Seeing a lot of comparisons between sentencing for SBF (25 years) and Ross Ulbrecht (life w/o parole). Curious about this channel's thoughts on the matter. 

My potentially hot take is in the comments.

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In short, Silk Road was a flagrant disregard for the law that the gov simply couldn't allow (particularly at scale), so they made an example of him. And given the lack of comparably sized copycats, it seems to have worked. Thoughts?

SBF's massive fraud deserves a lengthy prison sentence, but I think there is a reasonable argument for a harsher penalty for intentionally creating a marketplace specifically for illegal products/services.

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I don't think that was included in the charges, but you have to believe the judge was aware of that evidence when issuing the sentence

Wasn’t it also motivated somewhat by the charge that Ross tried to hire a hitman? Whether or not you believe he did, that would certainly impact the sentence.

I attended the SBF trial. It was one of the most mind-blowing experiences of my life.

Seeing him get a 25 year sentence today is as surreal as it felt sitting right behind him in that courtroom.

Here’s my story of that day:

Adding another interesting thread here from @johnwang

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Adding another interesting thread here from @johnwang.eth 

https://warpcast.com/johnwang/0xb6bfe95c