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@Ross Ulbricht just got a 300 bitcoin donation. Many people speculating it was a self donation with a stash of bitcoin left over from the Silk Road days.

It doesn’t bother me if it was, but from an optics perspective he should definitely come out with a post that’s like wow, thank you whoever did this I’m overwhelmed with gratitude etc… if you’re silent about a 30 million dollar donation it definitely looks like a self donation.

Just my two sats.

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Stacking Functions · 64w

Ross is the real life Andy Dufresne https://image.nostr.build/57a14fbdbd15d64694132b18ce29f859859d44990ef30206d921c50e8c0dfa81.jpg

If it was a self donation, someone needs to remind him that if you have 300 bitcoin that people don't already know you have, don't go moving it into an address that they know is yours. I'd HOPE he's learned a thing or two about the importance about privacy on the Internet after that whole post as al...

Matt - Not Your Entropy, Not Your Coins · 64w

My boat lost control and ran into his address. Oops.

if i was him i'd finish with all this fanfare and vanish to a ranch in a remote part of siberia or something with fake documents and make anonymous donations randomly to awesome stuff well, anyway, i know Ross well enough that he likes to teach people austrian economics at least. but he will defini...

if someone sent me a 300 bitcoin donation nobody would ever hear from me again lol

Leo Wandersleb · 64w

Ooops. I meant "sats". Stupid wallet always switches back to BTC.

https://blossom.primal.net/72d37539f00f44ed3b810ece130d5b897fc6e816776c1a6416466c0ebd046dba.jpg

The Ben Gunn · 64w

thats some monte cristo shit that. Fair play.

⚡₿it₿y₿it⚡ · 64w

Ross rn https://image.nostr.build/6f729ab44bdbea5dfb13c9f15ad6a29100a4d3f4728d2084eb75bb06579cd047.png

Jay Stratton · 64w

Dude has been in prison over a decade and is probably still coming to terms with that experience. Id give the guy a break on the optics bullshit.

SwBratcher · 64w

My first thought was, “ooh that was generous.” My second thought was, “ooh that was smart.”

Richard Nakamoto · 64w

Very interesting… Gifts from Anonymous Individuals 🇺🇸 “If you receive a gift from an anonymous individual, it is typically not taxable to you. The donor may be subject to gift tax if the amount exceeds certain thresholds. As of 2025, the annual exclusion allows individuals to give up to ...

“Payment is a form of communication” Jack Dorsey

Aren't most of his wallets fairly doxxed or otherwise easy to trace? What's the tx ID of the donation?

Al’s Lacrosse · 64w

I really hope, five years from now, we’re not all saying “Yeah so it turned out he was a reckless guy who couldn’t stop touching hot stoves.”

Bitcoin Wizard 🧙🏻‍♂️ · 64w

Ross flirting with prison again 😅

₿oniz23⚡️🏴‍☠️🇮🇹 · 64w

They are clearly ₿ that he managed to save from the clutches of the state when he was arrested. Bravo he who eluded the authorities with part of his proceeds