Ross Ulbricht

Democratic Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed his clear stance on figures such as Julian Assange and Edward Snowden. What Happened: Kennedy Jr. in an interview with Bitcoin Magazine published on Wednesday vowed to pardon them on his first day in office if elected as president....

A group of crypto investors that describe themselves as “a collective of cypherpunks fighting for the liberation of Julian Assange” has raised over $47 million in Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) for the cause. What Happened: The AssangeDAO – a decentralized autonomous organization...

Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the now-defunct dark web marketplace Silk Road, has caused a commotion on Twitter by announcing an auction of his series of non fungible tokens (NFT). What Happened: A Twitter account operated by a supporter of Ulbricht announced that the auction for the...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, responding to a comment on social media, said that the punishment handed down to convicted darknet market operator Ross Ulbricht seemed a “bit high.” What Happened: Ulbricht is serving a double life sentence for his role in creating the infamous...

The United States Department of Justice has seized Bitcoin worth more than $1 billion associated with the illegal Silk Road marketplace. What Happened: The seized cryptocurrency, about 69,000 bitcoins, belonged to the founder of Silk Road — Ross Ulbricht — who was convicted of...

On Monday, two federal agents involved in the undercover investigation of the bitcoin-based black market, Silk Road, were charged with several offenses including wire fraud and money laundering. The agents, Carl Force and Shaun Bridges appear to have used their roles as undercover officers to...

On Thursday March 5, the U.S. Marshals Service auctioned off around $13.9 million worth of bitcoins seized from Ross Ulbricht during the investigation into the Silk Road black market. The auction attracted 34 bids from 14 bidders, proving that interest in the cryptocurrency isn't dead...