Curtis Green, better knows by OG bitcoiners as "Chronicpain" or "Flush", is a former forum moderator and website administrator of the Silk Road internet marketplace. He is a man who has mined bitcoin early enough to get scammed by Butterfly Labs, and was allegedly also the target of a bounty on assassination markets.

He's seen all eras of Bitcoin, and today he seeks to get pardoned by the Trump administration. He will accept donations from community members in order to get the legal help he needs.

Read Curtis Green's book, "Silk Road Takedown": https://www.amazon.com/dp/1729436889

Donate to Curtis Green: https://www.satlantis.io/events/1210/Evening-with-OG-Curtis-Green%2C-admin-of-The-Silk-Road

Time stamps: 

00:01:18 Welcome Curtis Green, Silk Road OG 
00:02:06 Seeking Clemency, Focus Shift from Ross  
00:04:02 Misnomers, Site Rules & Govt Narrative  
00:07:27 Bitcoin Skepticism, Forum Learning  
00:11:02 PGP/Key Lessons  
00:13:04 Harm Reduction Suggestion, Forum Admin  
00:15:23 Freedom Emphasis, Site Growth Post-Schumer  
00:17:00 Bitcoin as Freedom Tool  
00:21:36 Verify Mindset  
00:22:59 Mining & Gifting BTC, Family Rejection  
00:26:01 Price Doubts, Ethereum Shift  
00:29:02 Arrest Warning
00:33:40 Mining Fun  
00:36:02 When Schumer Promoted Silk Road
00:38:17 Arrest Story, Corrupt Agents  
00:39:55 BTC Theft by Shaun ridges  
00:43:04 Faked Torture, Murder Threat  
00:45:04 Playing Dead for 10 Months  
00:48:03 Narrative Control, Cash Seizure  
00:51:21 Limited DPR Info, Accusations  
00:53:28 Site Takedown, Personal Hell  
00:55:00 Family Struggles, Entrepreneurship  
00:57:12 Book & Documentary Distortions  
00:59:45 Corrupt Agents' Trials  
01:02:30 Force's Extortion Attempts  
01:05:15 Bridges' Theft Details  
01:07:50 Sentencing, No Prison  
01:10:20 Clemency Petition  
01:13:45 Bitcoin Evolution Reflections  
01:16:10 Mining Zcash, Privacy Views  
01:19:30 Early Bitcoin Doubts  
01:22:45 Forum Discussions, Community  
01:25:00 Harm Reduction Impact  
01:27:30 Global Revolution Hopes  
01:32:03 Consensus & Debates  
01:34:02 Aha Moments  
01:39:01 Narrative Shaping Power  
01:41:23 Life Experiences Gratitude  
01:43:37 Speaking Out, Misjudgments  
01:45:03 Educating on Crypto Choices  
01:46:00 Future Optimism  
01:47:32 Educators like Antonopoulos  
01:49:52 Community Support Moments   
01:52:07 Bitcoin Changes Narrative  
01:53:02 Lightning Node Experience  
01:55:55 Lightning Hopes & Issues  
01:57:05 Wrapped BTC Concerns  
01:59:14 WBTC on Ethereum Popularity  
02:00:14 Block Size Debates  
02:02:07 Satoshi's Scaling Views  
02:04:33 Lightning Limitations  
02:06:00 Scaling Consensus Challenges  
02:08:44 Roger Ver's Unity Point  
02:10:10 Early Empty Blocks  
02:12:04 Zcash Proposal for Bitcoin  
02:14:03 Sponsors: NoOnes & SideShift  
02:16:42 ShapeShift Confusion  
02:18:00 Tunnel Vision on BTC Amounts
02:18:07 Bitcoin Changes & Consensus Hopes  
02:18:30 ETFs Caution, Mainstream Adoption  
02:19:33 Peer-to-Peer Origins, Early Exchanges  
02:20:05 Postal Money Orders for BTC  
02:21:02 Alpaca Socks & Honey Purchases  
02:21:49 Early BTC Buys, Galaxy Tab Scam  
02:23:15 BTC as Tool, Not Dollars  
02:24:01 Holding vs Spending  
02:26:00 Early Satoshi Discussions  
02:27:27 Adoption Decline Rant  
02:28:22 BTC Scarcity & Usage  
02:29:03 Layer 2 Hopes, Wife's Worries  
02:30:05 Mining Challenges Over Time  
02:31:03 Still Early in Bitcoin?   
02:32:25 Satoshi's Blueprint, Competition  
02:33:30 First Bitcoin Encounter  
02:34:51 Silk Road Catalyst for BTC  
02:35:25 Rabbit Hole Journey  
02:36:31 Govt Op Doubts Nixed  
02:37:02 Aha Moment in 2012  
02:38:00 Grateful for Silk Road Lessons  
02:39:02 Bad Rap Focus on Drugs  
02:40:47 Pinnacle in BTC History  
02:41:29 Speaking Out & Education  
02:42:03 DPR's Clean Water Ideas  
02:43:00 Zcash Mining Hype & Launch Supply Dynamics  
02:45:01 Keeping ZEC, Mining Costs  
02:46:09 Buying vs Mining Regrets  
02:47:11 Hindsight on Holding  
02:48:31 ASIC Delivery Post-Arrest  
02:49:03 Keeping Quiet on Miners  
02:50:07 Side Stories Justification  
02:51:03 Mentality Shifts  
02:52:17 Hopes for Bitcoin Win  
02:53:01 Cultural vs Technical Issues  
02:53:46 SegWit & Taproot Changes  
02:55:38 Privacy Proposals  
02:57:01 Developer Frustrations  
02:58:04 Greed & Humanity Balance  
02:59:20 Year-by-Year Changes  
03:00:04 ETF as Scaling Layer  
03:02:05 High Hopes & 21M Cap Worries  
03:03:05 Verification Defeat
04:03:30 Genesis Block & Bailouts  
04:04:03 Fractional Reserves Drop  
04:04:38 ETF Trust Issues  
04:04:52 Proof of Keys Celebration  
04:05:55 Back to Banks Cycle  
04:06:07 Lightning Custodial Wallets & Centralization  
04:14:02 Start9 & Braiins BMM Miner  
04:18:02 Home Miners Appeal  
04:49:44 Guilty Plea Frustrations  
04:51:18 AlphaBay Documentary & Monero Adoption  
04:52:48 Dark Web Warnings  
04:55:32 Trusted Escrows  
04:56:47 Bitcoin Talk Scams  
04:57:13 Satlantis Donations  & Adopting Bitcoin Talk

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