But the Silk Road, one of the first and most notorious dark web markets, soon spiralled into a criminal empire worth millions, transforming its founder Ross Ulbricht into a ruthless cybercriminal ...

The FBI described Silk Road as a "digital bazaar" for illegal goods and services that buyers and sellers accessed through Tor — a network designed to conceal its users' identity and location.

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for ... BITCOIN PAYMENTS His arrest brought to an end what prosecutors ...