Roger Ver Vows to Donate Funds For Retweets Related to Ross Ulbricht

Roger Ver Vows to Donate Funds For Retweets Related to Ross Ulbricht

Bitcoin evangelist Roger Ver is at it again. He's not giving away a $20,000 bounty like it's nothing though, but he is offering to donate to a cause relating to Ross Ulbricht. I'll give $10 to @Free_Ross for each RT. If guilty, he's a hero. If innocent, he needs help. http://t.co/XwhqrN06UT pic.twitter.com/Oau4dkFvdV. - Roger Ver (@rogerkver) July 5, 2014. Ross Ulbricht is of course a famous name in the bitcoin community ever since he was arrested late last year in connection with the illicit Silk Road marketplace. Officials say that Ulbricht ran the marketplace covertly, yet Ulbricht....


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Dear Ross Ulbricht | Roger Ver

This letter to Ross Ulbricht was written by Roger Ver. Hello Ross, I don’t think I’m very good at writing letters, so I’ll just tell you what I think. Mostly I just want you to know that the world has not forgotten you, or the ideas you helped to spread. In fact, I suspect you will go down in history in a similar spot to Harriet Tubman for helping slaves....