Ross Ulbricht was born in 1984 and made a name for himself in the darknet world by creating Silk Road, a well-known marketplace that traded in both legal and illegal goods and services, including drugs and weapons, using cryptocurrency. Ulbricht was a Texas native who studied physics at the University of Texas at Dallas and later earned a master's degree in material science from Pennsylvania State University. Silk Road was launched in 2011, with Ulbricht operating under the name "Dread Pirate Ro
