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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
NFT featuring Ulbricht’s hand-drawn art from prison has also fetched seven figures at auction. A supporter purchased one of his NFTs, for example, on December 9, 2021, for $4.1 million in ETH via NFT marketplace SuperRare. Read more: Attorney who kept Ross Ulbricht in prison to lead DoJ crypto task forceHowever, this considerable donation is not in Ulbricht’s personal possession. Instead, as his website states, “All proceeds raised from the Ross Ulbricht Genesis Collection NFT auction will not be owned by Ross Ulbricht or his family, but by a legally separate entity that will redistribute proceeds towards the Art4Giving fund and efforts to free Ross Ulbricht.”FreeRoss.org, Lyn Ulbricht’s website that she operates on behalf of Ross, accepts crypto donations as well. Its listed bitcoin wallet contains 0.14959432 BTC worth $11,500. Donors have also given him 1.5 BCH ($550), 881 DOGE ($150), and 0.19 ETH ($550).There are several other crypto wallets with smaller amounts of funds, as well, such as Monero and Horizen.As an important note, most of these wallets hold far less than their lifetime receipts. For example, Ulbricht’s bitcoin wallet has received a total of 12.45 BTC ($950,000) since inception. It is unclear whether these funds remain in his ownership after being swept or if they have already been expended on his clemency or philanthropic efforts over the years.The blockchain only tells part of the storyWhether Ross or Lyn owns other crypto assets beyond the wallets listed on FreeRoss.org is unclear. Neither he nor his family is required to disclose donations publicly. Although he certainly has millions of supporters around the world — including some of the earliest and most wealthy Bitcoiners — his current assets are unknown.In any case, Donald Trump promised to pardon Ross Ulbricht at the outset of his second presidential term, and, assuming Trump makes good on that pledge, Ulbricht will also emerge with at least a few thousand dollars — and possibly much more.Got a tip? Send us an email or ProtonMail. For more informed news, follow us on X, Instagram, Bluesky, and Google News, or subscribe to our YouTube channel.
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