Ulbricht, who was convicted of running an anonymous online drug marketplace, became a hero to crypto-holders everywhere. What does his pardon signal for the future of the technology?

Until, of course, in 2013 the Silk Road was shut down by FBI agents and Mr Ulbricht, then 29 years old, was arrested in the science-fiction section of a San Francisco public library. In 2015, after a four-week trial,

President Trump's decision to issue a pardon to Ulbricht came after ongoing pressure from his mother, and from Bitcoin-loving libertarians who regarded h

President Trump has followed through on one of his key campaign promises — at least for those in the crypto community — pardoning the sentence of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. "I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement,

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts welcomed President Trump’s pardoning of Ross Ulbricht, who had been serving a life sentence without parole for running underground drug bazaar Silk Ro

The move fulfilled a long-sought dream of the overlapping libertarian and crypto communities, who Trump courted on the campaign trail last year. "I just called the mother of Ross

Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht has spoken out for the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned him earlier this week.

Elon Musk predicts Trump will pardon Ross Ulbricht, as trading platforms estimate a high probability of fulfilling this promise.

"Donald Trump is a man of his word," the Silk Road founder said in a video published on X hours after release from prison.

Ulbricht's story has long been a lightning rod for discussions around sentencing reform, the ethics of decentralized platforms, and the role of government in regulating the digital frontier. Charles Hoskinson,