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. ... In 2015, a U.S. court sentenced him to two life sentences plus 40 years, without parole.

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 ...

A report by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee found that President Trump's executive pardons have come with a price ...

In a rare decision denying a U.S. extradition request, a B.C. Supreme Court judge declined to send a man accused of being ...

President Trump’s pardons and clemencies allowed recipients to get out of paying more than $1.3 billion in restitution and ...

Donald Trump's decision to free Silk Road kingpin Ross Ulbricht resulted from a year-long campaign to secure the party's ...

All is not lost, however—at least if you’re Ross Ulbricht. The creator of the Silk Road dark web market, who was pardoned by President Donald Trum p earlier this year, received a mysterious ...

Mike ter Maat, the 2024 Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee, joined the Republican Party to shape the future of the GOP.