#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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