They did not follow through because he failed to actually hire a hitman. He got scammed instead, which ironically saved him. I encourage you to read the transc

They did not follow through because he failed to actually hire a hitman. He got scammed instead, which ironically saved him. I encourage you to read the transcript in which he attempts to arrange the assassinations [1]. It is pretty obvious what he is doing. To go back to the original point, though, I do not believe that his crimes make his ideas about social networks irrelevant. [1] https://www.wired.com/2015/02/read-transcript-silk-roads-boss-ordering-5-assassinations/ https://www.wired.com/2015/02/read-transcript-silk-roads-bos...