Ross Ulbricht: Hero or Villain?
A year on from the arrest of Silk Road's alleged founder, CoinDesk takes a look at how the man at the centre of the scandal is dividing opinions in the bitcoin space. A lot of people in the bitcoin realm have strong opinions on Ross Ulbricht. To some, he's a libertarian hero, to others, he's a villain, intent on making his millions off the back of murder, narcotics and other nefarious goods and means. Arrested a year ago this week, Ulbricht - if you listen to the FBI's version of events - masterminded and operated anonymous online drug bazaar Silk Road under the pseudonym 'Dread Pirate....
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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....
This article has been updated with comments from Roger Ver. Just two days ago, Bitcoin magnate Roger Ver offered to donate $10 for every retweet of his message supporting the Free Ross Ulbricht campaign - which aims to support the man allegedly behind defunct online drug market Silk Road. Now, Ver has announced that the donation limit has been reached. Ulbricht was arrested last year on serious charges relating to the government closure and seizure of Silk Road. However, Ulbricht maintains his innocence and insists he did not violate US law. Following his arrest, Ulbricht's family created....
The Ross Ulbricht Genesis non-fungible token (NFT) collection auction has come to an end and the auction winner was the “Free Ross DAO,” backed by the Pleasrdao project. The NFT collection raised 1,446 ether or $6.27 million at the time of settlement.
Free Ross Decentralized Autonomous Organization Wins Ross Ulbricht’s NFT Auction, DAO Plans to Fractionalize NFT Collection
Four days ago, Bitcoin.com News reported on the Ross Ulbricht Genesis NFT collection amassing millions of dollars worth of ethereum (ETH) bids on the Superrare NFT marketplace.....
According to two anonymous sources, U.S. President Donald Trump is considering clemency for Ross Ulbricht. White House reporters Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley claim sources detailed that Trump “has expressed sympathy” for Ross Ulbricht and his double life sentences. Ross Ulbricht may get clemency from the sitting U.S. President Donald Trump if the American leader is swayed by the Silk Road founder’s story. Ulbricht is known for creating the darknet market website Silk Road and he was arrested in 2013. After his arrest, in May 2015, Ulbricht was sentenced to a double....
Following Ross Ulbricht’s non-fungible token (NFT) sale that raised 1,446 ether or $6.27 million at auction, Ulbricht is dropping another NFT compilation called the “Growth Collection.” According to the announcement, the NFTs will be minted using the Bitcoin blockchain and will be auctioned at the Bitcoin22 conference in Miami on April 6-8. Ross Ulbricht Is Preparing Another NFT Auction That Includes Four Physical Oil Paintings and One Hand-Drawn Animation Ross Ulbricht is preparing to auction a new NFT collection on Satoshi Nakamoto’s birthday, according to an....