all while using the alias 'Dread Pirate Roberts.' "Make no mistake: Ulbricht was a drug dealer and criminal profiteer who exploited people's addictions and contributed to the deaths of at least ...

Ulbricht, who was convicted of running an anonymous online drug marketplace, became a hero to crypto-holders everywhere. What ...

In a shock decision sparking international outrage, US President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the mastermind behind the notorious Silk Road website – an online black ...

Ross Ulbricht's family are now appealing for donations to support his reintegration into society Silk Road founder Ross ...

Brett Carlsen/Bloomberg via Getty Images In 2015, a 31-year-old yoga enthusiast from Austin named Ross Ulbricht was found guilty of being the online drug kingpin “Dread Pirate Roberts.” ...

When users signed up for the website, which went live in 2011, they were greeted by a message from the founder, “Dread Pirate Roberts”, the hero of the film, explaining how the site worked.

President Trump said Tuesday night that he had given a “full and unconditional” pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an online black market which enabled users to buy and sell ...

"Prosecutors said Ulbricht, who was known online as "Dread Pirate Roberts," founded Silk Road in January 2011.Before it was shut down by law enforcement in October 2013, it emerged as what ...

According to the office, Ulbricht, who was known as "Dread Pirate Roberts" (archived) on Silk Road, created the underground website in January 2011 and oversaw its operation until authorities shut it ...

In 2015, a federal judge sentenced Ulbricht to life in prison for operating Silk Road under the pseudonym "Dread Pirate Roberts." But last May, while on the 2024 campaign trail, Trump promised to ...