It was big news in the online communities when it happened. This anon is also surprised to learn libertarians felt this way.
There is a 2015 documentary, DEEP WEB (imdb link) that touches on the subject, and a 2021 movie called Silk Road. Not sure how accurate it is, haven't seen it. There have also been some tv dramas that featured an episode about the subject.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3312868/
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Anon is good with this. PDJT has read the case file and made a decision based on the entire facts. Perhaps he cut a deal with him? Maybe there was more to the story than the public was allowed to know? Maybe the sentence was too long because he posed a threat to the DS?
yeah so, was just thinking, Ross/Dread Pirate Roberts, was the first person to establish a bitcoin-based marketplace that the government couldn't control. Based on PDJT's statements about keeping bitcoin, anon sees where he's going.