The Silk Road, spanning over 4,000 miles and connecting the East and West, was one of history’s most important trade routes. It wasn’t just a path for exchanging silk, spices, and goods but ...

Silk Road, whose founder Ross Ulbricht was recently pardoned by Trump, was the Wild West of early online harm reduction.

Experts reveal that merchants brought domestic cats to China via the Silk Road, supported by new DNA research on ancient cat ...

Renowned for their sense of commerce and diplomacy along the Silk Road from Antiquity to the High Middle Ages, the Sogdians ...

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

Law enforcement alleged Ulbricht “deliberately” operated Silk Road as an “online criminal marketplace” and enabled users to trade illegal drugs anonymously. At least six drug overdose ...

The now-defunct marketplace allowed users to anonymously trade drugs and other illegal goods and services in near-total secrecy using bitcoin. According to the indictment, Silk Road acquired ...

Its conclusions would be influenced, in part, by testimonies from families who had lost loved ones after purchasing goods traded on Silk Road. The prosecution, moreover, would allege that Ulbricht ...