Curtis Green, better knows by OG bitcoiners as "Chronicpain" or "Flush", is a former forum moderator and website administrator of the Silk Road internet marketplace. He is a man who has mined bitcoin early enough to get scammed by Butterfly Labs, and was allegedly also the target of a bounty on assassination markets.

He's seen all eras of Bitcoin, and today he seeks to get pardoned by the Trump administration. He will accept donations from community members in order to get the legal help he needs.

Read Curtis Green's book, "Silk Road Takedown": https://www.amazon.com/dp/1729436889

Donate to Curtis Green: https://www.satlantis.io/events/1210/Evening-with-OG-Curtis-Green%2C-admin-of-The-Silk-Road

Time stamps:

00:01:18 Welcome Curtis Green, Silk Road OG

00:02:06 Seeking Clemency, Focus Shift from Ross

00:04:02 Misnomers, Site Rules & Govt Narrative

00:07:27 Bitcoin Skepticism, Forum Learning

00:11:02 PGP/Key Lessons

00:13:04 Harm Reduction Suggestion, Forum Admin

00:15:23 Freedom Emphasis, Site Growth Post-Schumer

00:17:00 Bitcoin as Freedom Tool

00:21:36 Verify Mindset

00:22:59 Mining & Gifting BTC, Family Rejection

00:26:01 Price Doubts, Ethereum Shift

00:29:02 Arrest Warning

00:33:40 Mining Fun

00:36:02 When Schumer Promoted Silk Road

00:38:17 Arrest Story, Corrupt Agents

00:39:55 BTC Theft by Shaun ridges

00:43:04 Faked Torture, Murder Threat

00:45:04 Playing Dead for 10 Months

00:48:03 Narrative Control, Cash Seizure

00:51:21 Limited DPR Info, Accusations

00:53:28 Site Takedown, Personal Hell

00:55:00 Family Struggles, Entrepreneurship

00:57:12 Book & Documentary Distortions

00:59:45 Corrupt Agents' Trials

01:02:30 Force's Extortion Attempts

01:05:15 Bridges' Theft Details

01:07:50 Sentencing, No Prison

01:10:20 Clemency Petition

01:13:45 Bitcoin Evolution Reflections

01:16:10 Mining Zcash, Privacy Views

01:19:30 Early Bitcoin Doubts

01:22:45 Forum Discussions, Community

01:25:00 Harm Reduction Impact

01:27:30 Global Revolution Hopes

01:32:03 Consensus & Debates

01:34:02 Aha Moments

01:39:01 Narrative Shaping Power

01:41:23 Life Experiences Gratitude

01:43:37 Speaking Out, Misjudgments

01:45:03 Educating on Crypto Choices

01:46:00 Future Optimism

01:47:32 Educators like Antonopoulos

01:49:52 Community Support Moments

01:52:07 Bitcoin Changes Narrative

01:53:02 Lightning Node Experience

01:55:55 Lightning Hopes & Issues

01:57:05 Wrapped BTC Concerns

01:59:14 WBTC on Ethereum Popularity

02:00:14 Block Size Debates

02:02:07 Satoshi's Scaling Views

02:04:33 Lightning Limitations

02:06:00 Scaling Consensus Challenges

02:08:44 Roger Ver's Unity Point

02:10:10 Early Empty Blocks

02:12:04 Zcash Proposal for Bitcoin

02:14:03 Sponsors: NoOnes & SideShift

02:16:42 ShapeShift Confusion

02:18:00 Tunnel Vision on BTC Amounts

02:18:07 Bitcoin Changes & Consensus Hopes

02:18:30 ETFs Caution, Mainstream Adoption

02:19:33 Peer-to-Peer Origins, Early Exchanges

02:20:05 Postal Money Orders for BTC

02:21:02 Alpaca Socks & Honey Purchases

02:21:49 Early BTC Buys, Galaxy Tab Scam

02:23:15 BTC as Tool, Not Dollars

02:24:01 Holding vs Spending

02:26:00 Early Satoshi Discussions

02:27:27 Adoption Decline Rant

02:28:22 BTC Scarcity & Usage

02:29:03 Layer 2 Hopes, Wife's Worries

02:30:05 Mining Challenges Over Time

02:31:03 Still Early in Bitcoin?

02:32:25 Satoshi's Blueprint, Competition

02:33:30 First Bitcoin Encounter

02:34:51 Silk Road Catalyst for BTC

02:35:25 Rabbit Hole Journey

02:36:31 Govt Op Doubts Nixed

02:37:02 Aha Moment in 2012

02:38:00 Grateful for Silk Road Lessons

02:39:02 Bad Rap Focus on Drugs

02:40:47 Pinnacle in BTC History

02:41:29 Speaking Out & Education

02:42:03 DPR's Clean Water Ideas

02:43:00 Zcash Mining Hype & Launch Supply Dynamics

02:45:01 Keeping ZEC, Mining Costs

02:46:09 Buying vs Mining Regrets

02:47:11 Hindsight on Holding

02:48:31 ASIC Delivery Post-Arrest

02:49:03 Keeping Quiet on Miners

02:50:07 Side Stories Justification

02:51:03 Mentality Shifts

02:52:17 Hopes for Bitcoin Win

02:53:01 Cultural vs Technical Issues

02:53:46 SegWit & Taproot Changes

02:55:38 Privacy Proposals

02:57:01 Developer Frustrations

02:58:04 Greed & Humanity Balance

02:59:20 Year-by-Year Changes

03:00:04 ETF as Scaling Layer

03:02:05 High Hopes & 21M Cap Worries

03:03:05 Verification Defeat

04:03:30 Genesis Block & Bailouts

04:04:03 Fractional Reserves Drop

04:04:38 ETF Trust Issues

04:04:52 Proof of Keys Celebration

04:05:55 Back to Banks Cycle

04:06:07 Lightning Custodial Wallets & Centralization

04:14:02 Start9 & Braiins BMM Miner

04:18:02 Home Miners Appeal

04:49:44 Guilty Plea Frustrations

04:51:18 AlphaBay Documentary & Monero Adoption

04:52:48 Dark Web Warnings

04:55:32 Trusted Escrows

04:56:47 Bitcoin Talk Scams

04:57:13 Satlantis Donations & Adopting Bitcoin Talk