Silk Road 2.0 operated until November 2015 when the alleged owner, Blake "Defcon" Benthall, was detained by police and Silk Road Reloaded, while in operation, requires specialized I2P connectivity ...

The site, which was shut down in 2013 alongside Ulbricht's arrest, was a notorious marketplace for illegal drugs, among other products.

The Silk Road's Dark-Web Dream Is Dead. The Silk Road's libertarian free-trade zone has devolved into a fragmented, less ethical, and far less trusted collection of scam-ridden black markets.

NEW YORK — The trial of the "Silk Road" criminal-trafficking website's alleged operator opened Tuesday with prosecutors calling him a criminal mastermind and the defense team portraying him as ...

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, creator of the Silk Road dark web marketplace. January 21, 2025 9:17 PM ET. Jenna McLaughlin ...

After NCB's Ketamelon bust exposed LSD trafficking via dark web, Kerala Police sharpens cyber patrol to counter illicit trade ...

Silk Road was a notorious dark web marketplace selling illegal drugs, hacking tools and stolen passports during its operation between 2011 and 2013. Ulbricht, ...

In January 2025, a claim circulated that U.S. President Donald Trump had pardoned Ross Ulbricht, who was imprisoned for operating the dark web marketplace Silk Road.. The rumor was true. On Jan ...

Jan. 22 (UPI) --President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening said he issued a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the dark web Silk Road marketplace of illicit drugs."I ...