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Ross Ulbricht
Born 1984
Creator of Silk Road, the darknet marketplace that demonstrated Bitcoin's censorship resistance. Arrested in October 2013 and sentenced to life in prison.
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Silk Road Goes Live
Ross Ulbricht launches the darknet marketplace that put Bitcoin on the map.
BTC $15#silk-road#darknet
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Silk Road Seized
FBI shuts down Silk Road and arrests Ross Ulbricht.
BTC $125#fbi#silk-road
GovernmentLegendary
FBI Moves 144,336 Seized BTC On-Chain
446 transactions of exactly 324 BTC each — spelling FBI on a phone keypad.
#fbi#silk-road