Dread Pirate Roberts

Silk Road Operator Ross Ulbricht Seeks New Trial in Appeal

The defense for Ross Ulbricht, the convicted operator of the now-defunct dark market Silk Road, is pushing for a new trial.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 January 2016

$18 Million Worth of Silk Road Bitcoin to be Sold By US Government

The US government is to auction off roughly 30,000 bitcoins appropriated from the Silk Road online black market.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 June 2014
Crime

Pirate Treasure Resurfaces at Bitcoin’s First Academic Workshop

The first academic workshop to feature peer-reviewed research on bitcoin included a hunt for Dread Pirate Roberts’ lost coins.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 March 2014
Crime

Why reports of bitcoin’s death are greatly exaggerated

The bitcoin world has been in a whirlwind the past few days. How was the bitcoin price impacted?

Policy & regulation  ·  4 October 2013