The Billion Dollar Bitcoin Scam

[@OrdinaryThings]

Don't forget to like, share and comment. HODL and #freeross!

[@illdeletethismusic]

slight corrections you do know how much is in a cold wallet, the address transactions are sent to is public in the blockchain, cold wallet just means no computer with a private key to access it is online there is no setting yourself up with permanent or not permanent access to a hot wallet, there is only having the right private keys or not, it is in the control of whoever uses the hot wallet to switch to different keys, the hacker just has the keys used at the time of the hack

[@nokuhobune]

Mark really lost some weight

[@CBielski87]

what do you mean by "is bitcoin the future? prolly not"? thats a huge cop out

[@ballsofsalsa01]

I always found bitcoin farming so stupid we're literally spending money in making PC do nothing... solve useless problems, that's like saying "pick up a rock and put it down 100 times to get 10 cents" worthless work

[@CBielski87]

@@ballsofsalsa01 you're literally dumb as rock

[@2percentright]

Prison did Mark good. Looked like he was a cheeseburger away from a heart attack when he was arrested. Now he looks in good health and doesn't fill a suit like a chubby baby.

[@OrdinaryThings]

lol, right? I wanna know wanna get on that Japanese Prison Diet

[@2percentright]

@@OrdinaryThings are waifus provided by the state in Japanese prison? Asking for a friend

[@kateneonne6757]

@@2percentright think the closest waifu youd get in prison is making your cellmate your bitch

[@BasicPrinciplesGTA]

@@kateneonne6757 Making your japanese cellmate into your bitch is really a one time thing since he will invariably commit seppuku due to the loss of face.

[@IntentStore]

That’s on god

[@roemoe3708]

Oh I see, your flawless pirate impression is what convinced Internet historian to give you the part of Stede Bonnet

[@cocoabutt1711]

As yet another viewer who met STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED before ever viewing Ordinary Things, I think Internet Historians could make an awesome account the story of Silk Road using the cast of the Gentleman Pirate.

[@OcoldcoreO]

what video was it?

[@k.morningstar7983]

i believed up till the very end that Steed could save himself

[@OcoldcoreO]

It's "The Gentleman Pirate | Sundance Rejects " on Internet Historian incognito channel if anyone was wondering

[@TheNateness123]

I was wondering where I'd seen his face 😂

[@TheSaintedOne]

Trying to set up a drug empire in the U.S. without cutting in the CIA? THAT'S why he was so harshly made an example of.

[@dizzydial8081]

Was going to say this, but not just that, the IRS wasn't getting paid either.

[@nunyabeeswax7111]

@@dizzydial8081 don't forget some greasy senators

[@miljananebrigic1442]

Tinfoil hat wearer believes the goverment is in on selling crystal powder from that one show on AMC

[@bencobin1422]

@@miljananebrigic1442 why did we invest in Afghanistan agriculture when the only thing that grows there is poppy fields the main ingredient in morphine which is then made into heroin

[@ZanathKariashi]

@@miljananebrigic1442 the government IS in on it. And they turn a blind eye to it for as long as they pay up and don't make a huge scene about it that could force them to take some action, and all they ever do is assassinate some foreign drug lord or incarcerate some unimportant minority users/dealers. Always have. That's how the government has run since it's inception. (though some would say that the corruption really stepped up post-civil war, and again during Prohibition, but if you actually look at the signs, the level of corruption has actually been about the same since the nation's founding, the cracks simply became more visible for awhile during the biggest shake-ups).

[@aspensareprettyneat4002]

"In the 20th century, revolutionaries wrote manifestos and ran guns. In this century, they'll be writing code and running empires from their screen-lit bedrooms." Such a great way to end

[@sotch2271]

What are they gonna when there is a powershortage ?

[@Exeggutor_Enjoyer]

@@sotch2271 Sit and do nothing.

[@scottwhitman9868]

@@sotch2271 use their laptop or phone

[@gremlinman9724]

@@sotch2271 THEN they pull out the pvc shotgun.

[@Slash27015]

Jokes on you all, I bought in at $12 ! Now if only I hadn't sold it at $15 ...

[@E.Frey2002]

Yea, you and all people who paid 300 of them for a large pizza and coke or a 15 minute taxi ride home. I got to say, it feels better not being involved at all.

[@hannibalburgers477]

why art thou geh

[@willsander6178]

@@E.Frey2002 Something to remember -- it's the early adopters who proved crypto use case who allowed it to boom as it did. Sure, they're now stores of value, but back in the day it was trying to be a form of exchange for monetary transactions. I do wonder if it could've gotten the value it has now if everybody saw it as primarily a store of value from day one.

[@billh.1940]

Never bought into scam. I think musk is a founder as he needs more scams, not enough 💰 money. Bitcoins need to much computing power to " mine" more then most people can access. Gold and silver are stores of value.

[@776Mine]

ah im so sorry for you

[@zm1055]

Ok but the plan to use a fake arguing couple to distract him while they just yank his laptop away is the funniest shit

[@konata4567]

Idk if you know the full story leading up to it, but it's equally as hilarious and perplexing

[@Kain652]

What was it?

[@ChrisD__]

The murder for hire thing is cold as shit though. Tricking someone into that is arguely more damaging than some of the stuff he actually did. It's fucked. I feel _more_ anti-government after watching this than before lmao.

[@brysoncoleman4414]

@@ChrisD__ I feel like the reason that the attempted murder charge didn't stick was likely because that is the most blatant example of entrapment I've ever heard of. Idk how they ever thought that plan was going to work.

[@ulizez89]

@@brysoncoleman4414 yeah, entrapment for sure, one problem is that it will poison the well and you can bet there were jury members that were thinking "wait a second, isn't that the guy who tried to kill a bunch of people. The one I read about on the news some months ago" and boom, you got yourself a jury voting to convict in an unrelated crime (which might have been the prosecutor's plan all along).

[@MundaneAxiom]

Matt covering his face with a Danganronpa hat as he's arrested really ties this surreal shit show together

[@sekainiheiwa3650]

Because it was all theatre, all "live" arrest is theatre was and will be.

[@ivanmegafanboy1981]

What all weebs should aspire to be.

[@QvsTheWorld]

A man of culture I see.

[@monsiu]

Danganronpa*

[@MundaneAxiom]

@@monsiu fuck shit I'm editing it you saw nothing

[@Spookyhoobster]

The fact that the man responsible for The Silk Road to gets 2 life sentences in prison while the people responsible for things like the subprime mortgage crisis get nothing, really encapsulates what I hate the most about today's society.

[@rhythmandblues_alibi]

Yep white collar crime gets an absolute pass, plus a govt bailout for good measure! Fkn bullshit.

[@Xx0AUS0xX]

ong man, it's really backwards.

[@JC-zj2is]

He tried to get people killed.

[@Spookyhoobster]

@@JC-zj2is It's less about the guy and his actions and more about the political landscape. What I mean is, I'm not saying "he doesn't deserve two life sentences" *as much* as I'm saying "why the fuck did nothing happen after '08".

[@testname4464]

Selling weed? Worst crime you can commit. Throwing starving children out of their parents' homes? Le epic

[@dantesdiscoinfernolol]

"He's an idealist - he believes that everyone should be able to buy and sell what they want without the government's interference! But again, he's mostly selling drugs." That is the most succinct description of Libertarians I've ever heard.

[@JohnEdgmon]

“I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.” ― Hunter S. Thompson

[@Sidecutt3]

ofc he sells drugs when those cannot be sold legally

[@sotch2271]

@@Sidecutt3 then why not selling murder and poisonned cookie directly

[@Sidecutt3]

@@sotch2271 because people tend to like drugs more

[@chrisjones9132]

As a libertarian I can confirm.

[@hrgrhrhhr]

20:13 man really went and showed up to his arrest in a danganronpa cap

[@mmmmm777x]

Guess he's the Blackened haha

[@jonas1015119]

him covering his face with a Danganronpa cap while getting arrested broke me

[@DurzoHighwind]

one of us

[@jmiquelmb]

His story is the most Danganronpa shit I've heard tbh, so it suits him well

[@Pickle-oh]

The best part is he actually got significantly more attractive afterwards. This man played us all and won.

[@velkymuftu]

I loved the danganronpa cap

[@nkjmeh]

I was in disbelief when I saw the hat. I said it can’t be... then I remembered he was a white man in Tokyo and I said -sigh. 😂😂😂

[@charlieisaac1529]

the more I learn about how bitcoin actually works, the less I understand it

[@the_other_seto_kaiba]

Its just more DISINFO to keep regular people from obtaining it. There is a reason why big banks tell everyone to stay away from Bitcoin but yet they are the ones hoarding it up.

[@Lefaseer]

Check out threeblueonebrown

[@kingchongy1712]

If you want your money back call bitcoin customer support line at 1-800-567-8901

[@mikigameplays]

True that Ahahah

[@neetpride5919]

You don't have to understand the math to understand why you should invest in bitcoin. You only need to understand two things: the oil industry is to the petrodollar as illegal markets are to bitcoin and despite their impressive value, not a single person has successfully hacked the bitcoin network to this day.

[@dwighthouse]

I can't believe you forgot to mention the very first digital coin mining system: Meowth's Pay Day attack.

[@OrdinaryThings]

best comment award

[@dwighthouse]

@@OrdinaryThings 2 for 2. More Meowth to come.

[@galactic-hamster7043]

I see someone watches Austin Hourigan too...

[@dwighthouse]

@@galactic-hamster7043 Who's that? Also, who's Austin Hourigan?

[@galactic-hamster7043]

@@dwighthouse a science channel- they did an episode analyzing the move payday and how it could be used as a reckless money griner and break the economy, yada yada- its really cool, i'd check it out

[@dandylionwine]

Getting forced into an ad for a cryptocurrency credit card before I got to watch this video sure was an experience Edit: And a mid-roll claiming "Bitcoin: the best money we've ever had" without a trace of irony.

[@mookinbabysealfurmittens]

Algorithm v smort

[@mdiaz033]

20:03 "That not numba" is stuck in my head to this day

[@sandrinakeffufal6008]

I keep remembering this line and laugh every time 😂😂😂

[@pr4_kp]

your stuff is so good

[@passengerify]

But not fully truthful

[@spookyhectic2514]

@broootal bruh

[@minecraftkid50978]

@broootal it happened

[@strangedude9008]

pls forgive my perverted read of this comment

[@l.a.freeman4361]

*sniffles and wipes white substance off nose

[@salamilid7615]

“Either the journal or the crimes you can’t do both” Solid advice

[@RocoPwnage]

I think if you're braindead enough to need this advice you'll get caught anyway

[@1337karm]

I’m just commenting to boost your engagement rate. Can’t support on Patreon, but you’re on my top list I ever find the mystical “disposable income” I keep hearing about.

[@OrdinaryThings]

DelendaCarthago appreciate you dude! Thanks for watching

[@acidset]

Can we get a video on disposable income cause I don't have a fucking clue what that is

[@Miraihi]

@@acidset I'm not even sure you can call it an "Ordinary thing".

[@YeetoLavito]

There's no such thing. You're just blowing your savings.

[@vegeta8169]

@Taylor V hahaha

[@johnmillholland6550]

This whole story needs to be made into an A24 movie starring Jonah Hill as Mark end Rober Pattinson as Ross!

[@yourverybestfriend1263]

Didn't Jonah lose a ton of weight, though?

[@joshmay2944]

What does A24 mean?

[@jamesanderson6373]

"Rober"

[@zephyr6927]

Ah yes, Robber Patinson, an actor only surpassed in ability by the great Torso Wells.

[@johnmillholland6550]

@@zephyr6927 I totally forgot about this terrible typo and had no idea tf you were talking about until I reread my own comment 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@JoaoSilva22222]

Silk Road selling drugs - prison. HSBC laundering money for drug cartels - silence.

[@ulyssessphoenix2745]

The silk road was literally a midpoint for the cartel.

[@chrisjones9132]

so is the csgo skin trade

[@Jakster840]

@@ulyssessphoenix2745 That doesn't do anything to soften the latter.

[@uum6]

Mark looked like Toby Maguire who ate all the pizzas instead of delivering them.

[@swarnimvajpai6373]

Omg 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Chadronius]

That's what I was thinking. He looks like he could be a Toby double.

[@wattsy4468]

I was gonna say a tubby Ben Shapiro

[@pierrebegley2746]

It truly was Pizza Time. 🍕

[@joshs3775]

I thought Brendan Fraser in that new movie

[@danielsamper5176]

Ever since social distancing started your content has been getting way more lynchean and "tinfoil-hatty". I Love it, never stop, my dude.

[@OrdinaryThings]

any excuse to dust off the ol' tin foil hat

[@blarmosanchez2593]

@@OrdinaryThings you should definitely do an episode on the illuminati. I know you could think of a good joke about Abbot Lanz getting hit by lightning. Not to mention all the homoerotic rituals. Whole lot of material to work with m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/anLHdJ-jhalpqJY

[@roberthill6216]

@@OrdinaryThings I will second that!🤪

[@edi3d3d]

"When you have to turn your calculator sideways to calculate how much money you owe you've really [__] up" I have never laughed so much in my life

[@xanmontes8715]

What...?

[@randylahey3448]

You are one of my new faves. I put u in my top 5 with Whang, Thoughty2, Oddies Oddities, and Weird History. Thank you for presenting information in a humorous, to the point, no nonsense way. Keep it up in 2021. Let's get this guy to 1mill in 2021!!!

[@OrdinaryThings]

Wow, thank you! feel honoured to be among those names

[@iedutul1]

@@OrdinaryThings you are very similar to trap lore Ross ( this is a good thing also maybe he is similar to you i just discovered him first no disrespect meant) , are you brothers or something?

[@iedutul1]

@@OrdinaryThings also your content is straight fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mobbookiesdaughter9071]

cynical , sarcastic and a sense of humor brilliant and entertaining I'm hooked.

[@saga685]

Learning about this kind of thing makes me realise that I’m incredibly boring. It also makes me realise that I’m ok with that. At least the debt I owe doesn’t have to be expressed as an E Notation.

[@ivanmegafanboy1981]

You will never be arrested for worldwide fraud charges while wearing a piece of otaku merch, that is sad...

[@TBDF12]

The Japanese legal system "he spent a year in solitary confinement, then they charged him."

[@danielpimenta4788]

conviction rate of almost 100%!! Somehow if you stay in solitary confinement for years you admit all the crimes!

[@covenawhite4855]

@@danielpimenta4788 Torture makes you say anything.

[@JoaoSilva22222]

Carlos Ghosn - "Can i spend my solitary confinement at home for a day? I promise to confess tomorrow!"

[@Ozymandias1]

He should be happy he wasn't arrested by the FBI then he would be still serving at least 20 years to life.

[@michaelkpp7285]

@@covenawhite4855 Yep, see the third act of 1984 for reference

[@jhostmusic]

"OH NO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO ARREST ME AND ALL I EVER DID WAS BECOME THE BIGGEST DRUG KINGPIN THE INTERNET HAS EVER KNOWN! HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?!"

[@godsofwarmaycry]

Hilarious! I especially love it how the war on drugs has led to the incarceration of thousands and countless lives destroyed. Thank god for the US government taking such good care of their people.

[@hoisoynono]

@High Confessor murder and violence ok. porn and drugs bad

[@fugyfruit]

While I normally have sympathy in situations with the war on drugs that's for users, drug sellers and kingpins for incredibly hard drugs belong in prison, drug usage is a victimless crime, drug selling has many victims

[@chrischandler889]

@@fugyfruit drug selling has victims? First, what drugs? Many drugs aren't bad. Second, if an adult consents to harm their body, that is their business and their business alone.

[@fugyfruit]

@@chrischandler889 correct using drugs is a victimless crime people are only hurting themselves but people selling drugs are taking advantage of people's addictions and selling them harmful products

[@callumbergin2701]

I'm really glad KZbin recommended you to me recently. I've been binging your videos and they're such high quality. Wish I'd found your channel sooner!

[@teteeheeted]

I just looked it up, one Bitcoin is roughly worth 36k US dollars. Amazing.

[@1MinuteFlipDoc]

one year later - about 39K. LOL and WTF is this NFT B*S*? pictures of monkeys? riiiight

[@nickmagrick7702]

20:30 I feel bad for this dude. hes not evil, just incompetent. And to be fair, he was handling one of the most massively complicated endeavors to exist to date. It should have been handled by a math and coding prodigy working together. 21:05 I suddenly feel less bad

[@stsk7]

What about the bankers who launder money or who cause financial collapses which bankrupt their poor clients?

[@MrOceMcCool]

@@stsk7 Whataboutism.

[@chestnut4860]

Why? because he's rich? that's stupid.

[@nickmagrick7702]

@@chestnut4860 are you being willfully stupid or are you just stupid

[@Nickerer]

Heyy, I was the guy who suggested you make this video. Great Job!!!! I learned a lot. If I may make another suggestion, the USB cable. You tha man!!!!

[@OrdinaryThings]

Nickerer ah dude, thanks for the suggestion! I loved making this one and it has given me a whole new angle to take stuff in a financial direction occasionally. Lead me to think about an episode on the disaster at WeWork that’s really got me excited

[@Nickerer]

@@OrdinaryThings Wow, I just checked out that story. It has all the hallmarks of a great OT video. Good luck!

[@ferench1145]

Best one yet! Hope this channel gets the attention it deserves soon

[@B-019]

Mark being escorted by Tokyo police and wearing a Monokuma hat to cover his face is the silliest shit I've ever seen in my life. Well done.

[@lasarousi]

In one of my trips to the deep web and onion sites I reached the silkroad, it flabbergasted me how easy it was to find a marketplace for drugs, and it definitely made me think that it wouldn't last long of a random teen could find it. Also how casual people were linking Hitmen sites. Humans are incredibly creative when self destroying themselves.

[@futavadumnezo]

I hate it for the fact they traffic people, fucking children and women. Fucking horrible. I don't care about the drugs, but people and weapons is too extreme.

[@fluffynator6222]

It's fake most of the time, I suppose.

[@fluffynator6222]

@@futavadumnezo Okay but how would you even pull that off? Like, seriously? How can you traffic humans in 2021 without anyone noticing?

[@petepleeb9675]

@@fluffynator6222 One half is honey pots, and the other are de facto "legal" in the area where they're based/operate in. The world isn't nearly as civil as might think it is

[@fluffynator6222]

@@petepleeb9675 I mean, yeah but a human trafficking ring in the middle of the Sahara will probably be never relevant to Western buyers.

[@brunocardoso6435]

7:26 ah yes, let's enter this highly shady and probably illegal trading platform to buy... - Home & Garden (17) - Food (2)

[@trinidad17]

People still sell drugs on ebay. Except there it's probably less safe, because ebay users are not going to complain they didn't receive their MDMA.

[@shadesilverwing0]

For buying those elusive kinder eggs.

[@Varraz]

Darknet marketplaces are often used to sell stolen goods, so you would have probably found some stolen caviar on the Silk Road

[@ManBearPiglet]

IIRC through the smoky haze of 2012, the garden section was seeds and the food section was edibles.

[@snowbeast4463]

You could go to the Silk Road to buy cocaine, a gun, and a nice set of patio furniture.

[@nichodaww]

yeah, high-quality entertainment. Keeps getting better every video

[@TheCheaterFromBibleman]

"I imagined that some day I might have a story written about my life, and it would be good to have a detailed account of it."

[@ILLREVIEWANYTHING]

Jokes on him. He was the one writing it the whole time.

[@nihbpsmcgee9246]

This is kind of out of left field here but I'm starting to think that ego death actually results in your ego coming back stronger and stronger.

[@Ash-413]

Dude, you’re underrated. Your videos have good research, information is conveyed in a funny and entertaining way! Love it! Great ending btw.

[@TheMasterTelevision]

I had a libertarian friend in high school who never shut up about bitcoin. I was interested in putting some money into it at the time, but the only "money" I had was in a joint account with my dad, who I didn't even bother to try explaining that to. It was $300 a bitcoin at the time. Hah...haha...

[@pawala7]

Stories of Bitcoin are exactly the same as stories of gambling. Everyone imagines cashing out exactly at the highs or sitting long enough until they win, but in reality this is rarely the case.

[@danielsteger8456]

@@pawala7 the joke is that he missed the oportunity to make thousands of dollars

[@Wonderlikechild]

@@pawala7 I don't think you can dollar cost average buying poker chips and have them triple or more their value every 4 years or so.

[@mukkaar]

Löl, I heard about bitcoin first time in 2010... My friend at the time mined some but but probably deleted or lost it for some reason, as far as I know he's not really rich or anything. Price was not even dollar and you would be millionaire leaving your decent home pc mining for while. My other regret around same time was not signing up for minecraft in 2009 when it was still free, couple of my friends actually talked about it but I probably ended up playing it way more than them, but at that time I think it already cost 20€

[@jesuzombieapocalypse]

I still have a vivid memory back in high school of a friend cursing himself for not listening to his friend after it hit a dollar lol dont feel too bad.

[@ninny65]

"He believes the world needs to feast upon his mind grapes" *feasts upon his mind grapes*

[@RuB0t]

As someone who once owned 50 bitcoins and bought a small bag of weed with it I'm just gonna go cry now

[@user-gz4ve8mw9l]

As awful as that is that's what happens when you lack self control, or give into hedonism. Take it as a life lesson, now that you've acknowledged the failure. Give up hedonism, consumerism, and learn self control, as well as patience, plus discipline.

[@wizzotizzo]

@@jessicacatherine2569 You are taking advantage of people's addictions, shut up.

[@lasarousi]

@@user-gz4ve8mw9l that just sounds like what greedy people tell themselves while hoarding valuables

[@mcmilk107]

@@lasarousi Giving up hedonism doesn’t mean giving up on helping others around you

[@lasarousi]

@@mcmilk107 yeah that continues to sound like greedy people convincing themselves they're humanitarian like Nestle funding to water infrastructure on countries they steal water from.

[@brenthebli]

Man, for a channel called ordinary things, you sure explain things extraordinarily.

[@periidote9778]

barely sociable did a video called "the dark side of the silk road" where he details a lot of the messages ross sent about having both friendlychemist (the person blackmailing him) and the admin killed as well as some other things that were happening with the site and vendors at the time. it's a long video but it's cool since the guy has a really good voice lol

[@your-username-here2308]

I mean, the once who blackmailed him basiclly wanted to do the same thing to him.

[@IAMA1]

Last week I was disappointed to see you didn't upload, but this video proves that the wait is worth it. Rest assured that the work you put into this video won't go unnoticed. I'm glad I subscribed and I can't wait for the next one.

[@roacher2148]

Can't wait to see this channel get bigger! Consistently high quality and interesting content.

[@johnnymendez7853]

This guy is gonna be big. Just subbed. I’ve seen like 4 videos in a row.

[@davidborg5324]

Without a doubt, your best video. Never get tired of watching and rewatching it. Keep up the great work. Best regards from Malta.

[@Judynowakowski]

You work for 40yrs to have $1m in your retirement, meanwhile some people are putting just $10k in a meme coin for just few months and now they're multimillionaires. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life

[@Jonathankirchner_]

You're so correct, save, invest and spend for necessities and a few small luxuries relatives to total assets ratio

[@wilfredmcalister]

I urge everyone to start somewhere now no matter how small, this is literally the time for that, forget material things, don't get tempted, I became more better the moment I realized this

[@Michaelwarmbierton]

I've seen different people talk about this mrs Kathleen Susan, she must be very amazing for people to talk this good about her.

[@Stevenmurray_]

Please can you link me up with your broker? I work 9-5 and I don’t have time to trade on my own and how experienced is your broker?

[@Stevenmurray_]

Thank you for your recommendations, I will message her right now

[@lftw3754]

Wolf of wall Street but with a weeb that trades in Bitcoin. That sounds about right.

[@ivanmegafanboy1981]

Instead of american cunning; he uses the strategy of shonen anime protagonist: pretending to be (or actually being) a dumbass and then pulling their A game from their ass.

[@AveGluteusMaximus]

"If all of those mouth-sounds dont make sense to your skull-trapped thought-sponge" was my favourite part!

[@Arnitikos]

You're good at impersonating pirates, you really should play a role of a pirate sometime!

[@lasarousi]

Maybe someone named Steve, although that's such a common name, maybe change a letter to make it appealing.

[@richardoldman5982]

This video is the best made I've ever seen. And KZbin has been my only form of entertainment since 2007.

[@marcmcphee]

I came across this channel last week…what a gem! Instant sub!

[@MrCreeperKicker]

You are doing a phenomenal job, I truly can't believe how you don't have more subscribers. I watch a lot of "edutainment" and your videos are both informative and captivating. Awesome show, great job!

[@OrdinaryThings]

ah thanks dude, stoked that you like it!

[@andrewcoates4952]

My theory is that Mark has 2 personalities, one of which knows about them whilst the other has no idea. One is incompetent and uninterested and the other is an actual plotting genius. The genius one realises that he needs to look after himself so analyses the markets and hid away the Bitcoin knowing full well that the other personality would only have a vague understanding of how this all works

[@amberhernandez]

Been on a video binge of your content for the past few hours. Not totally sure how many that is (it's like, 3:30 AM for me lol), but the range of topics you cover is fantastic, and makes for great late-night half awake watching. Thanks a ton, mate

[@storminmormn6283]

I can’t believe I haven’t watched a video from you before. Your informative wordplay video essay style is unmatched. I will now be binge watching your whole channel than you very much.

[@epicparade1]

Me: *after being gone several minutes listening with wireless headphones, returns to computer with eating a banana.* Video, as I sit: "Shit went bananas." Me: hm.

[@habibinasimm]

The Silk Road has officially relocated to the state of Oregon

[@Prosper_Dean]

I imagine many laws are still broken when selling or buying online and shipping thru mail. I think it's just possession being decriminalized

[@runekey]

I was really feeling the silk road sales pitch #FreeRossUlbricht

[@OrdinaryThings]

#FreeRuss

[@MrVuckFiacom]

Decriminalization needs to be a thing.

[@miljananebrigic1442]

@@MrVuckFiacom Only for nonviolent users though. This man ordered 6 murders and made a platform where people can easily sell dangerous substances.

[@MrVuckFiacom]

@@miljananebrigic1442 I agree that about nonviolent people only getting access and tight regulations like we currently have with recreational cannabis. However, the reason why he hired hitmen was because his entire business wasn't legal and he did everything he could to not get caught even it it meant killing others. He simply was a morally reprehensible person obviously and full of ego, but it's not the drugs that made him do that, it was greed and lack of empathy. All of this crazy nonsense wouldn't even have happened in the first place if the drugs were available to those who needed it. There needs to be a legal means where people who are seeking out even the hard drugs can get it clean from labs. People will still get it either way from the streets if they can't get it legally. People are dying over impurities and unknowingly ingesting lethal doses of things like Fentanyl. I lost my cousin to a Fentanyl overdose right after seeing him over the holidays. Imagine if we also rehabilitated the ones who take the dangerous drugs instead of locking up nonviolent offenders in jail and making them into the violent offenders you mentioned. Hell, I'm sure if there was other drugs available, you probably wouldn't see people going to easier to find things like heroin. I just don't understand why things like alcohol and cigarettes are fine as long as people know the potentially life threatening risks, but it's not okay for any other drug even if some are more harmless. It's government greed, and they thrive on the black market and cartels and make more money when things are illegal. If they can figure it out with cannabis stores, they can do it. This needs to end now. They constantly talk about the opioid epidemic and don't do anything about it. My 80 year old mother in law is having trouble receiving her pain medications because of the new regulations. Innocent people are being hurt over the carelessness of the government. I'm sorry for length of my post, I'm just very upset it could be prevented and his death is still fresh in my mind.

[@miljananebrigic1442]

@@MrVuckFiacom I specified nonviolent and users for a reason

[@goreobsessed2308]

The irony of getting a commercial for a Bitcoin credit card during this lol

[@cyphaborg6598]

It's not irony the system is responding to the subject matter.

[@goreobsessed2308]

@@cyphaborg6598 well yeah I know but still pretty ironic

[@Ferretino]

20:22 having monokuma cap while being escorted is funniest shit.

[@eggydrums]

Absolutely your best video yet. Quite reminiscent of Internet Historian but you have a more sophisticated flair and sense of humor that truly sets this apart. You have a subscriber here for life. Hopefully a patreon soon as well.

[@2percentright]

He also uploads more often than I have birthdays

[@Megaritz]

His style reminds me of elements of Internet Historian, Nakey Jakey's demeanor, Gus Johnson (only a little), and KnowledgeHub's wordplay. And various others.

[@Megaritz]

It's good!

[@team419]

you've got brass eye energy, i hope you keep channeling it :) the spirit of young chris morris is alive and well

[@OrdinaryThings]

thank you. chris morris is my idol. so this is greatly appreciated

[@team419]

@@OrdinaryThings "drinking the wine of mind grapes" or something like that really struck me as quintessential cack. he's my hero too, keep up the good work!

[@GuideZer0]

All I’ll ever say about Bitcoin is I wish I invested in it early on.

[@BountyLPBontii]

Tho keep in mind, you would have sold it after enough gains prolly

[@inmosh]

It's not late even now.

[@SitesThatSuck]

@@inmosh Never buy at its highest peak which it is now. It will dip then buy

[@inmosh]

@@SitesThatSuck You right. But I mean if you buy even at the peak, you will still win in longer run

[@FarfettilLejl]

@@SitesThatSuck haha, I've been hearing that for months. Have been buying at ATHs almost all the time. They're people still waiting for "a dip" to buy since bitcoin was at 10k

[@Petrico94]

I'd probably have a romanticized inner monologue when running a massive online drug empire, but I'd probably stop before I make speeches to a forum to gloat

[@Jess-jt4zf]

When you go in having a crush on Ross and come out having a crush on Mark... Now, that's what I call character development. ✊

[@nejdalej]

So what you're saying is that you like bad boys ;)

[@Will-xc8hg]

Another great video you deserve more subs!

[@ninja34744]

Imagine calling the US Government your main enemy. You, an individual person.

[@sumvs5992]

After the last century, I'm not sure why anyone would actually trust any government

[@ninja34744]

@@sumvs5992 Oh, I'm not saying to trust them. Your well being is not their main interest. Just to claim the whole government is your, individual, enemy is nonsensical.

[@aprofondir]

He's a libertarian, what do you expect.

[@anna-flora999]

I mean, he at least didn't say that he was the main enemy of the us

[@balkanblackpillvideosandmo8456]

@Aprofondir Better libertarian then a commie

[@dangsood4945]

One of my friends friends in like 2010 was mining his own bitcoin on his desktop computer. It was worth pennies at the time and he was just doing it cos he thought the blockchain was interesting. I wonder what he did with them, and how much they'd be worth today

[@texaswunderkind]

I know a guy like that. I don't know how many he had, but his hard drive crashed, so the answer now is zero.

[@SmoothOperator739]

“Who needs teeth when you’ve got bargains like these?”

[@McMingus]

This is turning into my favourite channel, being able to binge your content is such a godsend I’m glad I’ve got so many videos still to go through 😂😂

[@videogamenostalgia]

"I would like to put a bounty on his head if it's not too much trouble for you" lmao so polite

[@CraftingStudios1337]

A quality video as usual mister Things.

[@babster6856]

Bro I'm so glad the algorithm introduced me to you You are going to blow up in a month or so

[@Redditgoss]

Beautiful video that explains everything simple, thank you really enjoyed the watch

[@cooler1303]

This is easily one of my fav videos of yours I've watched it too many times to count

[@OrdinaryThings]

awh man, that's real nice to hear. thanks

[@theo8341]

The pirate part at 12:16 brought me flashbacks to The Gentleman Pirate

[@lacintag5482]

Same

[@jjeffdraws]

I'm mad that Mark is wearing a Dangonropa hat while being arrested.

[@MindfulAttraction]

what song is towards the end of the video

[@MindfulAttraction]

Anybody?

[@dezikbrio8170]

i recognize it but i have no idea i feel like I've heard a sample of it somewhere

[@couchbanana343]

G eazy guala with someone else can't remember chur

[@rileymyers3949]

if im correct, its a part of the hugo sound track

[@rileymyers3949]

i found it, it's called Gnossienne: No. 1 by Erik Satie

[@cheyennereynoso4116]

Wow, this channel is blowing up! You’re gonna be a Star! 🌟

[@kirby1225]

This is the video that got me into this channel and is still probably my favourite video on the channel even after 3 years.

[@deezyd8315]

They should make a movie out of these two, wolf of Wall Street style.... I would totally watch this

[@ぃぃぃ-e2u]

"Australian icing sugar" This made me laugh far more than it should. But seriously, the ice situation here is truly fucked.

[@uum6]

Tbh Ross's sentence is appalling. No amount of drug trafficking should incur a life sentence. The length human beings will go to in order to ego trip is sickening.

[@jdsimpkins3495]

The whole situation surrounding this is sad. I felt sorry for him. It's all BS.

[@troodon1096]

I agree, except for the fact the ATTEMPTED MURDERS should be enough to justify him being there even if you were going to give the drug trafficking a pass. He's not an innocent person that deserves freedom.

[@carolineloomis2103]

@@troodon1096 I think his state of mind needs to be considered. It's easy to see from the outside how disgusting those actions are, but he was likely not in a clear state of mind because of drugs and paranoia of getting caught. When people become desperate, they start doing things they never would've considered was in their nature. I also believe the FBI didn't need to do that to him because he already was going to be imprisoned for his other crimes. It simply was overkill.

[@ne0nmancer]

@@troodon1096 Except the FBI literally created the situation that led him to comission murders to protect his business & customers. It's textbook entrapment.

[@williamp4282]

@@troodon1096 That fact that he was never actually charged or convicted of attempted murder should inform you on the validity of those charges.

[@rentisme]

16:43 the most polite 'murder messages' I have ever seen

[@senecauk8363]

Just getting into your vids and they're gold mate. There is a great Vice article online about Ross Ulbricht written by a guy who lived with him while he was running Silkroad. Interesting stuff!

[@sketchyforlife]

Mark is so good at failing upwards that we should retire the term in favor of “doing a Karpelès”

[@katerobertson2197]

I genuinely thought his American accent was Drew Gooden doing a guest voice lmao

[@adamoneil7435]

"when you have to turn your calculator sideways to know how much money you owe...." I doubled over with laughter at this

[@MangoMuncher11]

I just love this guys content it cheers me up! Keep it up! 🙃😄

[@KrashyKharma]

Shroomery! Huzzah :) I had no idea that happened. Been a member since '08

[@manfredahrens5136]

This is a good test to determine integrity and quality of business newspapers, magazines and money managers. If they opine that its a good thing.......avoid like a plague

[@g_manitie1138]

1:59 damn you dont have to call me out like that

[@BirbIrl]

23:35 song name? Couldn't reverse search it due to the "BITCONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

[@paigeconnelly4244]

I don't know if you intended it or not, but this comment is actually hilarious and gave me a proper laugh. 😂

[@chitx4391]

Fr its so groovy and funky

[@mrduckman225]

You need an episode 2 for this.

[@audendavis9422]

i love how on the silk road it's like: "art: 0, Medical: 0, Lab supplies: 0, Drugs: 206"