236: He Created The Dark Web’s Amazon Of Illegal Goods: Ross Ulbricht’s Silk Road
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Silk Road's Dread Pirate Roberts
A user named friendly chemist sent a message to the Silk Road staff with an urgent issue. He needed $500,000 to pay these suppliers or go on the run. If he didn't get the money, he'd release the identities of nine top vendors and 15 smaller vendors. Dread Pirate Roberts was not fond of scammers and blackmailers. But being a true businessman, he was going to spend this problem into a deal that would expand Silk Road.
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