Weekend Roundup: New Exchanges in Thailand and Vietnam; Roger Ver Raises Money for Ulbricht’s Defense Fund
1. Official From Irish Central Bank Says Digital Currencies ‘Can Challenge the Sovereignty of States’ Bogdan Ulm reported last Sunday that on comments made by an official from Ireland’s central bank regarding Bitcoin’s disruptive potential. “Central banks, [out] of necessity, have monopolized the exercise of these functions,” Gareth Murphy said at BitFin 2014 in Dublin. “Virtual currencies pose new challenges to central banks’ control over these important functions.” 2. Thailand Approves a Fully Legal Bitcoin Exchange Carlo Caraluzzo reported Thursday on the first registered Bitcoin....
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This week saw the beginning of alleged Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht’s trial in a federal courthouse in Manhattan. Ulbricht’s counsel began the trial on an interesting note, arguing that Ulbricht indeed founded the site, but that he was not the Dread Pirate Roberts, the mysterious operator of the online free marketplace. In a cross-examination of DHS....
Editor’s note: This article has been modified to change a typo. Previously, in the first paragraph, the article stated that 90% of every sale went to Ulbricht’s defense fund, when it is 10% of every sale. Bitcoin apparel company All Things Bitcoin now sells a Silk Road t-shirt, and 10% of every sale goes to the Ross Ulbricht Legal Defense Fund. This fund....
Ross Ulbricht's defense counsel has submitted a reply brief to the US Court of Appeals disputing the fairness of the trial that led to his conviction. The Silk Road episode is back in the news. This time, Ross Ulbricht’s defense is questioning the fairness of the trial that led to his conviction. Ross’ defense team has appealed his sentence in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Filed by the Ross Ulbricht’s defense counsel Joshua Dratel, the reply brief states that his client was wrongly convicted after being investigated by corrupt law enforcement officials. The....
The defense team for Ross Ulbricht recently filed a reply brief in the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, in addition to the original appeal. Both Ulbricht’s family and defense attorney Joshua Dratel believe the Silk Road founder received an unfair trial for multiple reasons. Ross Ulbricht’s Defense Team Wants All Charges Dropped or a Retrial With....
Ross Ulbricht’s legal defense filed a reply to the government as part of his appeal this week. On behalf of Ulbricht, who was sentenced to double life in prison without parole for operating the Silk Road dark marketplace under the alias Dread Pirate Roberts (DPR) more than a year ago, attorney Joshua Dratel disputes the fairness of the trial. The defense has requested that Ulbricht’s “convictions should be vacated, and a new trial ordered, or that he be re-sentenced before a different district judge.” Ulbricht's defense had issued an initial appeal earlier this year, which was answered by....