President Donald Trump granted a pardon to Silk Road marketplace founder Ross Ulbricht, a promise he made to the cryptocurrency industry during his campaign.

Silk Road, whose founder Ross Ulbricht was recently pardoned by Trump, was the Wild West of early online harm reduction.

For better or for worse, Silk Road has been a fixture in the Bitcoin economy ever since the currency first caught the attention of the mainstream media in early 2011. The service is an online black ...

Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, may attempt to reclaim $6.5 billion in seized Bitcoin after being pardoned by Donald ...

US Marshals miss a deadline to report to Senator Lummis on Silk Road Bitcoin sales, amidst scrutiny over digital asset ...

Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 on charges related to his website, where users could buy and sell drugs and other illegal goods with bitcoin.

Several federal agents involved in the Silk Road investigation were later convicted of corruption, including two who were arrested for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Bitcoin ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for ...

Libertarian activists, who generally oppose criminal drug policies, argued the government overreached in building its case against Ross Ulbricht and the dark web marketplace Silk Road.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for ...