Here's a prior post on SN regarding Ross Ulbricht:
Ross Ulbricht Went to Jail for Letting People Buy Drugs With Bitcoin. Can These Crypto Obsessives Get Him Out? #8961 https://slate.com/technology/2022/01/ross-ulbricht-dao-silk-road-prison.html
And an even earlier SN post:
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I turned 38 yesterday, my 9th birthday in prison.
I made a timeline of my life, with my death estimated at 80 years old. Prison has been a major phase of my life so far. I’m not the man I was when I came in. I’ve learned from my mistakes and the harm I’ve caused.
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