Ex-Con Crypto King Ross Ulbricht to Drop Truth Bombs at Bitcoin Bash!

Ross Ulbricht, the man who turned Bitcoin into the unofficial currency of shady online shopping, is set to make his grand re-entrance into the world of the free at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas this May. This will be his first public appearance since he was sprung from federal prison in January, where he’d been serving a sentence so long it made the average Netflix series look like a short film.

Back in 2011, Ulbricht founded Silk Road, the Amazon of illegal goods, where Bitcoin was the preferred payment method for everything from drugs to, presumably, a very niche selection of artisanal lockpicks. It was a bold move, and by “bold,” we mean “wildly illegal.”

In 2013, Ulbricht was arrested and handed a sentence that could only be described as “overkill”: double life plus 40 years, no parole. To put that in perspective, it’s the kind of sentence you’d expect for someone who’d personally offended every judge in the country simultaneously.

Over the years, Ulbricht became a poster child for Libertarians, who argued that his punishment was less about justice and more about sending a message. And the message was: “Don’t mess with the government, or we’ll throw the entire penal system at you.”

In a surprising twist, Donald Trump, during his presidential campaign, promised to free Ulbricht if elected. True to his word, Trump issued a full pardon in January, explaining, “I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly, it was my pleasure to have just signed a full and unconditional pardon of her son, Ross. The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern-day weaponization of government against me. He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!”

So, mark your calendars for May 27th to 29th, when Ulbricht takes the stage at the Bitcoin Conference. Will he share the secrets of the Silk Road? Will he reveal the true meaning of life? Or will he just remind everyone that Bitcoin was cool before Elon Musk started tweeting about it? Only time will tell. 🚀

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2025-04-11 20:02