Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Speaks Publicly for the First Time Since 2013

Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Speaks Publicly for the First Time Since 2013

At the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, attendees listened to the first phone interview with the Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht from the depths of the maximum-security prison in Tucson, Arizona. During the interview, Ulbricht spoke about bitcoin and how the decentralized crypto asset is “transforming the global economy.” Following the phone call, Ulbricht was placed in the hole according to the official Free Ross Twitter account. Ross Ulbricht Speaks About Bitcoin in His First Interview from Prison Ross Ulbricht’s voice was heard by the attendees who went to the....


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