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Digital Evidence
Government Exhibit 228
Bates identified his messages as r and Ulbricht's as myself. He explained that the October 6 reference to the site meant Silk Road and discussed Ulbricht receiving a percentage of transactions; the October 11 exchange included plans to meet about their bitcoin-exchange project.
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- TorChat conversation between Ross and Bates, including October 6 and October 11, 2011 exchanges
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Bates interpreted the October exchanges as concerning Silk Road and testified that Ulbricht was operating it at that time. His testimony about a subsequent claimed sale addressed a different period and did not independently establish a transfer.