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Mother of 'Silk Road' Founder Ross Ulbricht Continues to Plead His Case

Found guilty of seven charges including money laundering, conspiracy to traffic narcotics and computer hacking, the controversial founder of the Silk Road Darknet marketplace Ross Ulbricht is currently serving a double life sentence plus 40 years, without the possibility of parole. Ross Ulbricht Defense CEO Lyn Ulbricht discusses her son's case and why she thinks his sentences could've been different.

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Put America’s Geeks to Work, Don’t Cage Them

If the U.S. wants to beat China and Russia in cyberspace, we’ll need help from our nerds – even those with criminal pasts, writes the mother of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht.

Lyn Ulbricht, mother of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Silk Road's Ulbricht Being Considered for Pardon by Trump: Report

The White House Counsel's office reported to be reviewing the case documents for the convicted Silk Road operator.

Convicted Silk Road operator Ross William Ulbricht

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US Seized More Than $1B in Silk Road–Linked Bitcoins, Seeks Forfeiture

The seizure on Tuesday, tied to the Silk Road marketplace, is reported to be the largest the U.S. has ever done.

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Nearly $1B in Bitcoin Moves From Wallet Linked to Silk Road

A wallet possibly belonging to early dark net market Silk Road moved almost $1 billion worth of bitcoin early on Wednesday.

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Markets

Silk Road Programmer Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements

Michael Weigand faces a five-year maximum sentence for hiding his role with Silk Road from investigators.

Alert placed on the Silk Road 2.0's homepage following its seizure by the U.S. government and European law enforcement.

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New York Regulator Hires Former IRS Silk Road Investigator as General Counsel

The New York Department of Financial Services has appointed former IRS Criminal Investigations head Richard Weber as its new general counsel.

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Listen to Elon Musk's Latest EDM Beats on the CoinDesk Crypto Roundup

We've got the 'hawt' new single from Tesla CEO Elon Musk and as bitcoin ends its best January ever, traders eye a price move above the psychological level of $10,000.

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