Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht: ‘Why Defend A Murderer?’
Ross Ulbricht, sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for creating the darknet market Silk Road, is free. Ulbricht is a freedom fighter to some, and a…
US Government Preparing to Sell 30,000 Silk Road Bitcoin, On-Chain Data Shows
Today, the US government sent a transaction that appears to indicate it may be on the verge of liquidating the remaining Bitcoin it confiscated from the online marketplace Silk Road.…
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Silk Road Hacker Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Wire Fraud
On April 14, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the Southern District of New York revealed that the hacker responsible for the Silk Road marketplace breach had been sentenced…
The US Government Sold Nearly 10,000 Silk Road Bitcoin
Uncle Sam made off with more than $215 million this month as it began to liquidate portions of seized bitcoin. The United States government has been selling bitcoin confiscated from…
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4 Years After the 2017 Law Enforcement Takedown, Alphabay Is Once Again the King of Darknet Markets
Following the demise of the largest darknet marketplace (DNM) in mid-July 2017, the underground market Alphabay returned in August 2021, and during the last year, Alphabay has managed to once…
Silk Road Was The Darknet Market Testing Ground For Bitcoin
Silk Road showed people that bitcoin could be effectively used as a medium of exchange on an open marketplace. This is an opinion editorial by Jacob Kozhipatt, a YouTuber and…
While Others Go Free, Ross Ulbricht Faces Excessive Prison Time
It is reasonable to demand that justice be applied equally throughout society. Ross Ulbricht should not die in prison when many powerful criminals live free. This is an opinion editorial…
Block By Block: Facing Life In Prison, Bitcoin’s Resilience Inspires Me
“Through the rise and fall of Silk Road, through the relentless years of my incarceration … Bitcoin keeps going.” This is an opinion editorial by Ross Ulbricht, the founder of…
A Decade Later, Ross Ulbricht’s Silk Road Sentencing Demonstrates The Government’s Fear Of Bitcoin
Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht’s excessive 2013 sentencing betrays the U.S. government’s fear of Bitcoin and dollar competition. This is an opinion editorial by Aaron Daniel, an appellate attorney and author…
Bitcoin Is Losing Favor On Darknet Markets
A deep dive into how Bitcoin’s lack of privacy and, by extension, its insufficient fungibility has led to its loss of market share in darknet markets. If you wanted to…