Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, will speak at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, marking his first public appearance since his release from prison earlier this year. Ulbricht, who operated the Silk Road marketplace under the alias "Dread Pirate Roberts," was granted a presidential pardon by Donald Trump in January.
The Celestia fire sparked widespread discussion about modular blockchains. In fact, modular blockchain has always been an important part of the application chain narrative and is not a new thing.