His ambition to create a marketplace free from government oversight ultimately led to the creation of Silk Road. The Silk Road marketplace was launched in 2011. It was shut down by the FBI in ...

Law enforcement alleged Ulbricht “deliberately” operated Silk Road as an “online criminal marketplace” and enabled users to trade illegal drugs anonymously. At least six drug overdose ...

In 2015, Ulbricht, who called himself the Dread Pirate Roberts, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to life in prison for owning and operating Silk Road, the dark web marketplace for buying ...

"He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!" In October 2013, the FBI shut down Silk Road, a now-defunct ...

the founder of the early Bitcoin marketplace Silk Road who had been serving two life sentences plus 40 years. Trump announced the pardon through his social media account, revealing he had ...

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had granted a pardon to Ross William Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road dark web marketplace. Ulbricht, who was accused of creating the shadowy ...

President Donald Trump said he granted a pardon Tuesday to Ross Ulbricht, founder of the online marketplace Silk Road — a campaign promise Trump had made to libertarian voters. In a post on his ...

By David Yaffe-Bellany and Ryan Mac President Trump on Tuesday granted a pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road drug marketplace and a cult hero in the cryptocurrency and ...

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Ross Ulbricht, also known as "Dread Pirate Roberts," operated the anonymous digital marketplace known as Silk Road between 2011 and 2013, when law enforcement shut the site down and arrested him ...

Ridiculous!” In October 2013, the FBI shut down Silk Road, a now-defunct marketplace that allowed users to anonymously buy and sell drugs and other illegal goods and services using bitcoin.