitcoin Pizza Day." Laszlo Hanyecz, a programmer from Florida, made history by using Bitcoin to purchase two pizzas from Papa John's. Hanyecz paid 10,000 Bitcoins for the pizzas, an amount that was worth about $41 at the time. Today, that is the equivalent of $1,012,030,000!
5 years ago: If you invested $1,000 in Bitcoin in 2020, your investment would be worth $9,689. 10 years ago: If you invested $1,000 in Bitcoin in 2015, your investment would be worth $496,927. 15 years ago: If you invested $1,000 in Bitcoin in 2010, your investment would be worth about $1.62 billion.
Man who lost $800 million bitcoin in landfill wants to buy the garbage dump. James Howells accidentally threw away the hard drive that allows him to access his bitcoin.
Blockchain.com cannot recover lost funds: Unfortunately, due to the decentralized nature of cryptocurrency networks like Bitcoin, transactions are irreversible. Once funds are sent, they cannot be retrieved, much like sending cash in the mail.
Satoshi Nakamoto is the largest holder of Bitcoin, in possession of 1.1 million Bitcoin worth approximately $100 billion at today's prices.
As of 2026, approximately 1.32 million BTC remain to be mined out of the fixed 21 million BTC supply. That means over 93 % of all Bitcoin has already been mined, and the remainder will enter circulation gradually until about the year 2140, as mining rewards keep halving every four years.
After years of criticizing bitcoin's high energy consumption, Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have changed his viewpoint. As Decrypt reported, Musk recently praised bitcoin's energy use and wrote in a social media post that its value is tied to the impossibility of faking energy.
Standard Chartered's Geoff Kendrick revises his year-end Bitcoin forecast to $100,000 from $200,000 by late 2025. Kendrick maintains a long-term Bitcoin forecast of $500,000, now expected by 2030 instead of 2028.
Arthur Hayes Predicts Final BTC Price Dip Under $80K
Despite the pullback, Hayes indicated he is considering small accumulation but plans to delay larger purchases until early next year. Hayes says macro liquidity trends are showing early signs of improvement, while highlighting two key developments.