Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, received 300 BTC in June 2025, worth over $31 million. Blockchain analysis tied the donation to old AlphaBay darknet ...

The site, which was shut down in 2013 alongside Ulbricht's arrest, was a notorious marketplace for illegal drugs, among other products.

Ulbricht did not immediately respond to a request for comment made through the Free Ross campaign that advocated for his pardon. AlphaBay, similar to Ulbricht’s Silk Road, was a ...

Ross Ulbricht didn’t get handed 300 Bitcoin by some mystery savior. He sent the money to himself—at least, that’s what the author of this article thinks. Now, around twenty-four hours ago, shortly ...

Ross Ulbricht didn’t deserve to die in prison. Thanks to Trump he won’t. The prosecution’s tactics and the integrity of its investigation were problematic — to say the least.

Crypto crime lord Ross Ulbricht gets a pardon—but his fortune is gone after the U.S. auctioned off his Bitcoins in 2014 for just $334 each ...

The FBI Declassified: Dangerous Journey on the Silk Road 43:25. President Trump announced Tuesday that he has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an underground website that the FBI ...

In January 2025, a claim circulated that U.S. President Donald Trump had pardoned Ross Ulbricht, who was imprisoned for operating the dark web marketplace Silk Road.. The rumor was true. On Jan ...