TL;DR
- Lebul acquired the exclusive rights to develop a documentary series about James Howells, a British man who lost a Bitcoin treasure worth over $800 million in 2013.
- The multimedia project will include a documentary series, a podcast, and short content for social media, narrating James’ search to recover his lost fortune.
- Despite legal and environmental issues, James plans to use innovative technologies like NFTs to fund the search.
Lebul, an entertainment media company, has acquired the exclusive rights to develop and produce the story of James Howells, a British man known for losing a Bitcoin treasure valued at over $800 million, which has remained buried in a landfill in Wales since 2013.
This agreement will mark the beginning of a multimedia project that will include a documentary series, a podcast, and short content aimed at social media, with the goal of narrating Howells’ search to recover his lost fortune.
What Will Be Told About James Howells’ Story?
The docuseries, titled The Buried Bitcoin: The Real-Life Treasure Hunt of James Howells, will focus on his attempts to locate a hard drive that contains over 8,000 Bitcoins. The series will not only focus on the search for the hard drive but also on the legal and environmental issues Howells has faced, along with the technological and cultural implications of the event.
Reese Van Allen, president of Unscripted Entertainment at Lebul, highlighted the uniqueness of the project by comparing it to a technological thriller, in which nearly a billion dollars are at stake.
Lebul is a new startup in the entertainment industry. The company plans to take a cinematic and narrative approach to tell the story. It has also stated that it has already captured the interest of sponsors from around the world, including major firms from the crypto industry to streaming platforms.
Legal Issues During the Search
Howells’ story began when, in 2013, he accidentally threw away the hard drive that contained his Bitcoin wallet, at a time when cryptocurrency had not yet reached its current value. After trying to recover the hard drive, Howells became embroiled in a series of legal disputes with local authorities to gain access to the landfill where it is buried.
Despite failed attempts, his story has generated great interest both in the technology world and in the cryptocurrency sector, becoming one of the most talked-about and followed stories in the industry.
Although the chances of finding the hard drive in a landfill weighing 1.4 million tons of trash are extremely low, Howells remains determined to find it and does not rule out the possibility of using innovative technologies, such as issuing a token or NFT related to his search, to fund the quest
