If at first you don’t succeed… Howells said he wants to appeal the decision.
Since then, Newport council has announced plans to close and cap the site in the 2025-26 financial year.
The landfill holds more than 1.4 million tons of waste.
Howells previously claimed to have narrowed the drive’s location down to a section containing 100,000 tons.
He believes the Bitcoin on the drive will be worth 1 billion ($1.2 billion) next year.
