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He relocated to San Francisco before his capture. Ulbricht may have added a reference to Silk Road on his LinkedIn profile, where he addressed his desire to “use economic theory as a means to end the use of coercion and aggression amongst humanity” and also declared, “I am creating an economic simulation to give people a first-hand experience of what it would be like to live in a world without the systemic use of force.” The End of the Silk RoadĮven though the officials were aware of the presence of Silk Road in the dark web within a few months of its launch, it took over a couple of years for Ulbricht’s identity to be revealed. An associate site, called “The Armoury”, sold weapons (essential firearms) during 2012, but was closed, due to a lack of demand. They also had legal services and products for sales, such as art, apparel, books, jewelry, cigarettes, erotica, and writing services. Besides, as the site evolved, more and more ‘contraband’ products started to be posted. Ulbricht was unable to maintain the website standards that he had initially considered and indeed had eased the policy on forbidding the sale of weapons based on a view that increased firearm regulations were making it more difficult for oneself to buy guns, in contradiction with his libertarian values. On that foundation, products linked to the likes of stolen credit cards, assassinations, weapons of mass destruction and child pornography were banned. Initial listings on Silk Road were to be restricted to products that resulted in ‘victimless crimes’.

It is estimated that in its very short span, over $1 billion transferred through Silk Road, giving Ulbricht a secret fortune of an estimated $28 million at the time of his arrest. His website connected nearly 4,000 drug traders around the world to sell their drugs to more than 100,000 buyers, and could you get you anything you want from fake documents to top-quality heroin. Same like eBay, it would match consumers and dealers, allows both parties to rate each other, and provide products to be delivered directly to customers’ doors through the unsuspecting mail service. Besides, transactions on Silk Road could only be made using bitcoins.įor customers, the main benefit it had over its rivals was that it was trustworthy. How did it work?Īs it operated as a Tor hidden service, users considered communications on Silk Road were entirely anonymous.

Later, each merchant has to give a fixed fee. So, every new seller has to purchase a merchant account in an auction. When it started, there were a limited number of new seller accounts available. It was destined that his marketplace to become the catalyst for a revolution. The project was designed to use Tor and bitcoin.

It was a side project to Good Wagon Books. Ulbricht started his dark web marketplace development in 2010. SilkRoad was first launched in February 2011. Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves narrated a 2015 documentary on the Silk Road legend called Dark Web which chronicles the rise and fall of the black market and its founder.

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It may sound like a Hollywood movie but it is true. If we summarise it, it made Ulbricht a millionaire, and later a convict. He believed everyone should have the right to buy, sell whatever they want as long as they did not harm anyone. It was founded by Ross William Ulbricht (also known as Dread Pirate Roberts) born in Texas, the U.S. Silk Road was an internet black market and the first modern-day darknet market.

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