When Ross Ulbricht received a $31 million bitcoin donation last weekend from an unknown source, many observers saw it as more than a very nice welcome-home gift. Rumors swirled that the creator of ...

Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, received 300 BTC in June 2025, worth over $31 million. Blockchain analysis tied the donation to old AlphaBay darknet wallets. The donor’s identity remains ...

A crypto wallet tied to the defunct darknet market Alphabay was behind a 300 Bitcoin donation to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, Chainalysis told WIRED.

Ross Ulbricht—who was serving a life sentence over a conviction for running a dark web illicit drug market before being ...

During Ross Ulbricht’s trial, federal prosecutors alleged that Silk Road facilitated more than $200 million worth of drug sales through its hidden services on the dark web. They also accused him ...

A crypto wallet tied to the defunct dark web marketplace Alphabay was reportedly behind the donation of $31 million worth of Bitcoin to Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht, according to blockchain ...

How crypto investigator ZachXBT exposed the source of 300 BTC sent to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, using advanced tracing methods.

One of the funnier examples of terrible opsec in the court documents was the claim he'd asked a question on Stack Overflow ...

The US Justice Department revealed the identity theft number along with one arrest and a crackdown on “laptop farms” that ...

In Forbes Liam Wright, editor-in-chief of Cryptoslate, says: “The current inflation rate for bitcoin stands around 0.84%, whereas the most recent US inflation data for May came in at 3.4%.” The only ...