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Robert Kennedy Jr. Vows To Review Silkroad Creator Ross Ulbricht's Case If Elected President: 'I Am Very Concerned About All Government Attacks On Bitcoin…'
Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 12:01am | 942Democratic Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed his clear stance on figures such as Julian Assange and Edward Snowden. What Happened: Kennedy Jr. in an interview with Bitcoin Magazine published on Wednesday vowed to pardon them on his first day in office if elected as president....
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AssangeDAO Raises $47M In Ethereum To Free WikiLeaks Founder
Tuesday, February 8, 2022 - 9:39am | 571A group of crypto investors that describe themselves as “a collective of cypherpunks fighting for the liberation of Julian Assange” has raised over $47 million in Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) for the cause. What Happened: The AssangeDAO – a decentralized autonomous organization...
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Convicted Silk Road Founder, An Early Bitcoin Adopter, Generates Commotion With NFT Drop
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 6:53am | 595Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the now-defunct dark web marketplace Silk Road, has caused a commotion on Twitter by announcing an auction of his series of non fungible tokens (NFT). What Happened: A Twitter account operated by a supporter of Ulbricht announced that the auction for the...
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Elon Musk Says Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht's Sentence Seems A 'Bit High'
Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 1:50am | 341Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, responding to a comment on social media, said that the punishment handed down to convicted darknet market operator Ross Ulbricht seemed a “bit high.” What Happened: Ulbricht is serving a double life sentence for his role in creating the infamous...
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US Seizes $1B In Bitcoin Stolen From Darknet Marketplace Silk Road's Founder
Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 11:55pm | 448The United States Department of Justice has seized Bitcoin worth more than $1 billion associated with the illegal Silk Road marketplace. What Happened: The seized cryptocurrency, about 69,000 bitcoins, belonged to the founder of Silk Road — Ross Ulbricht — who was convicted of...
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Silk Road Trial Takes Another Turn
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 11:41am | 286On Monday, two federal agents involved in the undercover investigation of the bitcoin-based black market, Silk Road, were charged with several offenses including wire fraud and money laundering. The agents, Carl Force and Shaun Bridges appear to have used their roles as undercover officers to...
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Silk Road Bitcoin Auctions Prove There's Still An Interest In Cryptocurrency
Monday, March 9, 2015 - 11:51am | 338On Thursday March 5, the U.S. Marshals Service auctioned off around $13.9 million worth of bitcoins seized from Ross Ulbricht during the investigation into the Silk Road black market. The auction attracted 34 bids from 14 bidders, proving that interest in the cryptocurrency isn't dead...