In a moment that captured global headlines, Ross Ulbricht—founder of the Silk Road—was granted a full and unconditional ...

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 ...

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

Lanchester sees statistics as a product of the same Enlightenment that gave birth to the United States—“numbers created by the state to help it understand itself and ultimately to govern itself.” And ...

In June 2025, Ross Ulbricht, known as “Dread Pirate Roberts”, received a 300 Bitcoin (BTC) donation worth roughly $31 million. The transfer appeared publicly and immediately drew attention ...

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Ross Ulbricht, the former founder of the now-defunct drug trafficking site Silk Road, recently received an anonymous donation of 300 Bitcoins, worth around $31 million, according to reporting from ...

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 ...