r/SilkRoad
41k members
r/silkroad is a subreddit with 41k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses silk road, ross ulbricht, sex, drugs, and bitcoin.
A community for discussion of the history of & research on the now-defunct darknet markets Silk Road 1 & 2, and topics such as arrests of their users, Ross Ulbricht's legal case, the status of Blake Benthall, privacy etc.
Post non-SR reviews, crypto or anonymity, or specific site questions to their respective subreddits. Noobs please check out our FAQ/sidebar before posting, as well as /r/DarkNetMarketsNOOBS. Attempts to purchase or or offer for sale product is *strictly* forbidden.
Popular Themes in r/SilkRoad
#1
News
: "Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace"
16 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "http://www.sudarshansilk.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Soft+Silk+Sarees - Buy Soft Silk Sarees India - Sudarshansilk.com"
7 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "SR1 Questions"
5 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "High Ticket Affiliate Programs that create top paying commissions"
3 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "Ross Ulbricht Should Be Freed Immediately. #Freeross"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/SilkRoad
#1
Silk Road
: "Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace"
105 posts
#2
Ross Ulbricht
: "Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace"
43 posts
#3
Sex
24 posts
#4
Drugs
: ""After admitting to new crime [another theft from SR1], ex-Secret Service agent Shaun Bridges sentenced to 2 years""
23 posts
#5
Bitcoin
: ""Dark Web Vendor of Illegal Narcotics [“dragoncove”/“originaldragoncove”/“theoriginaldragoncove”] Indicted for Distributing Heroin and Cocaine in Exchange for Bitcoin", DoJ (SR, AlphaBay, Dream, Wall Street)"
19 posts
#6
Vendor
: "Hosted Silkroad Archive"
17 posts
#7
Arrest
13 posts
#8
Silkroad
13 posts
#9
Sarees
: "Designer Silk Sarees Bangladesh.France - Pure Silk Sarees Online Shopping Bangladesh.France - Sudarshansilk.com"
12 posts
#10
Dark Web
: ""Dark Web Vendor of Illegal Narcotics [“dragoncove”/“originaldragoncove”/“theoriginaldragoncove”] Indicted for Distributing Heroin and Cocaine in Exchange for Bitcoin", DoJ (SR, AlphaBay, Dream, Wall Street)"
11 posts
Flair Used in r/SilkRoad
#1
SR1
: "Trump Pardons Ross Ulbricht, Creator of Silk Road Drug Marketplace"
38 posts
#2
SR2
: "Silk Road 2.0 Admin Blake Benthall (Defcon) May Only Be Prosecuted For Tax Crimes After Cooperating with Feds"
6 posts
#3
SR1, SR2
: ""Feds Arrest an Alleged $336M Bitcoin-Laundering Kingpin: The alleged administrator of Bitcoin Fog kept the dark web service running for 10 years before the IRS caught up with him""
2 posts
Member Growth in r/SilkRoad
Yearly
+458 members(1.1%)
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Last updated: August 5, 2026