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

Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, a first of its kind in the modern era, thanked President Donald Trump for setting him free and hinted at what he has planned for his future.

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 ...

Donald Trump pardoned the creator of the world’s first dark-web drug market, who is now a libertarian cause célèbre in some parts of the crypto community.

Ross Ulbricht ... have become more prevalent. Ulbricht was sentenced to life without parole. Ulbricht's laptop, from which he did much of the site's maintenance and creation, is held as an ...

A little over 11 years and three months ago, Ross Ulbricht was arrested in the science fiction section of a public library in San Francisco, caught with his laptop still logged in to the Silk Road ...

Ross Ulbricht ... have become more prevalent. Ulbricht was sentenced to life without parole. Ulbricht's laptop, from which he did much of the site's maintenance and creation, is held as ...