If the FBI seized approximately $28.5 million in bitcoins from an operation that ran for such a short time, just imagine how much would have been generated if it had continued. Of course, Ulbricht’s parents would not think him capable of such crimes but people can be easily influenced by money. Although Ross Ulbricht may or may not have set out to be a criminal, in the beginning, the draw of the money and the anonymity that came with The Silk Road likely swayed him to the dark side. Not only had he developed a plan for making money, but he had also devised a way to keep it hidden until greed and carelessness caught up to him which in the end led to his
