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 online marketplace that facilitated the trade in narcotics and other illegal products and services.

Jan 21, 2025 · Now, after being sentenced to life in prison and spending more than a decade behind bars, Ulbricht will walk free, thanks to Donald Trump—and to the president’s ever-closer ties to the American...

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 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 laundering ...

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 Bitcoin marketplace...

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 paid for with...

Jan 22, 2025 · U.S. President Donald Trump granted a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the infamous darknet marketplace Silk Road, who had been serving multiple life sentences for operating the platform that facilitated over $200 million in illicit trade using Bitcoin (BTC).

Jan 21, 2025 · President Trump grants full pardon to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, early bitcoin advocate.

Jan 21, 2025 · 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 libertarian worlds.

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 to life in prison...