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Case 76: Silk Road (Part 1)

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Bitcoin - Ross Ross' Secret Weapon

When Bitcoin first appeared in 2010, Ross had been working tirelessly in the creation of his website for almost a year. He didn't want anyone else to know about the site, because the first thing he wanted to sell there was drugs. The only person he'd shared anything with up to that moment was Richard, a friend of his from the University of Texas. A transfer that would be as simple as a person having something and giving it to another Bitcoin managed to be exactly what Ross needed Not only was Bitcoin created with similar ideals as his own, but it worked in a straightforward way.

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