Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who is currently serving a double sentence in prison for his role in running a distribution network that allows hard drugs to be bought and sold using Bitcoin, made a statement on Friday describing his emotions on eve of his tenth year in prison.

according to a post on twitter Through his account managed by a loved one, Ross shared that he regrets his actions as the Silk Road mastermind. He admitted to causing a lot of pain and ruining his life when he remembered his many mistakes.

Ulbricht He was arrested and sentenced to life in prison on seven counts in 2013; distribution of narcotics, distribution of narcotics via the Internet, conspiracy to distribute narcotics, promotion of a criminal enterprise, conspiracy to hack a computer, conspiracy to smuggle using false identification, and money laundering.

Ulbricht received earnings via Bitcoin from approximately 1,229,465 transactions during the two-year operation from his ‘darknet’ website, as stated in court documents.

The Silk Road founder is still very much in the crypto space despite his sentence. The inserted a decentralized social protocol (DSP) in 2021 indicating how it will work and the problems to be solved.

Support for Ulbricht

Ulbricht has continued to receive support from crypto enthusiasts around the world. Most of his fans feel that his sentence is unfair and therefore deserves a second chance.

The ‘ClemencyForRoss’ support group on Twitter made a post on twitter on Friday stating that Ulbricht does not deserve to die in prison because he is a first time offender, his charges were non-violent and he has shown an exemplary life by helping others in prison.

according to a news report Per Blockchain.News, Ulbricht supporters rented a billboard in Times Square for several months in 2020 to campaign for his release.

Some of Ulbricht’s supporters believe that he only created a safe space to conduct business and that the government is only after him because he did not get a cut of his profits.

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