[Throughout my adult life I've tried to stay positive...]
[and it's even more important to do that now.]
[I'm up against a very powerful adversary.]
[You know, it's all too easy to think...]
[that things are hopeless and to give up.]
[But they're not.]
[They're not hopeless.]
[I'll never give up hope...]
[of being free again.]
[On March 25th, 2015, a criminal complaint was filed...]
[against two former federal agents who led the Silk Road task force in Baltimore.]
[Among other charges, these agents allegedly stole over a million dollars in Bitcoin...]
[from the Silk Road and transferred them to personal accounts.]
[The government did not allow Ulbricht's defense...]
[to address this criminal investigation during the trial.]
[On May 29th, 2015, Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison...]
[without the possibility of parole.]
[Someday, we could be a shining beacon of hope for the oppressed people of the world]
[just as so many oppressed and violated souls have found refuge here already.]
[Will it happen overnight? No.]
[Will it happen in a life time? I don't know.]
[Is it worth fighting for until my last breath? Of course.]
[Once you've seen what's possible, how can you do otherwise?]