Some details on the Karpeles revelations in day 3 of the Silk Road trial. Jan 16, 2015
Mark Karpeles, the operator of the now defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, was mentioned extensively today during the defense's cross examination of the prosecution's first witness, Jared DerYeghiayan. Mr. DerYeghiayan, an agent for Homeland Security, stated that at one time during the course of the Silk Road investigation he suspected that Mark Karpeles was the mastermind behind Silk Road and that Ashley Barr, an associate of Karpeles, is Dread Pirate Roberts. The reasons why the agent came to suspect Mr. Karpeles were delved into during cross examination by defense council Joshua Dratel before the prosecution team, appearing flustered and unprepared...
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