A Georgia property developer who, a decade ago, stole about 50,000 bitcoin from cybercrime dark web site Silk Road pleaded guilty Friday to wire fraud, leading federal prosecutors Monday to request ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for running an underground online marketplace where drug dealers and others ...

The transfer could spark selling pressure in the market as it indicates that the U.S. government is preparing to sell or has already sold the assets.

Ulbricht, 40, was sentenced in 2015 for running the darknet platform Silk Road, which was used as an online black market for illegal drugs and other products purchased and sold using cryptocurrency.

President Trump on Tuesday granted a pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road drug marketplace and a cult hero in the cryptocurrency and libertarian worlds.

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

The Silk Road site was set up by Ulbricht in 2011 on the dark web, ... It did not accept cash or credit cards; users had to pay with cryptocurrency, such as bitcoin.

Ross Ulbricht was previously convicted for operating Silk Road, an online black market that utilized Bitcoin for transactions, and was sentenced in 2015. He was pardoned by former US President Donald ...

Ross Ulbricht, Pardoned Silk Road Founder, to Speak Out in Surprise Documentary (Exclusive) ‘Console Wars’ duo Jonah Tulis and Blake J. Harris have conducted more than 60 hours of interviews ...