Jan 22, 2025 · In a landmark decision that sent waves through the Bitcoin community, President Donald Trump has granted a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road darknet marketplace. Delivered on January 21, 2025—one day later than his campaign promise—this pardon goes beyond merely commuting Ulbricht’s sentence.

In 2021, Ulbricht's prosecutors and defense agreed that Ulbricht would relinquish any ownership of a newly discovered fund of 50,676 Bitcoin (worth nearly $5.35 billion in 2025) seized from a hacker in November 2021. [79]

6 days ago · “And Ross has, in the past, apologized because he’s not certain—nor am I—whether Silk Road was a net positive for bitcoin.” But freeing Ulbricht remained a big issue for libertarians ...

Jan 23, 2025 · The Coins · Bitcoin. Crypto crime lord Ross Ulbricht gets a pardon—but his fortune is gone after the U.S. auctioned off his Bitcoins in 2014 for just $334 each. BY Jeff John Roberts.

Jan 23, 2025 · You may have heard of Ross Ulbricht and how President Donald Trump just pardoned him. But who is he, and what’s it got to do with Bitcoin ? For years, the crypto community had been calling for Ulbricht to be freed after a …

Jan 23, 2025 · Fortune sent an email to an address posted on the Ulbricht family’s Free Ross page, asking whether Ulbricht has additional Bitcoin or if he plans to file a legal claim to reverse the forfeiture ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road, the very first dark-web drug-trading network, certainly was. ... Carl Mark Force IV, who was using his knowledge of the case to extort bitcoin from Mr ...

Jan 22, 2025 · A Bitcoin pioneer, Mr. Ulbricht, 40, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2015, after he was convicted on charges that included distributing narcotics on the internet.

Apr 22, 2022 · Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht will see his $183 million debt wiped out following the seizure of $3 billion in bitcoin connected to an unnamed Silk Road hacker, according to a court filing. In...

Apr 22, 2022 · In a twist, a massive trove of stolen bitcoins will repay the dark web market creator's $183 million restitution. Ross Ulbricht, the convicted creator of the legendary Silk Road dark web market...