Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht appeared on the stage at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas and addressed the community: “If there is no decentralization, there is no unity, there is no freedom.”

Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, appeared on the stage for the first time after he was released after a 12 -year imprisonment. Ulbricht, who made the closing speech of the Bitcoin 2025 conference, drew attention to the importance of freedom, decentralization and union. Ulbricht’s message was clear: olmayan There is no freedom without unity.

“God, glad you are not a wild bee.”

🐝 A metaphor of freedom through the bee nest

Ulbricht shared an incident in a remote forest he rented to grow hallucinogen in his youth. He was full of wild bees. He tried a method taught by his father to get rid of bees: to neutralize the nests by wrapping them with a towel.

When he chose the farthest nest for fear of attack, he took action: the bees in the other nests did not react.

“These bees were free, because they had no central structures. They were strong because they were scattered and could not be watched. But they were weak because they were not united. Others did not react when they were attacked - this made them vulnerable.”

🕊️ Freedom, unity and struggle

Ulbricht stressed that freedom can only be protected by the struggle, the spirit of unity and the decentralization. In his speech, he brought the following principles to the fore:

Freedom: It hurts when you lose, it is indescribable when you win.

Non -centralization: Prevents the gathering of power in one center.

Union: It is the source of the resistance required to stand upright against the system.

✊ Trump amnesty and a new start

Ross Ulbricht was forgiven and released by US President Donald Trump in January 2025.

This speech coincided with the 10th anniversary of the day, which was sentenced to two -year -old imprisonment.

Before going on stage, the video of Ulbricht’s new life was revealed in the collage: Surfing, hugging his wife, meeting technology.

“You made my freedom possible. This moment is your work. I am grateful.”

🤯 Compliance with the new world

Ulbricht said he saw a drone for the first time when he went out and still trying to get used to concepts such as web3, defi, artificial intelligence.

“The new technology stunned me, but I’m excited to be a future again,” he said.

🧭 The biggest lesson he learned from prison

Ulbricht explained that the guards in prison were uncomfortable with the unity of the prisoners and tried to divide them:

“Those who rule us love our division. Please, do not divide.

Our right to freedom is our way of protecting it. ”