Feds Stole My $33M Bitcoins Booty: Silk Road 'Pirate'

“The Internet 'pirate' ... claims that the feds are the real buccaneers — robbing him to the tune of $33.6 million worth of the encrypted, virtual currency Bitcoin.” Mr. Ulbricht is correct, of course. But it's not nice to compare pirates to such a loathsome group. One wonders why they would steal something that isn't a “real” currency.