Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the now-defunct darknet drug market previously known as Silk Road, thanked President Donald Trump for setting him free and hinted at what he has planned for his future in a video posted on social media.
Ulbricht, who was known online by his darknet moniker, “Dread Pirate Roberts,” was arrested in 2013 for his part in developing an online marketplace that connected people selling drugs and committing other illegal acts like money laundering.
It is considered the first modern version of darknet illegal marketplaces, which, over the years, have become more prevalent. Ulbricht was sentenced to life without parole.
Ulbricht’s laptop, from which he did much of the site’s maintenance and creation, is held as an artifact by the FBI alongside other items such as Ted Kaczynski’s cabin, D.B. Cooper’s plane ticket and pieces of the World Trade Center.
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Ulbricht said in a video on X …