Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the darknet marketplace Silk Road, announced today, via his X (formerly Twitter) account, that he has completed ten years in prison. Allegedly, his family outside prison manages his account.

In 2013, Ulbricht was arrested and subsequently sentenced to two life imprisonment terms for his role in creating and operating Silk Road, an online platform involved in illegal activities that resulted in the seizure of billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin.

Ross Ulbricht Takes Sole Responsibility for Silk Road

In a post on X on October 1, Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht discloses that today marks a complete decade in prison.

Ulbricht’s family is believed to have transcribed his thoughts, as he cannot access the internet in prison. In the post, he expresses his fears about the absence of any possibility of his eventual release from incarceration:

“One year for each finger on both hands. Today ends a full decade in prison. I sometimes fear I’ll spend the rest of my life behind concrete walls and locked doors.”

Supporters on X greeted him with an abundance of positive comments. Many implied that he has learned from the significant time he has already spent in prison.

“The punishment should match the crime, and the one you were given does not even come close to that,” one user stated, another user highlighted that individuals have been released from prison for far more substantial offenses:

“The punishment didn’t suit the crime and people who have done much worse have had a chance of redemption.”

In November 2020, the largest crypto seizure in history occurred as the US government announced the confiscation of more than $1 billion in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Furthermore, in November 2021, the US gover

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Author: Ciaran Lyons

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