$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