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The Silk Road pardon

2025/1/27
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Sean Rameswaram: 我讨论了特朗普总统在就职第一天赦免丝绸之路创建者Ross Ulbricht的决定。这一举动与他此前标榜的‘维护法律和秩序’的形象似乎相悖,引发了公众的广泛关注和讨论。这一事件也突显了特朗普政府对加密货币领域态度的转变。 我分析了这一赦免决定对加密货币领域的影响,以及它如何被解读为特朗普政府对该行业采取更加宽松监管政策的信号。 此外,我还探讨了公众对这一决定的不同反应,以及它在政治和社会层面上引发的争议。 Nick Bilton: 我讲述了Ross Ulbricht的故事,从他良好的家庭背景,到他接触毒品和自由意志主义哲学,再到他创建丝绸之路的过程。我详细描述了丝绸之路的运作方式,以及它如何迅速发展壮大,最终成为一个全球性的毒品交易平台。 我解释了丝绸之路如何导致芬太尼在美国的蔓延,以及它对公共健康和安全的负面影响。 我还讲述了执法部门如何调查并最终逮捕Ulbricht的过程,以及Ulbricht被判终身监禁后,争取其释放的运动是如何兴起的。 Tony Rahm: 我分析了特朗普总统对加密货币态度的转变,从最初的批评到现在的公开支持。我探讨了加密货币行业如何通过捐款和游说等方式积极争取特朗普的支持,以及特朗普家庭成员参与其中所起到的作用。 我解释了特朗普政府对加密货币采取的政策措施,包括任命对加密货币持宽松态度的官员,制定对加密货币行业有利的政策,以及计划建立比特币国家储备。 我还讨论了特朗普推出自己的meme币所引发的利益冲突担忧,以及特朗普政府与加密货币社区密切关系可能对更广泛的金融体系产生的影响。

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President Donald Trump pardoned Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht and launched his own memecoin, signaling a new attitude toward cryptocurrency in his second term.

This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn and Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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A supporter of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road underground market who was serving life in prison until President Trump pardoned him on his first full day in office. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images.

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