Allies of the online drug bazaar’s founder made the case to the president that the two men shared enemies.

Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road darknet marketplace, remains a controversial figure in cryptocurrency history.

Ulbricht operated the anonymous digital marketplace known as Silk Road when law enforcement arrested him. The pardon fulfills ...

United States President Donald Trump has decided to pardon Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the dark-web black market Silk Road, ...

Ulbricht, 40, was about 10 years into his life sentence for helming an online black market where drug dealers, money ...

Ulbricht, who used the nom de plume “Dread Pirate Roberts” to hide his identity, was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison.

Ulbricht operated the anonymous digital marketplace known as Silk Road when law enforcement arrested him. The pardon fulfills ...