Alford, who first uncovered the identity of Silk Road boss Ross Ulbricht using Google searches ... This is just some guy behind a computer,’” Alford had said to himself, according to The ...

The website he created, the Silk Road, essentially functioned like an Amazon for illegal drugs. By using encryption and Bitcoin, buyers and sellers could exchange information without ever ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht ... conducted more than $200 million US in illicit trade using bitcoin. The Republican president made good on ...