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Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht

Publishing timestamp: 2025-01-22 04:06:16


Summary

President Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, a dark web marketplace that was a hub for illicit drug sales and one of the first real-world applications of bitcoin. Ulbricht had been serving a life sentence without parole since 2015. Trump's decision to align himself with the cryptocurrency community during his 2024 presidential campaign opened a window for Ulbricht's pardon.


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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/21/trump-pardons-silk-road-ross-ulbricht-.html


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