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

Ulbricht did not immediately respond to a request for comment made through the Free Ross campaign that advocated for his pardon. AlphaBay, similar to Ulbricht’s Silk Road, was a ...

Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, received 300 BTC in June 2025, worth over $31 million. Blockchain analysis tied the ...

President Donald Trump’s pardons of Capitol rioters and white-collar fraudsters could stop the payment of up to $1.3 billion ...

President Trump’s pardons and clemencies allowed recipients to get out of paying more than $1.3 billion in restitution and fines, according to a review of court records by Democrats on the House ...

Liz Oyer, a longtime Justice Department attorney handling pardons, said Trump's pardons "wiped out over $1 billion in debts ...

A report by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee found that President Trump's executive pardons have come with a price ...

Presidential pardons are meant to serve justice - but under Donald Trump, some became tools for political messaging and ideological reward. From Silk Road architect Ross Ulbricht to violent offenders ...

An auction of Ross Ulbricht’s personal items raised over $1.8M in Bitcoin as collectors bid for pieces of Silk Road history.