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	Podcast:		Bankless
	Episode:		164 - The FBI Agent Who Took Down the Silk Road with Chris Tarbell
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		01:35:46
	Publish Date:		2023-03-27 10:00:00
	Description:		Chris Tarbell is a former FBI Agent specializing in cyber investigations. While at the FBI, Chris led some of the most high-profile cybercrime investigations in the world, including the arrest of members of the hacker group LulzSec, as well as the founder of the Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, which resulted in the largest seizure of bitcoins to date. ------ ✨ DEBRIEF \| Unpacking the episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-fbi-agent-who-took-down-the-silk-road ------ ✨ COLLECTIBLES \| Collect this episode: https://collectibles.bankless.com/mint ------ Rarely do we have the opportunity to pick the brain of a cybercop, but this was our opportunity to see through the eyes of the FBI agent who took down the Silk Road in the largest crypto seizure ever recorded. In today’s episode, Chris shares the story of crypto, Ross Ulbricht, and the Silk Road as told by the FBI agent who took it down. We also dig into the eternal cat-and-mouse game between Cybercriminals and Cyberpolice, how to protect yourself from people who want to take your crypto, and if the FBI wants your private keys, how they get them. ------
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