Ross Ulbricht's Auction Raises $1.8M in BTC 🎨

An auction of personal items and artwork by Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road who was pardoned by President Trump, has gathered over $1.8 million in Bitcoin. Items included Ulbricht's sleeping bag, backpack, and drum from before his arrest, as well as locks, notebooks, clothing from his time in prison, and several pieces of art he created during incarceration. Ross explained his decision to auction these items: "I've left Arizona, where I was imprisoned. It's time to move on, so I'm downsizing and turning the page. I've chosen to auction some personal items from before and during my time in prison." One highlight was Ulbricht's final prison ID, which went for 11 BTC, over $1.1 million, with Ulbricht noting his refusal to stop smiling despite being in prison. A highlight from the art section was "Archway," co-created with another prisoner known as "Omega," which fetched 1.01 BTC. Ulbricht remarked, "I loved the look of this archway in a photo so much that I had to paint it. It felt like passing through it would lead to something better." The auction was managed by Scarce City, a marketplace for Bitcoin-related goods.