Ulbricht, who was convicted of running an anonymous online drug marketplace, became a hero to crypto-holders everywhere. What ...

Penn State graduate Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison for running Silk Road, a drug marketplace on the dark web that conducted more than US$200 million in illegal drugs trade using bitcoin ...

Until, of course, in 2013 the Silk Road was shut down by FBI agents and Mr Ulbricht, then 29 years old, was arrested in the ...

Ross Ulbricht's life sentence for Silk Road, his regrets, and Trump's controversial pardon. Learn about his rise and fall.

Ross Ulbricht, arrested in 2013, was convicted in 2015 of charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering.