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

A wallet linked to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of illegal drug marketplace Silk Road, received over $30 million in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) on Saturday, sparking intrigue among the cryptocurrency ...

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

Ross Ulbricht, formerly known online by the pseudonym "Dread Pirate Roberts" (a nod to the novel "The Princess Bride"), is known today as the founder of the Silk Road marketplace, a former site on the ...

Ross Ulbricht, the former founder of the now-defunct drug trafficking site Silk Road, recently received an anonymous donation of 300 Bitcoins, worth around $31 million, according to reporting from ...

“Freedom, decentralization and unity,” said Ross. “Stay true to these principles and the future is ours.” Ross Ulbricht’s Journey: From Life Sentence to Presidential Pardon. Ross Ulbricht became a ...

Ross Ulbricht, creator of the online marketplace Silk Road, speaks at the Bitcoin Conference at the Venetian Convention & Expo Center on May 29, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A crypto wallet tied to the defunct darknet market Alphabay was behind a 300 Bitcoin donation to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, Chainalysis told WIRED.

Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, received 300 BTC in June 2025, worth over $31 million. Blockchain analysis tied the donation to old AlphaBay darknet wallets.