#567 | Ross Ulbricht & The Silk Road | Drugs, Bitcoin & Digital Outlaws

 

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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