#567 | Ross Ulbricht & The Silk Road | Drugs, Bitcoin & Digital Outlaws
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Was Ross Ulbricht a visionary pioneer or a dangerous criminal?
In part one of our series on "Young American Outlaws", we explore the rise and fall of the Silk Road and how Ulbricht's life sentence, followed by a 2025 presidential pardon, sparked fierce debate over freedom, technology, and the role of government.
- Ross Ulbricht's LinkedIn clue
- The concept behind The Silk Road
- Cryptocurrency's role in anonymity
- The structure of The Silk Road
- Unexpected listings and control issues
- Federal agents' Silk Road investigation
- The arrest of Ross Ulbricht
- Charges and the trial
- Sentencing and pardoning
- The wider debate on personal freedom
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/silk-road
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