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

The self-declared "pro-crypto president" Donald Trump pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht on Tuesday. Ulbricht, 40, was about 10 years into his life sentence for helming an online black ...

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.

On the campaign trail, incoming US president Donald Trump vowed to release Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht from prison if reelected. Will he keep his word?

Ross Ulbricht, the founder of dark web marketplace Silk Road who was sentenced to life in prison in 2015, is now anxiously waiting for President-elect Donald Trump to make good on his promise to ...

Why Was Ulbricht Arrested? Ross Ulbricht was arrested in October 2013 at a San Francisco library, where he was caught red-handed while logged into the Silk Road as an administrator.

Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 for drug trafficking, computer hacking, and money laundering.

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of online drug market Silk Road Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 on charges related to his website, where users could buy and sell drugs and ...

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.

The founder of dark web market Silk Road, jailed for life and pardoned by President Trump, is auctioning off belongings from his prison past. Ross Ulbricht’s prison clothes are on display like a ...