#567 | Ross Ulbricht & The Silk Road | Drugs, Bitcoin & Digital Outlaws

<p><strong> </strong></p><br><p>Was Ross Ulbricht a visionary pioneer or a dangerous criminal? </p> <br> <p>In part one of our series on "Young American Outlaws", we explore the rise and fall of the Silk Road and how Ulbricht's life sentence, followed by a 2025 presidential pardon, sparked fierce debate over freedom, technology, and the role of government.</p> <br> <ul> <li>Ross Ulbricht's LinkedIn clue</li> <li>The concept behind The Silk Road</li> <li>Cryptocurrency's role in anonymity</li> <li>The structure of The Silk Road </li> <li>Unexpected listings and control issues</li> <li>Federal agents' Silk Road investigation</li> <li>The arrest of Ross Ulbricht</li> <li>Charges and the trial</li> <li>Sentencing and pardoning</li> <li>The wider debate on personal freedom</li> </ul> <br> Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: <a href="https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/silk-road">https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/silk-road</a> <br...