"Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht auctions off prison items" The smiling ID card sold for 5.5 BTC, totaling over 1.3 million dollars in Bitcoin.

Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, marked a new chapter in his life when he raised more than $1.3 million worth of bitcoin from an auction of supplies and art in prison. (Synopsis: Founder of "Silk Road" shares life in prison: I originally wanted to change the world with Bitcoin. (Background added: Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road, is free!) Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, is back active in the cryptocurrency ecosystem after being pardoned by US President Donald Trump in January. At the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas this week, he reflected on his 12 years in prison, thanked the community for their support to set him free, and expressed his shock and expectation for new technology and a free future. Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Dark Web Silk Road: Adhere to the spirit of BTC, unity and decentralization are free In addition, he recently successfully auctioned the items he used in prison through the online platform Scarce City (ID cards, clothes, backpacks...). With Art, which raised more than $1.3 million worth of Bitcoin ( about 12.3 BTC ), he wrote on the auction page: I've left Arizona, where I used to go to jail. Now, it's time to set off on your trip. This means that I want to simplify my life and turn a new page. I decided to auction off some of my personal belongings before my arrest and in prison. I don't need these memories anymore, and I'm sure some people will be tempted to own them Sky-high ID cards and artwork successfully sold Ulbricht was right, and there were a number of lots that attracted market attention. Among them, Ulbricht's last prison ID card sold for 5.5 BTC ( about $570,000 ) high. Ulbricht said: "Even in prison, I keep smiling because joy comes from within. Another oil painting co-created with fellow inmates, called "Archway" ( arch ), also sold for 1.01 BTC, symbolizing the yearning for a "better future." Related reports Musk: Dark Web Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht will be pardoned by Trump, $ROSS Meme coin soared 2 times in ten minutes, and the sale of Silk Road 6.5 billion magnesium bitcoin in the United States may crush the market? Analyst: Will sell OTC don't panic bombshell" The US Department of Justice approved the sale of 69,000 bitcoins seized by the Silk Road, will bring down the market? "Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht auctions prison supplies" Canxiao ID card sold 5.5 BTC, totaling more than $1.3 million in bitcoin" This article was first published in BlockTempo's "Dynamic Trend - The Most Influential Blockchain News Media".