Gate News bot Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Dark Web Silk Road, delivered a touching keynote speech at the closing ceremony of Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas, his first in-person address to the public since his release from prison in January this year, and he illustrated his three guiding principles - freedom, decentralization, and solidarity through a story. In his keynote speech, Ulbricht, who has been free for four months, still seemed to be rejoicing. In a video clip before taking the stage, snippets of Ulbricht's life outside prison — traveling, surfing, spending time with his wife — were played on the screen, and Ulbricht was beaming with a smile on his face. "How painful it is to lose my freedom, how wonderful it is to win it," Ulbricht said, thanking the crypto community for his efforts to secure his release, "I'm free, and it's all thanks to you." You are the ones who made this moment possible...... Thank you, thank you, thank you. ”
