OK, don't bash me if you think this is stupid but.....
Did any of yous considered the fact that Edward Snowden is VJ?
Did any of yous considered the fact that Edward Snowden is VJ?
I won't bash you and welcome all theories but I think it's stupid...
What Snowden revealed has a much bigger impact. Everyone is affected. His revelations influenced world politics and economics.
Silkroad, even though it made millions, was a small niche in the global drug trade. Only a very small percentage of the population have even heard of it. Even smaller the amount of people who used it.
Honestly, I don't think the NSA cares very much about SR. Maybe only if they want to give a new employee a training project.
Ross is a dreamer who thought he can change the world through his idea of a free market. And make lots of money, have fun. He has this careless and free attitude.
Snowden is a pure idealist. He wants to improve democracy. He is convinced something on a large scale goes terribly wrong. He knew he has to give up his freedom and economic benefits for his believes.
Fair enough.
However, what makes you think that SR was not a 3 letter agency project to begin with?
It has been said by Ross before that he is NOT the original creator of SR and apart from that we all know how the 3 letter agencies "work" right?
Thanks for your input though.
EDIT: You do know that most hackers smoke pot or do some kind of drugs right?
What makes you think Edward didn't?
Ross IS the original creator of Silkroad. He admitted that he has created the site. VJ helped him to make it more secure and changed the appearance and philosophy of the site. (Source: Ross' journal)
Looks like Silk Road got VJ's and Shabang's attention about that time, when the Gawker article came out. They both registered at SR June 27 2011.
On August 16, DPR was looking for unix admins. I am pretty sure VJ was one of the first to get that job. He closed security holes and he also started to influence DPR. (Journal: "chatted with VJ again today. Him coming onto the scene has re inspired me and given me direction on the SR project.")
He was controlling practically everything inside SR a few weeks after registering his account.
One question, that comes to my mind now, is that about the vulnerability in bitcoind, that VJ presented to Ross. I never heard of a vulnerability in bitcoind in 2011! Does anyone know more about that vuln? Does it have a CVE?
Could it be, that this bitcoind story was made up by VJ to gain control over the monetary system of SR?
You sure?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/08/14/an-interview-with-a-digital-drug-lord-the-silk-roads-dread-pirate-roberts-qa/
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AG: What inspired you to start the Silk Road? Not just philosophically, (that’s covered in lots of your posts on the Silk Road forums) but where did the idea come from?
DPR: I didn’t start the Silk Road, my predecessor did. From what I understand, it was an original idea to combine Bitcoin and Tor to create an anonymous market. Everything was in place, he just put the pieces together.
DPR: I didn’t start the Silk Road, my predecessor did. From what I understand, it was an original idea to combine Bitcoin and Tor to create an anonymous market. Everything was in place, he just put the pieces together.
Apart from that,
WHY on earth would ANYONE keep a journal of their criminal activities, especially not coded in a form only they will understand?
EDIT: From the article
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Can you tell me anything about the original creator of the Silk Road? How did you meet? And did you acquire the Silk Road from him in a financial deal of some kind, or simply take over the project?
He was well compensated and happy with our arrangement. It was his idea to pass the torch in fact. We met through the site. I had discovered a big vulnerability in the way he had configured the main Bitcoin wallet that was being used to process all of the deposits and withdrawals on the site. At first he ignored me, but I persisted and gained his trust by helping him secure the wallet. From there we became close friends working on Silk Road together.
He was well compensated and happy with our arrangement. It was his idea to pass the torch in fact. We met through the site. I had discovered a big vulnerability in the way he had configured the main Bitcoin wallet that was being used to process all of the deposits and withdrawals on the site. At first he ignored me, but I persisted and gained his trust by helping him secure the wallet. From there we became close friends working on Silk Road together.
Wait, what?
Wasn't it VJ that found the vulnerabilities???
