Ross Ulbricht, the creator of Silk Road, is currently in prison serving a double life sentence plus forty years without parole. 

Recently, he wrote another letter to our CEO Roger Ver. Watch Roger open it:

"I feel it is just a matter of time before this nightmare is behind me and I can start living again."

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The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, remains a mystery to this day—or does it? 

Journalist Kai Sedgwick explores evidence that could point towards jailed Rhodesian Paul Le Roux being Bitcoin’s creator.

"...if proven to be Satoshi, there is a good reason why his 1 million BTC hasn’t moved: the Rhodesian has been in jail since 2012."

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The US SEC has again delayed its decision on Bitwise’s proposed Bitcoin Core (BTC) exchange traded fund (ETF). 

However, during Monday’s Consensus 2019 conference in New York, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said she feels the time is right.

"Certainly the time is right, but there are still questions floating around the SEC that need to be answered…"

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William P. Eason

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