News with the tag "Silk road"

We all remember where we were when president Donald Trump stood in front of a large crowd and promised to create a “crypto army” to defeat former president Joe Biden in the presidential race of 2024. It was the start of a revolution. I could not believe my ears. But then Trump took it a step further...

After a spree of enforcement actions against criminal activity, the US stacked an impressive amount of Bitcoin over ten years. Crypto Czar David Sacks argues that selling the confiscated Bitcoins for a pittance has cost US taxpayers a fortune ahead of the planned Crypto Strategic Reserve. America Co...

The possibility of FTX’s co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) being released from prison has arisen again. This comes following his latch ditch political efforts to gain a presidential pardon from Donald Trump. Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks To Gain Favor From Donald Trump Sam Bankman-Fried is looking to get...

Ross Ulbricht, the infamous Silk Road creator, has called for Roger Ver’s release from detention following his arrest in Spain over alleged Bitcoin tax fraud. Ver was arrested in Spain following a U.S. Department of Justice indictment alleging the early Bitcoin (BTC) investor committed various tax v...

The famous Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht wallet has made a costly mistake, losing $12M within seconds. Although profit and losses are common in the industry, this happened with a crypto liquidity blunder on Raydium, taking the crypto community by surprise. Let’s discuss how this happened. Ross Ulb...

Wallets tied to Ross Ulbricht lost around $12m worth of meme coins after accidentally selling them at the wrong price. Since the blunder, the ROSS token is now up more than 700%. According to Arkham , the two wallet addresses are listed on the donation site FreeRoss.org, which is run by the Silk Roa...

In 2011, darknet entrepreneur Ross Ulbricht founded Silk Road — an online marketplace. The website quickly became a hub for illicit and illegal transactions. Ulbricht, also known under the pseudonym ‘Dread Pirate Roberts’, who envisioned Silk Road as a libertarian marketplace that supported buying a...

Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the now-defunct Silk Road online marketplace, is set to share his story in a new documentary. This marks the very first time he has had a direct role in narrating his experience. Known for creating what was dubbed “the Amazon for Drugs,” the Silk Road facilitated hundre...

New reports reveal that an on-chain investigator has raised allegations connecting Vitalik Buterin , the founder of Ethereum, to the $500 million Gatecoin hack in 2016. According to the crypto sleuth, Buterin’s Ethereum Foundation was allegedly transferring funds to the Gatecoin hackers’ primary wal...

Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road marketplace issued his first public statement following President Donald Trump’s full pardon. During his online video message, Ulbricht expressed deep appreciation for Trump and praised him as someone who delivers on his promises. After his release from de...