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

“Multiple thousands of people, many of them nonviolent like Ross, are serving extreme sentences—locked away for years, decades, even lifetimes,” said Ulbricht. “MACS aims to give families a voice to ...

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

In 2015, Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life imprisonment at the age of 31. Chainalysis told WIRED that it tracked a $31 million Bitcoin donation to online black market Silk Road founder Ross ...

In 2015, he was sentenced to two life sentences plus ... “I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported ...

Ross Ulbricht started by talking about his experience in prison ... censorship-resistant money. In 2015, Ulbricht was sentenced to double life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. His ...

Ross Ulbricht’s recent receipt of 300 Bitcoin ... until 2013 when he was arrested and sentenced to a double life sentence plus 40 years in 2015. He served 11 years behind bars before US ...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht has a message ... of a New York judge sentencing the then-31-year-old Ulbricht to two life sentences, plus 40 years, for owning and operating ...

Ross Ulbricht’s Journey ... In 2015, Ulbricht was sentenced to double life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. His punishment quickly became a symbol of government overreach for ...