@@Jo.King_yes, Brandon didn't think of that. He should have pardoned Ross and "asked" him for whatever Bitcoin he still had hidden before Cheetos got sworn in. Should have have done that too with SBF
I don't know who need to hear this but stop saving all your money, Invest some of it if you want financial freedom. Invest in Bitcoin, gold, silver, Forex market, Buy Crypto! Just make sure that you're utilizing the market..
But what if you don't know how to trade any of this? I mean I see your point some people have the money and are willing to invest but the problem is how to start.
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@@msevans7 he’ll be living out of hotel suites traveling from one cryptocurrency conference to the next all over the globe He won’t have to do much, the red carpet has been there waiting for him.
A pardon is typically "forgiveness" from the president, meaning they acknowledge that they commited a crime, but are basically cool with it. Ross obtained those bitcoins through illegal activities, and was also forced to pay something like 200 million dollars, which they waived when he surrendered his bitcoin wallets they have today. So he's definitely not getting them back. He definitely deserved jail time for what he did, but life was absolutely WAY too harsh of a sentence. Idk why so many people advocated for zero jail time for him
@aln4244 that would be called an exoneration. Pardons are different. You can look it up online, the offense stays with them, though I'm not sure if felonies do or not. And the government easily has over 100k bitcoins that they took from him they could give back if it was like an exoneration
The 170k Bitcoin was not really Ross' property. Silk Road had custody of that Bitcoin on behalf of all the customers (buyers and sellers). I am sure some of the Bitcoin was his, but not 170k BTC. Probably 5% would have belonged to Ross. And that would have been earned illegally, so I doubt he will waste his time trying to get it back. If he was smart, he put some Bitcoin aside before SHTF.
Wrong, they didn't put a USB on his laptop, they snatched it from him before he could close it or delete anything, so they needed the laptop open to get all the info from it..
Trump honered his campaign promise. He also promised to fire gary gensler on day one. Gensler quit on day one so thats clise enough for me. He said he would get us off the paris accord AND to end dei in the military. ALL PROMISES KEPT!!!
Heidi had to get a jab in, even though what happens in this country should be of no concern to her. We’re over here winning for a change, Heidi. And learn how to say Ulbricht.
This is good. But, before we praise Trump too much, let's remember that he could have pardoned Ross during the four years of his first term as President. Also, let's remember that there are still thousands of people sitting in prison for non-violent, victimless "crimes". All of those people should be pardoned and set free.
the poor man did not deserve that sentence, there are worse out there who deserve that sentence, so happy his mother can now sleep at night poor woman I cant imagine this.
@@europana7 not all of them, $6.4billion in seized coins remains unsold and must be returned to him automatically with the full pardon BUT he can't sell them because he can't explain the source as legitimate. Everyone is watching the wallets now and illegal proceeds would be a new crime. So basically they have to give it back to him but he basically has to forfeit it or risk going back to prison🤷♂️ He can make millions from his story, so he should probably just start over completely legitimately ...but legend has it that he already emptied a different unseized wallet last night🤷♂️
I still have my 'Free Ross' t-shirt from when i donated to his defense fund. He got life in prison for writing software. Others used it to do 'illegal' things. Glad for him. Satoshi likely would be in Ross position too if he was known now.
Ross himself agrees he was naive to think he was not committing a crime. The issue was the sentencing. In addition he was dumped into "the hole". Look into that.
I wasn't his Bitcoin. Not all of it anyway. It was the Silk Road Customers' Bitcoin. If you are going to get life imprisonment, think twice about giving up your keys.
To be sentenced for life for that activity of selling drugs and narcotics is way too far- fetched. Ten years is enough. I hope he gets his Bitcoins back.
I'm sure the "deal" was if trumps let him free, then he will not be getting back his btc and trump will take it and put it towards the reserve! Yes, it sucks but is it worth having your freedom back instead of doing life behind bars, I would think he said yes to this type of agreement/deal.
In Roger's case, all that Trump needs to do is to arrange for a financial settlement coupled with a disposition... by the IRS ... that his tax obligations have been fully met.
Great Ross background and update. Bitcoin magazine X posting Rosses 3yr old interview and jail release photo. May he recover in his life fully. Bitcoin freedom for the people pioneer.
They should ask him what to do with the money he earned. I think he would be open to the idea to have the moral high ground and give back some of his amounted wealth to start such a reserve showing his grattitude. Heck if he even donates half of it to the government they still got way more then they could've bargained for in a free society
Legally, I believe they're required to reimburse, but I'm not sure they have to reimburse the Bitcoin or the value of the Bitcoin 12 years ago. I'm assuming they're going to pull a Celsius move and reimburse him $3 million which is what the Bitcoin would have been valued when it was stolen from him.
I had the same thought. Very best consideration he should receive would be value of BTC when seized, though I think he’s lucky to have been freed and should be good with that. Probably mostly not his funds anyway.
Trump tweeted "Ulbright" was pardoned, not "Ulbricht." His name is Ulbright now. Must be a condition of his pardon. 😆 So stop going after Heidi for saying his name that way!
And it showed that Trump cares and is not the typical politician, of course he’s not perfect nor will he make America perfect but he is the best hope we got as a leader
Not everyone in your audience shares your opinion about politicians, politics or the USA. You can comment on the crypto industry without alienating those who are patriotic.
Wow, Ross Ulbricht’s pardon is such a huge moment for freedom tech! Can’t wait to see what happens with that $18 billion in Bitcoin-do you think it’ll go back to him or become part of a Bitcoin reserve? 🤔
The BTC your talking about is not his personal property, it was in behalf of sulk road wich dies no longer exist. That money is gone. But I hope his personal funds are safe
Take 173k and multiply it by 0 and that's the answer. There is no way they give it back. They might throw a few hundred BTC his way though. I'll take 1 please.
Good for Ross. He's done his time. But I don't see why the proceeds of illegal activities should be returned to criminals, which Ross is. Hopefully the US won't pull a Germany and sell their siezed bags.
Everything happens in small steps in the beginning. They would have to exonerate him to go forward with using Bitcoin and crypto in their reserve plans. That's the short of my opinion 🧐
He was sitting in a public library with an unlocked laptop, and they grabbed him, and then they grabbed his laptop and stopped it from being locked. That’s how they got his BTC.
In all fairness, the vast majority of those bitcoins didn't "belong" to Ulbricht- they belonged to the vendors and customers who had coins on site at the time of his arrest. Hmm, maybe I can get my 39 back 🤣
Silkroad 2 was set up right after he got arrested..it ran for like 2 years before being shut down and replaced by Agora & Dream. It was never as secure as SR1.
Will his Bitcoin be used for the strategic reserve?
I think that was the plan. They probably tossed a couple BTC his way with his freedom : )
Looking cute in winter gear 🎉😊
Strategic reserve of the orange man’s pocket.
@@Jo.King_yes, Brandon didn't think of that. He should have pardoned Ross and "asked" him for whatever Bitcoin he still had hidden before Cheetos got sworn in. Should have have done that too with SBF
I think that was the deal. Trump does good deals.
I don't know who need to hear this but stop saving all your money, Invest some of it if you want financial freedom. Invest in Bitcoin, gold, silver, Forex market, Buy Crypto! Just make sure that you're utilizing the market..
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I mean I see your point some people have the money and are willing to invest but the problem is how to start.
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Trump should give Ross Ulbricht a job as the bitcoin ambassador for the United States.
Are you out of your mind?
I figured that would be part of the deal.
You know that the united states government doesn't want anything to do with bitcoin? They would stop it of they could
@@msevans7 he’ll be living out of hotel suites traveling from one cryptocurrency conference to the next all over the globe
He won’t have to do much, the red carpet has been there waiting for him.
A pardon is typically "forgiveness" from the president, meaning they acknowledge that they commited a crime, but are basically cool with it. Ross obtained those bitcoins through illegal activities, and was also forced to pay something like 200 million dollars, which they waived when he surrendered his bitcoin wallets they have today. So he's definitely not getting them back. He definitely deserved jail time for what he did, but life was absolutely WAY too harsh of a sentence. Idk why so many people advocated for zero jail time for him
They were all sold a long time ago, they were sold for $334. He also has a full pardon which means no record at all
@aln4244 that would be called an exoneration. Pardons are different. You can look it up online, the offense stays with them, though I'm not sure if felonies do or not. And the government easily has over 100k bitcoins that they took from him they could give back if it was like an exoneration
His coins are gone 😃 he got his life for 170k BTC
17 billiom dollors now but I think they confiscated it
@@ronnykeosouriya6641 Yes, part of the 200k the gov't seized and Biden was to sell. It may be gone already.
He still have 450 BTC
@@1a1ofr ? how do yk ?
@@ronnykeosouriya6641 -- they stole it!
Life, liberty, property (over ourselves and what we posses) and freedom!
I’m sure he has some secret wallets
Hopefully he get the keys to it
0:30 His name is Ulbricht not Ulbright
Also, he tried to have a guy murdered.
@@alexs1540 Is there proof of this?
@@alexs1540 no he didn't!
No one knows the truth.
@ Are you saying he did NOT hire two undercover cops as hitmen to beat his business partner to a pulp?
The 170k Bitcoin was not really Ross' property. Silk Road had custody of that Bitcoin on behalf of all the customers (buyers and sellers).
I am sure some of the Bitcoin was his, but not 170k BTC. Probably 5% would have belonged to Ross. And that would have been earned illegally, so I doubt he will waste his time trying to get it back. If he was smart, he put some Bitcoin aside before SHTF.
Wrong, they didn't put a USB on his laptop, they snatched it from him before he could close it or delete anything, so they needed the laptop open to get all the info from it..
Correct
Thought that was well know that they had to snatch the laptop because they didn't have the password if he closed the laptop. Guess it wasn't.
Trump honered his campaign promise. He also promised to fire gary gensler on day one. Gensler quit on day one so thats clise enough for me. He said he would get us off the paris accord AND to end dei in the military. ALL PROMISES KEPT!!!
Heidi had to get a jab in, even though what happens in this country should be of no concern to her. We’re over here winning for a change, Heidi. And learn how to say Ulbricht.
Add to that: Trump took us out of WHO.
And he already stopped the Ukraine Russia war like he promised!!
@Daretoshi66 what?
@@Daretoshi66 lol
If not for Trump, he would still be in prison. No chance of getting out anytime soon. Let's go the Donald make crypto fun again l o l
OMG, a criminal would still be in prison? Perish the thought!
This is good. But, before we praise Trump too much, let's remember that he could have pardoned Ross during the four years of his first term as President. Also, let's remember that there are still thousands of people sitting in prison for non-violent, victimless "crimes". All of those people should be pardoned and set free.
Tit for tat. Let’s not back peddle to create dirt.
the poor man did not deserve that sentence, there are worse out there who deserve that sentence, so happy his mother can now sleep at night poor woman I cant imagine this.
3:33 ... The car teleported to another dimension
Aliens
Stay safe out there.
New skynet in action.
LMFAO!
pffffffffff 🤣
Thank you guys.
Very informative. 😊
How did the government seize his bitcoin? Did he give up his private keys?
Good question
@@tikitinatv1420 They were in the laptop they snatched from him when it was open at the library giving the gov full access to everything..
He had his laptop open with access to the coins, and was unable to close the lid in time when he was arrested.
@@europana7 not all of them, $6.4billion in seized coins remains unsold and must be returned to him automatically with the full pardon BUT he can't sell them because he can't explain the source as legitimate. Everyone is watching the wallets now and illegal proceeds would be a new crime. So basically they have to give it back to him but he basically has to forfeit it or risk going back to prison🤷♂️
He can make millions from his story, so he should probably just start over completely legitimately
...but legend has it that he already emptied a different unseized wallet last night🤷♂️
3:33 she is AI! I knew it!
lol Silk Road 2.0 opened up shortly after the first one got shut down. Do your research
I still have my 'Free Ross' t-shirt from when i donated to his defense fund. He got life in prison for writing software. Others used it to do 'illegal' things. Glad for him. Satoshi likely would be in Ross position too if he was known now.
Satoshi didn't give drug dealers and hit men a place to sell their wares/skills.
Trivializing it by saying he just wrote software is incredibly disingenuous and ignorant.
Where did the car at 3:33 Go? This person is AI ...
A pardon doesn’t mean one is not guilty
Just ask Biden
Ross himself agrees he was naive to think he was not committing a crime. The issue was the sentencing. In addition he was dumped into "the hole". Look into that.
Trump lived up to LOADS of promises.
Exactly! I unsubscribed from these clowns. She is aways talking crap about others. 😏
I love you two. Such a wonderful and lovely couple with great crypto info 👍
Thank you 😊
I wasn't his Bitcoin. Not all of it anyway. It was the Silk Road Customers' Bitcoin. If you are going to get life imprisonment, think twice about giving up your keys.
Lots of passion in this one, Nice job.
Thanks!
His sentence was way over the top. But I have no sympathy for drug dealers. He has been pardoned - now FO.
Don't forget trying to put hits out on people.
Superb summary. Thanks!
Hey Heidi, did you ever interview Roger Ver?
You guys made a blue car disappear....
To be sentenced for life for that activity of selling drugs and narcotics is way too far- fetched. Ten years is enough. I hope he gets his Bitcoins back.
This video deserve the post in all of the social media on the planet🎉🎉
She is backkkkkkk
Dumb as ever, pronounced the guys name wrong every single time. That's sum journalism!
Team Heidi
Woo 🥳
I'm sure the "deal" was if trumps let him free, then he will not be getting back his btc and trump will take it and put it towards the reserve! Yes, it sucks but is it worth having your freedom back instead of doing life behind bars, I would think he said yes to this type of agreement/deal.
3:33 holy crap a glitch in the Matrix!
Glad Ross is free. However, he did think he had ordered a 'hit' but was actually being scammed (by who?)
The person who accused him of the hit job was Carl Force, who was later busted for stealing Bitcoin from Ross. He served years in prison for that.
Heidi, Thanks for an informative and interesting video.
Your skin is looking great and you are looking very healthy!
Grant clemency to Roger Ver and the tornado cash and samurai wallet devs
In Roger's case, all that Trump needs to do is to arrange for a financial settlement coupled with a disposition... by the IRS ... that his tax obligations have been fully met.
Thank you for a super nice tale and the story of Ross 🙏
The car just disappeared? Lol
They’re hiding from the muggles!
Great Ross background and update. Bitcoin magazine X posting Rosses 3yr old interview and jail release photo.
May he recover in his life fully. Bitcoin freedom for the people pioneer.
Heidi Wif Hat token incoming
No 😂
What a nice perspective 👏 👌
Nice Job Heidi. ❤
They should ask him what to do with the money he earned. I think he would be open to the idea to have the moral high ground and give back some of his amounted wealth to start such a reserve showing his grattitude. Heck if he even donates half of it to the government they still got way more then they could've bargained for in a free society
Legally, I believe they're required to reimburse, but I'm not sure they have to reimburse the Bitcoin or the value of the Bitcoin 12 years ago. I'm assuming they're going to pull a Celsius move and reimburse him $3 million which is what the Bitcoin would have been valued when it was stolen from him.
I had the same thought. Very best consideration he should receive would be value of BTC when seized, though I think he’s lucky to have been freed and should be good with that. Probably mostly not his funds anyway.
Google has facilitated people’s nefarious intentions. Is that Google’s fault?
Awesome news!!!
I wish hed been more eloquent about crooked cops and judges that refuse to obey the law. Now Roger Ver!
Wow 🎉 Congrats to Ross
He also has a coin called Altoid that was made in his name. 20 percent goes to him ans his cause. And no im not a bot, I've been following his story
Didn't Biden sell Ross' BTC in his last week?
a full pardon for 170,000. A pretty good deal 🤑
Trump tweeted "Ulbright" was pardoned, not "Ulbricht." His name is Ulbright now. Must be a condition of his pardon. 😆 So stop going after Heidi for saying his name that way!
The pardon was unconditional.
@@damnright4 I was joking. Also, it appears Trump took down the tweet/truth and reposted with the correct name.
@ 👍
And it showed that Trump cares and is not the typical politician, of course he’s not perfect nor will he make America perfect but he is the best hope we got as a leader
Yeah, because pardoning criminals is a great thing to do.
Crypto Tips are excellent travelers. This is how I'm gonna do it now that I'm retired.
You look beautiful in a beanie
Not everyone in your audience shares your opinion about politicians, politics or the USA. You can comment on the crypto industry without alienating those who are patriotic.
I love the green screen
President Trump lived up to more than just 1 of his promises. He freed many. Please get over your hate.
Wow, Ross Ulbricht’s pardon is such a huge moment for freedom tech! Can’t wait to see what happens with that $18 billion in Bitcoin-do you think it’ll go back to him or become part of a Bitcoin reserve? 🤔
They stored all his money on one privat key ? I m proud to be a non US person.
The BTC your talking about is not his personal property, it was in behalf of sulk road wich dies no longer exist. That money is gone. But I hope his personal funds are safe
Wonderful!
Take 173k and multiply it by 0 and that's the answer. There is no way they give it back. They might throw a few hundred BTC his way though. I'll take 1 please.
He’s a clown! Criminals need to be locked away!
Good for Ross. He's done his time. But I don't see why the proceeds of illegal activities should be returned to criminals, which Ross is. Hopefully the US won't pull a Germany and sell their siezed bags.
I agree. I’m not hailing him as some kind of hero. He’s a criminal and six people died from this site’s activities.
Get a load of the bootlicking connoisseurs here.
感謝分享 辛苦了 同時 替ross高興！
Orange Man ok....
Give his BTC back to him.
a pardon doesnt necessarily mean he wasnt guilty, just that hes forgiven. They were obtained illegally, so he wont be getting them back, nor should he
You'll have to ask Tim Draper to do that... The US Marshall's service auctioned them all off in 2014 and Tim bought most of them.
Great news! Where is that location you are at so I can plan a vacation. It’s a beautiful backdrop!
Ul-bright? LOL! Didn't innocent Ross conspire to commit murder? Why are people making this guy out to be some kind of a hero?
The person who accused him of the hit job was Carl Force, who was later busted for stealing Bitcoin from Ross. He served years in prison for that.
if he has his private key....he can just take the coins....which I would like to think he has a key hidden somewhere
$170 Billion!
They arrested him, then stole the funds and put it in their pocket. 😅 for the good of the people of course
Whatever. Who gives a crap. Influencers hyping his release up. Next week there’s a meme coin. What dumb 💩
Like your comment is any better. lol
You are all in Switzerland? Crazy!! Big party between rich people?
Trump kept ALL his promises.
Give that man his Bitcoin back excluding court fees etc
Fantastic he’s been pardoned, he now should get is stash back
All that money made from drug dealers and other various scum that he enabled. Yeah, he deserves it.
The big question is....will Heidi leave Toby for Ross if he gets his Bitcoin back!? 😂
Hiedi looks very nice in this video.
Im saying this in the the most non creepy tone possible.
Just wanted to say something kind
Have a great day yall
You're still creepy.
Freedom is always under attack. Thanks you guys. Out.
Everything happens in small steps in the beginning. They would have to exonerate him to go forward with using Bitcoin and crypto in their reserve plans. That's the short of my opinion 🧐
A pardon restores him so the feds will have to return his property.
I think that the first question is where is his Bitcoin being held and who has the keys ,
Yup and this could only have been done by the country you hate and gave up on. I dont see Portugal or anyone else doing anything.
if BTC is so safe.... how does the gov have Ross' BTC?
He was sitting in a public library with an unlocked laptop, and they grabbed him, and then they grabbed his laptop and stopped it from being locked.
That’s how they got his BTC.
Trump probably did a deal with Ross, "we will free you out of jail if we can have your Bitcoin"
I believe he is owed his Bitcoin back. So sounds like we need to buy 18 billion worth and hand it over
Good God bless you all
He shouldn't get them back if they are proceeds from crime!!!
Idk about Bitcoin.
But Heidi should definitely launch "Beauty coin" 🙂
Creepster.
Ross did hire hit men to erase his enemies. Unsuccessfully
Glad u told his story. important part of history and freedom. Maybe Ross has other wallets. HMMMMMMMMM!
Now lets rally to free Roger Ver! Never give up!
The justice department just sold his bitcoin a month ago.
In all fairness, the vast majority of those bitcoins didn't "belong" to Ulbricht- they belonged to the vendors and customers who had coins on site at the time of his arrest. Hmm, maybe I can get my 39 back 🤣
Yeah I have screenshots from localbitcoins from 2011-2014 with like 100 btcs bought ..need that back please lol
Silkroad 2.0 perhaps
Already done on 2nd day after his OG silk road website was seize, which made btc rebound to over $1,500 two weeks later..
Silkroad 2 was set up right after he got arrested..it ran for like 2 years before being shut down and replaced by Agora & Dream. It was never as secure as SR1.
@@bronkonovak6555SR2 was never airtight like SR1...they infiltrated SR2 really fast