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

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 ...

Ross Ulbricht’s auction of personal belongings fetched more than $1.8 million in Bitcoin, with standout items like his prison ID card and artwork drawing top bids.

Ross Ulbricht’s net worth is estimated to be several millions of dollars, a result of charging a fee on every successful deal. In 2013, he was arrested on charges of drug trafficking, ...

When Ross Ulbricht received a $31 million bitcoin donation last weekend from an unknown source, many observers saw it as more than a very nice welcome-home gift. Rumors swirled that the creator of ...

Ross Ulbricht, formerly known online by the pseudonym "Dread Pirate Roberts" (a nod to the novel "The Princess Bride"), is known today as the founder of the Silk Road marketplace, a former site on the ...

Ross Ulbricht’s recent substantial donation of 300 Bitcoin likely wasn’t the Silk Road ... The collection included personal effects from before his 2013 arrest, such as a sleeping bag ...

AlphaBay was taken offline in 2017 after a global law enforcement operation seized the site’s servers and arrested its creator, Alexander Cazes. It remains unclear who sent the donation to Ulbricht.

Users on the Kalshi prediction market now place Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht's odds of being pardoned by President-elect Donald Trump in the first 100 days of assuming office at 79%. The ...