Ross Ulbricht

Ross Ulbricht is best known as the creator of anonymous darknet marketplace, Silk Road, in 2011. Ulbricht operated the hidden Tor-based service until his FBI arrest in 2013. Silk Road’s association with bitcoin payments (and subsequent news coverage) is often viewed by the crypto community as an unfortunate reflection on digital currencies as a whole.

Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison without parole, a punishment that has been criticized for its harshness and deemed “wildly unfair” by human rights organizations.

Evidence seized from Ulbricht’s laptop was highly incriminating. Although he was not formally charged with murder-for-hire, it was found that he did in fact try to hire hitmen for the murders of five people. As a result, the judge took this under consideration during his sentencing.

Ross Ulbricht in the News

The US Government announced they seized the 69k BTC in collaboration with Chainalysis

2020/11/06

69,370 BTC tied to the Silk Road are moved

2020/11/04

Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road, sentenced to double life imprisonment + 40 years

2015/05/29

Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road, found guilty on all 7 charges

2015/02/05

Charlie Shrem sentenced to two years in prison for his involvement with Silk Road

2014/12/19

BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem is arrested for money laundering

2014/01/27

Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road is arrested

2013/10/01

Interviews with Ross Ulbricht

2021-08-17: What Does It Mean To Lose Your Freedom? | Ross Ulbricht - Audio Interview | REIMAGINE v10.0 #51

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