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Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht to Bitcoiners: ‘Freedom Is Worth the Struggle’
- Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road darknet marketplace, gave a keynote speech at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas on Thursday after his January release from prison.
- Ulbricht was released after serving 12 years of a sentence that included two life terms and an additional 40 years, following a full pardon granted by President Donald Trump in January 2025, concluding a dozen-year effort advocating for his freedom.
- During his speech, Ulbricht urged the crypto community to uphold freedom, decentralization, and unity, emphasizing the need to remain united against forces opposing those values.
- Ulbricht expressed gratitude to his supporters for funding his legal battle and for standing up on his behalf when false accusations and negative attacks sought to silence him.
- His speech and pardon mark Ulbricht's return to the public stage with implications for the crypto community’s future and ongoing debates about freedom and blockchain technology.
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Ross Ulbricht, The Silk Road Founder Pardoned By Trump Soon After His Inauguration, Receives A Whopping $31 Million Worth Of Bitcoin In Donation Wallet
A wallet linked to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of illegal drug marketplace Silk Road, received over $30 million in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) on Saturday, sparking intrigue among the cryptocurrency community.
Suddenly Freed From Prison, Silk Road Founder Stunned by Advancements in World Since 2013
The 12-year campaign to free Ross Ulbricht — the criminal mastermind behind the Silk Road, the original crypto-enabled dark web mail-order-drug emporium — finally ended in January, when newly-minted second term president Donald Trump officially pardoned the bitcoin criminal. Now, Ulbricht is picking up where he left off, getting his first taste of a world he left behind in 2013 when a federal judge sentenced him to two counts of life in prison, …
Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, became the central figure of the Bitcoin 2025 conference, held at the Venetian Hotel Convention Center in Las Vegas, giving an emotional speech that was cheered by the public. He spoke about the value of freedom — both for himself and for the crypto ecosystem — and expressed a heartfelt gratitude to President Donald Trump, who months ago fulfilled his campaign promise by granting him pardon.Read more]]>
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