Ross William Ulbricht (/ ˈ ʊ l b r ɪ k t /; born March 27, 1984) [1] is an American who created and operated the darknet market Silk Road from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. Silk Road was an …

Jan 26, 2025 · In 2011, Ulbricht, an Eagle Scout from Austin, Texas, founded Silk Road, an online black market that existed until his arrest, in 2013, for crimes related to drug trafficking, money …

Jan 23, 2025 · When Mr Ulbricht was arrested, the government seized 144,000 bitcoin he had accumulated in commission on drug trades, then worth around $30m (and rather more now).

Jan 22, 2025 · Ross Ulbricht's Bitcoin holdings, as confiscated by authorities, amounted to approximately 144,000 BTC. At the time of the seizure in 2013, this amount was worth around …

Apr 22, 2022 · Ross Ulbricht, the convicted creator of the legendary Silk Road dark web market for drugs, has never gotten much mercy from the US legal system. In 2015, he was sentenced …

Jan 24, 2025 · In a historic move, Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road marketplace, has been granted a full pardon by President Donald Trump. This monumental decision not only …

Jan 22, 2025 · In a dramatic turnaround just one day after his inauguration, President Donald Trump announced a full and unconditional pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the early …

Jan 24, 2025 · Ross Ulbricht, the "Dread Pirate Roberts" of the internet, founded and operated the darknet marketplace Silk Road from 2011 until 2013. The site was a marketplace for drugs …

Apr 22, 2022 · Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht will see his $183 million debt wiped out following the seizure of $3 billion in bitcoin connected to an unnamed Silk Road hacker, according to a …

Jan 22, 2025 · Ross Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances. ... The cryptocurrency industry …