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, the founder of Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 for drug trafficking, computer hacking, and money laundering.

The self-declared "pro-crypto president" Donald Trump pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht on Tuesday.. Ulbricht, 40, was about 10 years into his life sentence for helming an online black ...

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 ...

What Was Ross Ulbricht Convicted Of? The Silk Road marketplace was launched in 2011. It was shut down by the FBI in October 2013, leading to Ulbricht's arrest and subsequent conviction.

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was given two life sentences in 2015, thanks President Donald Trump for giving him a "second chance" with unconditional pardon. Fox Business.

For Ross Ulbricht, creator of the legendary dark-web drug market known as Silk Road, who has been in prison since 2013, a Donald Trump presidency could mean the difference between freedom and a ...

Yi He clarifies that CZ presidential pardon rumors from Trump are false; no official evidence supports the claims, according ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for running an underground online marketplace where drug dealers and others ...

Accounts associated with the now-defunct dark web marketplace AlphaBay were able to connect a $31 million Bitcoin gift to Ross Ulbricht, the pardoned creator of Silk Road bazaar. This donation, ...