![]() ![]() … but don’t be surprised if it takes a little while to get a response. If you’re not in the market for a page-turner, at least add the Silk Road founder on Linkedin. On this episode of Recode Media with Peter Kafka, Recode Commerce Senior Editor Jason Del Rey sits down with Nick Bilton to talk about the process behind his new book, American Kingpin: The. The book is written as narrative non-fiction and the details that that the author chose to include are brilliant.Īnyway, if you’re into these sorts of nonfiction narrative stories, here’s the link: American Kingpin. And almost as many ethical gray areas as there are characters.īut as compelling as the story is, the story telling is worth its own mention. This story, which, again, is true, rivals some of the best crime novels. You’re just going to have to read this thing if you want to know. The Silk Road quickly ballooned into 1.2 billion enterprise, and Ross embraced his new role as kingpin. Ulbricht hires the cop to carry out a hit on a former Silk Road employee, which he “does,” successfully convincing Ulbricht that he’s loyal and reliable.īut then the cop crosses an unimaginable ethical line and… well… you know what, sorry. They hit nothing but dead ends for roughly two years, until a semi-rogue DEA agent befriends “Dread Pirate Roberts” (Ulbricht’s online persona), chatting and emailing him frequently, weaving a fabricated backstory about being an experienced large-scale drug smuggler. ![]() Before long, every three-letter agency in the government starts to hunt the person or people running The Silk Road. ![]()
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