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0/ Ross Ulbricht shouldn't spend the rest of his life in prison.
If you're wondering why his name keeps coming up on #cryptotwitter, please read this. It's long but important.
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If you're wondering why his name keeps coming up on #cryptotwitter, please read this. It's long but important.
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1/ In 2011, Ross created Silk Road, a global marketplace to buy & sell goods, whether legal or not.
Silk Road was perhaps the first use case for #bitcoin: censorship-resistant internet money for an online market that governments badly wanted to censor.
Silk Road was perhaps the first use case for #bitcoin: censorship-resistant internet money for an online market that governments badly wanted to censor.
2/ Silk Road hosted many things, including a book club that a lot of us #crypto people would've liked, but the prime attraction for many users was drugs.
By September 2013, Silk Road had thousands of drug listings, including for cocaine, heroin, and LSD.
By September 2013, Silk Road had thousands of drug listings, including for cocaine, heroin, and LSD.
