Ross Ulbricht Speaks at Bitcoin 2025: ‘You Didn’t Forget Me’
The post Ross Ulbricht Speaks at Bitcoin 2025: ‘You Didn’t Forget Me’ appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In brief Ulbricht thanked the Bitcoin community for years of support, including letters, advocacy, and fundraising. “You never forgot me. You gave me hope,” Ulbricht told the audience. He urged the crypto community to unite around the core values of freedom, decentralization, and unity. A decade after being sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years without parole, Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht took the stage at the Bitcoin 2025 conference on Thursday, a free man. No longer behind bars, Ulbricht was overwhelmed by how much the world, Bitcoin, and technology had changed since his imprisonment. “Just a few months ago, I was trapped behind those prison walls and didn’t know if I would ever get out,” Ulbricht said. “Now I’m free, and it’s because of you.” Choking up as he recalled the years behind bars, Ulbricht thanked the Bitcoin community for standing by him throughout his time in prison. “You didn’t abandon me. You didn’t forget me. You wrote me letters. You raised money for my defense,” Ulbricht told the audience. “When I was silenced, you spoke up against the slander and the smears.” He described his pardon as a ‘miracle’ and said it was disorienting to emerge into a world filled with drones, AI, and cryptocurrency apps. “I effectively went into a time capsule in 2013,” Ulbricht said, comparing himself to Rip Van Winkle. “When I walked out of prison a few months ago, I’d never seen a drone, used AI, or tried VR. I hadn’t even chatted with AI,” he said. “Now it’s all hitting me at once — the freedom, the technology, the fact that I have a future again.” Agents with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Ulbricht on October 1, 2013, for his involvement with creating and operating the Silk Road. The…
The post Ross Ulbricht Speaks at Bitcoin 2025: ‘You Didn’t Forget Me’ appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
In brief Ulbricht thanked the Bitcoin community for years of support, including letters, advocacy, and fundraising. “You never forgot me. You gave me hope,” Ulbricht told the audience. He urged the crypto community to unite around the core values of freedom, decentralization, and unity. A decade after being sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years without parole, Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht took the stage at the Bitcoin 2025 conference on Thursday, a free man. No longer behind bars, Ulbricht was overwhelmed by how much the world, Bitcoin, and technology had changed since his imprisonment. “Just a few months ago, I was trapped behind those prison walls and didn’t know if I would ever get out,” Ulbricht said. “Now I’m free, and it’s because of you.” Choking up as he recalled the years behind bars, Ulbricht thanked the Bitcoin community for standing by him throughout his time in prison. “You didn’t abandon me. You didn’t forget me. You wrote me letters. You raised money for my defense,” Ulbricht told the audience. “When I was silenced, you spoke up against the slander and the smears.” He described his pardon as a ‘miracle’ and said it was disorienting to emerge into a world filled with drones, AI, and cryptocurrency apps. “I effectively went into a time capsule in 2013,” Ulbricht said, comparing himself to Rip Van Winkle. “When I walked out of prison a few months ago, I’d never seen a drone, used AI, or tried VR. I hadn’t even chatted with AI,” he said. “Now it’s all hitting me at once — the freedom, the technology, the fact that I have a future again.” Agents with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Ulbricht on October 1, 2013, for his involvement with creating and operating the Silk Road. The…
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