Until, of course, in 2013 the Silk Road was shut down by FBI agents and Mr Ulbricht, then 29 years old, was arrested in the ...

The Silk Road founder could be one of the world's richest people if he gets his bitcoin back from the U.S government.

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is free after President Donald Trump pardoned him. But who is he and what did he do?

Ulbricht could already be sitting on millions in Bitcoin, according to Conor Grogan, a director at the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. Grogan noted that around 430 BTC—worth ...

Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road darknet marketplace, remains a controversial figure in cryptocurrency history. While his role in revolutionising Bitcoin’s use has long been debated, recent ...

Donald Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, creator of Silk Road, citing an overreached conviction. Libertarians celebrated, calling ...

Ross Ulbricht’s story has become a cornerstone of crypto history. To many veterans, he represents the raw, unfiltered ethos of Bitcoin’s early days: radical ...

Trump's blanket pardon for Jan. 6 rioters isn't politically popular, it polls terribly. But he doesn’t care. Trump's a term-limited, 78-year-old man who already has what he wanted most, a ...

The United States president pardoned the founder of the underground illicit drugs marketplace, as part of a raft of sweeping ...

The mastermind behind the “Silk Road” online marketplace that facilitated millions of dollars of drug sales has been given a full and unconditional pardon by US President Donald Trump.

Ross Ulbricht had been sentenced to life in prison in 2015 after a high-profile prosecution, which Trump called "ridiculous" ...