re: What is your opinion on Ross Ulbricht (Dread Pirate Roberts from Silk Road)

He is a fricking moron. Apparently, despite the fact that he had one of the largest drug markets in the world *and* was doing business in bitcoin when it was much cheaper, he somehow managed to not get stupid rich. He was arrested at the place he was sharing with his roommates.

If I ever run a drug market that size with thousands of BTC exchanged every day, there's no way I'm doing it for internet freedom and hippie ideals. I'd have more money than the DEA, insanely hot women in my harem, and the very best lawyers. I'd own the legislature and pass laws in my favor just so I could actively taunt law enforcement and get away with it.

Somehow, he totally missed this boat and decided hanging out with roommates at his flat was a better way to spend his time.