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Ross Ulbricht

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American founder and administrator of the illicit online marketplace the Silk Road

United StatesArtistsBorn 1984 · age 42
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Fame63.0
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Ross William Ulbricht is an American cybercriminal who created and operated Silk Road, the first modern darknet market, from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. Silk Road was an online marketplace that facilitated the trade in narcotics and other illegal products and services. Sales were anonymous, using bitcoin.

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The Glen Park branch of the San Francisco Public Library, where Ulbricht was arrested by the Federal Bureau of InvestigationThe Glen Park branch of the San Francisco Public Library, where Ulbricht was arrested by the Federal Bureau of InvestigationImage placed on Silk Road after seizure by the FBIImage placed on Silk Road after seizure by the FBIUlbricht in 2025Ulbricht in 2025

Awards 1

Eagle Scout

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Sam WaltonAlso won Eagle ScoutClive CusslerAlso won Eagle ScoutKris KobachAlso won Eagle ScoutLouis ZamperiniAlso won Eagle ScoutJoe CunninghamAlso won Eagle ScoutPaul TherouxAlso won Eagle Scout

About this person

Ross William Ulbricht is an American cybercriminal who created and operated Silk Road, the first modern darknet market, from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. Silk Road was an online marketplace that facilitated the trade in narcotics and other illegal products and services. Sales were anonymous, using bitcoin. It operated as a hidden service on the Tor network. Ulbricht ran the site under the pseudonym "Dread Pirate Roberts" after the fictional character from The Princess Bride.

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United States
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Dates
Born 1984 · age 42
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