London$2,000 in bitcoin became $4.5 million.
His win was proving ownership after years, not the coin’s price rise.
Coins held on an exchange are a claim on that exchange, so Intersango’s 2014 collapse left him an unsecured creditor.
Solicitors traced a wallet holding over 5,500 bitcoin, opening a path for other Intersango claimants.
Sources: CoinDesk