The Saga of Ross Ulbricht and the Silk Road (with Lyn Ulbricht & Sasha Hodder)

The silk road. A website that allowed the buying and selling of goods, both legal and illegal. It was shut down by the US government and the creator of the site was sentenced to double-life without parole for non-violent crimes. Regardless of what you think of the site Ross Ulbricht built, there’s something wrong with our justice system when this kind of sentence was applied. Today, we welcome Ross’s mother, Lyn Ulbricht, to the show to discuss her attempts to get Ross’ plight in front of the President. She’s joined by her friend and attorney, Sasha Hodder. We explore the history of Silk Road, the case which led to Ross’s imprisonment and how Lyn is working to get him freed. It’s all tied directly to Bitcoin, so tune in and listen to the saga of one of crypto’s earliest martyrs. It’s episode #199 of The Bad Crypto Podcast. Full Show Notes at: http://badco.in/199 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Apple Podcast: http://badco.in/itunes Google Podcasts: http://badco.in/google Spotify: http://badco.in/spotify FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @BadCrypto - @joelcomm - @teedubya Facebook:  /BadCrypto - /JoelComm - /teedubyaw Facebook Mastermind Group: /BadCrypto LinkedIn: /in/joelcomm - /in/teedubya Instagram: @BadCryptoPodcast Email: badcryptopodcast[at]gmail[dot]com Phone: SEVEN-OH-8-88FIVE- 90THIRTY DONATE CRYPTO TO THE SHOW: If you'd like to donate a bit of cryptocurrency to The Bad Crypto Podcast, feel free to send copious amounts to the following locations:  $BTC: Bitcoin: 3GMgCH4dFUHSLdrPnLwEsfKPVnLnoGbzGZ  $ETH Ethereum: 0x1ccE8A04fa6743eD1D24cA063c7543D43B42F328  $LTC Litecoin: LavXqTWVHebEgVhBXdg3Hue3xEAmgtxLgr  $DOGE Dogecoin:  DMngvNMX1U8Sg8PkDjCC3UTS8Mmn9RqTP5 GET STARTED WITH CRYPTO WITH $10 BITCOIN FREE:We have an affiliate code with Coinbase.  If you decide to buy some crypto on Coinbase, you get $10 of free BTC, when you spend at least $100 in crypto.  The Bad Crypto Podcast also gets $10 BTC, as well. Win-Win. Coinbase is one of the most popular and well-known