President Donald Trump granted a pardon to Silk Road marketplace founder Ross Ulbricht, a promise he made to the cryptocurrency industry during his campaign.

Who is Ross Ulbricht? All about Silk Road online drug kingpin with Princess Bride nickname pardoned by Trump - Prosecutors ...

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 ...

In January 2025, a claim (archived) circulated that U.S. President Donald Trump had pardoned Ross Ulbricht, who was imprisoned for operating the dark web marketplace Silk Road. "I just called the ...

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht expressed his heartfelt gratitude to President Trump on Thursday in his first public remarks since receiving the commander in chief’s pardon that freed him from a life ...

Libertarian activists, who generally oppose criminal drug policies, argued the government overreached in building its case against Ross Ulbricht and the dark web marketplace Silk Road.

Ross Ulbricht, 40, was arrested in 2013 because the dark website he founded facilitated the sale of illicit drugs using cryptocurrency. In early 2015 he was sentenced to two life terms in prison ...

Languages: English. Kentucky Congressional Representative Thomas Massie went on Tim Pool's Timcast IRL podcast to share a letter written to him from now-pardoned Ross Ulbricht that moved him to tears.

In a historic move, Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road marketplace, has been granted a full pardon by President Donald Trump. This monumental decision not only reignites debates about ...

Ross Ulbricht’s full pardon by President Trump marks a monumental victory for Bitcoiners, symbolizing justice for a man who became a beacon for freedom and innovation. This long-awaited moment proves ...

“If you vote for me, on day one, I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht,” Trump told attendees of the Libertarian Party’s convention back in May. Angela McArdle, Libertarian National ...