Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht raises $1.8 million worth of Bitcoin from auction of prison items

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2025-06-01 10:17:04

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Internet reports that Ross Ulbricht, founder of the dark web trading platform Silk Road, has raised approximately US$1.8 million in bitcoin from an auction of prison items. The auction includes paintings created by Ulbricht in prison, personal effects and prison ID cards. Among them, the prison ID card was sold at the highest bid of 11 BTC (approximately US$1.1 million). Ulbricht said the auction was to open a new chapter in life.

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