A journey from Xi'an, the birthplace of the Silk Road in China, to Lanzhou in the country's north-west, discovering the legacy of goods like tea and silk, the impact of imported ideas like ...

Law enforcement said Ulbricht created the “most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace” on the internet.

A journey from Xi'an, the birthplace of the Silk Road in China, to Lanzhou in the country's north-west, discovering the legacy of goods like tea and silk, the impact of imported ideas like ...

Ulbricht, 40, had been serving a life sentence on federal drug trafficking charges for setting up the illegal website.

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Fulfilling a campaign promise to libertarians and the bitcoin community, the Silk Road founder's life sentence without parole is now over.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for ...