{"id":8205,"date":"2021-06-13T20:54:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T20:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/silk-road-founder-ross-ulbricht-speaks-publicly-for-the-first-time-since-2013\/"},"modified":"2021-06-13T20:54:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T20:54:06","slug":"silk-road-founder-ross-ulbricht-speaks-publicly-for-the-first-time-since-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyucoin.com\/crypto-labs\/silk-road-founder-ross-ulbricht-speaks-publicly-for-the-first-time-since-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Speaks Publicly for the First Time Since 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, attendees listened to the first phone interview with the Silk Road\u2019s 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 \u201ctransforming the global economy.\u201d Following the phone call, Ulbricht was placed in the hole according to the official Free Ross Twitter account. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ross Ulbricht Speaks About Bitcoin in His First Interview from Prison<\/h2>\n

Ross Ulbricht\u2019s voice was heard by the attendees who went to the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami this year. The recent interview<\/a> was recorded by Bitcoin Magazine and is the first recorded phone conversation with Ulbricht after his arrest. Ulbricht touched upon the loss of his freedom and noted that from his confinement he\u2019s \u201cspent the last eight years watching Bitcoin grow up from in here.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the phone call, Ulbricht noted that he was around during the Bitcoin network\u2019s nascent days and at that time there were not many altcoins and forks. Ulbricht said with all that aside he looked at the crypto ecosystem as one big \u201cfamily.\u201d Through his lens in prison, Ulbricht detailed that he\u2019s seen the cryptocurrency space invoke lots of innovation since his departure. Ulbricht stated:<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen incredible innovation. I\u2019ve seen inspiring courage. We didn\u2019t know how things would turn out for Bitcoin back in the beginning, but over the years, I\u2019ve been continually impressed with what you\u2019ve accomplished\u2014 We are transforming the global economy. We have brought a taste of freedom and equality to far corners of the world. I know we can transform criminal justice, too.<\/p>\n

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Ulbricht: \u2018Bitcoin Is Strong. Bitcoin Is Powerful. Our Work Is Not Over\u2019<\/h2>\n

Ross Ulbricht\u2019s case has been called a \u201cmiscarriage of justice\u201d and more than 250 organizations, eminent individuals and global leaders have shown support for Ulbricht<\/a>. The creator of the Silk Road marketplace has one of the largest Change.org petitions in the U.S., as the petition<\/a> has been signed by 433,845 individuals<\/a> to date. The petition is seeking clemency for Ulbricht as his offenses were non-violent and his \u201cinvestigation, trial and sentencing were rife with abuse.\u201d Ulbricht spoke about the Silk Road during his phone call with Bitcoin Magazine and said:<\/p>\n

I thought with Bitcoin, I could try and do something that actually makes a difference\u2014 Back then, I was impatient. I rushed ahead with my first idea, which was Silk Road\u2026 That\u2019s a 26-year-old who thinks he has to save the world before someone beats him to it. I had no idea Silk Road would work, but now we all know it caught on. It was used to sell drugs, and now I\u2019m in prison.<\/p>\n

Ulbricht also said that it was ironic that he created the Silk Road because he wanted to further \u201cfreedom, privacy, [and] equality.\u201d But what happened was he \u201cwound up in a place where those things don\u2019t exist.\u201d Meanwhile, he sees a lot of potential with bitcoin and the crypto participants, in general, because he believes \u201cBitcoin is strong.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBitcoin is powerful. We are powerful. And our work is not over,\u201d Ulbricht stressed. Following the phone call interview, the Free Ross<\/a> Twitter account<\/a> detailed that Ulbricht was recently put in the hole.<\/p>\n

\u201cRoss has been put in the SHU (aka \u2018the hole\u2019) after a recorded interview he did over the phone with [Bitcoin Magazine] was broadcasted at the [Bitcoin 2021 conference] this weekend. Please keep Ross in your thoughts & prayers,\u201d the account tweeted<\/a> on June 8.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

What do you think about Ross Ulbricht\u2019s recent phone interview and his reflections on the Silk Road and the Bitcoin network\u2019s innovations? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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