The site, which was shut down in 2013 alongside Ulbricht's arrest, was a notorious marketplace for illegal drugs, among other products.

Ross Ulbricht is the founder of Silk Road, which was an online dark web marketplace. He is 40 years old. He has an X account with more than 280,000 followers as of Wednesday morning that has been ...

Ross Ulbricht—who was serving a life sentence over a conviction for running a dark web illicit drug market before being ...

Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Creator of Silk Road Dark Web Marketplace. Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for drug trafficking, computer hacking, and money laundering. By Charisma Madarang.

Fireship. Dark web PHP dev Ross Ulbricht released from prison! Posted: May 20, 2025 | Last updated: June 15, 2025. Ross Ulbricht received a presidential pardon for his crimes related to the Silk Road.

When Ross Ulbricht received a $31 million bitcoin donation last weekend from an unknown source, many observers saw it as more than a very nice welcome-home gift. Rumors swirled that the creator of ...

In January 2025, a claim circulated that U.S. President Donald Trump had pardoned Ross Ulbricht, who was imprisoned for operating the dark web marketplace Silk Road.. The rumor was true. On Jan ...

Jan. 22 (UPI) --President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening said he issued a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the dark web Silk Road marketplace of illicit drugs.

In 2011, Ross Ulbricht, who went by his pseudonym Dread Pirate Roberts, created Silk Road, the first-of-its-kind online marketplace on the dark web, which allowed users to anonymously buy all ...