Seized Silk Road Bitcoin to Clear Ross Ulbricht's $183M Debt
A court filing reveals that bitcoin seized in 2020 will be used to repay the Silk Road founder's debt to the U.S. government.
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Apr 22, 2022 at 3:19 p.m. UTC
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Federal Court Dismisses Ross Ulbricht Lawsuit
Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons after being barred from using a prison email system to communicate with his family, claim...
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Dec 20, 2021 at 8:31 p.m. UTC
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ConstitutionDAO Raising Funds for Free Ross Movement
ConstitutionDAO, the group that raised $47 million last month to buy a copy of the U.S. Constitution but failed, is now pledging funds for the Free Ross Movement. The Free Ros...
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Dec 3, 2021 at 8:36 p.m. UTC
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Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht, Who Proved the Case for Bitcoin, Can Do So for NFTs
Ulbricht’s NFT project could be a sea change for credibly neutral charity efforts.
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Dec 3, 2021 at 5:48 p.m. UTC
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Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Announces NFT Auction
“The Hash” team reacts to Ross Ulbricht, the controversial founder of the Silk Road Darknet marketplace, announcing he will auction off his NFT collection beginning Thursday o...
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Dec 1, 2021 at 7:59 p.m. UTC
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Crypto News Roundup for Oct. 27, 2021
With crypto markets taking a breather and a look at how a jail-first approach to disruptive coders isn’t great, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
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Oct 27, 2021 at 3:21 p.m. UTC
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Mother of ‘Silk Road’ Founder Ross Ulbricht Continues to Plead His Case
Found guilty of seven charges including money laundering, conspiracy to traffic narcotics and computer hacking, the controversial founder of the Silk Road Darknet marketplace...
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Oct 22, 2021 at 2:39 p.m. UTC
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Put America’s Geeks to Work, Don’t Cage Them
If the U.S. wants to beat China and Russia in cyberspace, we’ll need help from our nerds – even those with criminal pasts, writes the mother of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht...
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Oct 18, 2021 at 8:44 p.m. UTC
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Silk Road's Ulbricht Being Considered for Pardon by Trump: Report
The White House Counsel's office reported to be reviewing the case documents for the convicted Silk Road operator.
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Dec 16, 2020 at 2:10 a.m. UTC
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US Seized More Than $1B in Silk Road–Linked Bitcoins, Seeks Forfeiture
The seizure on Tuesday, tied to the Silk Road marketplace, is reported to be the largest the U.S. has ever done.
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Nov 5, 2020 at 4:46 p.m. UTC
Nov 5, 2020