Trump just spotlighted Ross Ulbricht, founder of the online illegal drug marketplace Silk Road. Here's why he's a hero to some.

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File image, an artist rendering showing Ross William Ulbricht during an appearance at Federal Court in San Francisco.
File image, an artist rendering showing Ross Ulbricht during an appearance at federal court in San Francisco.

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2 founders of a crypto mixer charged with laundering funds from the dark web

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