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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.
Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 for drug trafficking, computer hacking, and money laundering.
The FBI shut down Silk Road in October 2013 and arrested Ulbricht after he allegedly posted his email address online. ... Silk Road acquired nearly a million registered users worldwide, about 30% ...
President Trump announced Tuesday night that he had granted a “full and unconditional” pardon to Ross Ulbricht, founder of the notorious dark website Silk Road. Trump, 78, announced his grant ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 February 2025. 2011–2013 darknet market Silk Road Item description page Type of site Darknet market Available in English Owner Ross Ulbricht (pseudonym Dread Pirate Roberts) URL Old URL: silkroad6ownowfk.onion (defunct) [failed verification] New URL: silkroad7rn2puhj.onion (defunct) [failed ...
James "Jimmy" Zhong (born May 24, 1990) is an American man who was convicted in 2022 for stealing over 51,680 bitcoin (then worth about $620,000; [2] value as of 2023 approximately $3.4 billion [3]) from the online black market Silk Road between 2012 and 2014. [4]
For example, on the Silk Road, it was against the rules to traffic in child pornography. Silk Road 2 did not have such a law, and many later markets have allowed for the sale of anything – even ...
According to security researcher Runa A. Sandvik, Variety Jones joined Silk Road in 2011 as a marijuana seed vendor, opposed to the war on drugs.Working closely with Ross Ulbricht, they were to act as a penetration tester, financial advisor and mentor, and was the person who suggested the "Dread Pirate Roberts" title Ulbricht used.