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Exclusive: Bitcoin Tycoon Mark Karpeles Denies Being Dread Pirate Roberts

No Mastermind

The feds say Ross Ulbricht is the notorious mastermind behind defunct online drugs and weapons seller Silk Road. Ulbricht blames Mark Karpeles—who tells The Daily Beast he’s innocent.

Jake Adelstein
Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky
Jake Adelstein

Jake Adelstein

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Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky

Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky

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