Ulbricht had a theory: that violent drug cartels would have no chance sustaining themselves in a free market environment where the state did ... another Silk Road user, whom he believed to be a drug ...

The Uzbekistan government is on an ambitious tourism drive – but is sparring with heritage experts over how to protect its ...

As an archaeologist enamored with mountain history, I needed to learn more, so two years later, I found myself on the Zoji La in the footsteps of Silk Road traders who, like us, hoped to make it ...

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Some reports previously suggested that Trump was sympathetic to the Free Ross campaign and had considered clemency for the Silk Road founder in 2020. Why did Bitcoin supporters advocate for ...

Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, a first of its kind in the modern era, thanked President Donald Trump for setting him ...

“Silk Road was a phenomenon,” says co-director Tulis. “But there are many misconceptions about what it was and who Ross really is. Our film is a no-holds-barred look at what really happened ...

It looks like he might have stolen about $350,000 ... "I didn't start the Silk Road, my predecessor did," he told the Forbes journalist, who pressed to ask if he wrote the comments in the ...

Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the now-defunct darknet drug market previously known as Silk Road, thanked President ... and committing other illegal acts like money laundering.