Silk Road 2.0 had a shorter lifespan than Silk Road 1.0 (Ross Dread Pirate)
From the article: One October afternoon in 2013, Mr. Benthall was at an Equinox gym in downtown San Francisco when he saw breaking news on the overhead television: Law enforcement had taken down Silk Road and arrested the Dread Pirate Roberts, whose real name was Ross Ulbricht.
Being a member of Equinox gym makes him less sympathetic
Being a member of equinox makes him a SF douche bag
And now his new project is to ensure legal compliance.
Patty Hearst would call this Stockholm Syndrome
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