Silk Street founder Ross Ulbricht, who was simply launched from jail after roughly a decade behind bars, has damaged his silence.
In a video posted on social media posted earlier this Friday, Ulbricht stated that he was grateful to have his life again.
“I’m so, so grateful to have my life again, to have my future again, to have this second likelihood,” Ulricht stated.
The Silk Street founder has added that it was “an vital second” for him and your entire household in addition to all people who has been working for years to free him.
The pardon was celebrated amongst libertarian Bitcoin supporters, nevertheless it has been met with backlash as properly.
Following Ulbricht’s launch, some neighborhood members additionally began speculating about whether or not or not Ulbricht nonetheless had some Bitcoin holdings left.
Though the U.S. authorities has confiscated roughly 174,000 Bitcoin from the Silk Street founder (each instantly and not directly, it turned out {that a} slew of mud wallets related to Ulbricht nonetheless contained roughly $47 million price of Bitcoin.
Kraken has additionally made a sizeable $111,000 Bitcoin donation to Ulbrich following his launch.
“This is a vital second for everyone, in every single place, who loves freedom and who cares about second probabilities,” Ulbricht stated.