Matt Stirn Surrounded by the Himalayas, Ladakh is one of India's most sparsely populated regions (Credit: Matt Stirn) The Silk Road refers to one of the world's largest overland trade routes – a ...

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

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 ...

The Silk Road marketplace, which was only accessible through the Tor network, became one of the most prevalent early commercial uses of Bitcoin. Buyers and sellers traded in illicit drugs ...