Donald Trump pardoned the creator of the world’s first dark-web drug market, who is now a libertarian cause célèbre in some parts of the crypto community.

Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the now-defunct darknet ... Ulbricht was sentenced to life without parole. Ulbricht's laptop, from which he did much of the site's maintenance and creation, is ...

In January 2025, a claim (archived) circulated that U.S. President Donald Trump had pardoned Ross Ulbricht, who was imprisoned for operating the dark web marketplace Silk Road. "I just called the ...

Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the now-defunct darknet ... Ulbricht was sentenced to life without parole. Ulbricht's laptop, from which he did much of the site's maintenance and creation ...

Because law enforcement had arrested him with his laptop open, they had access to ... entries corresponded to OKCupid messages tied to Ross Ulbricht’s real identity.

DONALD Trump's first day back in office saw him sign an unconditional pardon for Silk Road creator Ross ... to Ulbricht who was then identified as a suspect. After seizing his laptop, the FBI ...

The FBI seized 144,336 bitcoins from a shared digital wallet on Ulbricht's laptop. They were sold in a series of auctions generating proceeds worth $48.2 million. Ross Ulbricht was convicted on ...