President Donald Trump has unconditionally pardoned Bitcoin pioneer and creator of dark web marketplace Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht. Fulfilling one of his many campaign promises, Trump announced the pardon in a Truth Social post Tuesday evening,

Bitcoin hit a new high as President Donald Trump made big moves after his inauguration—like freeing Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht.

A presidential pardon for Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht has sent expectations soaring that Trump will follow through on his campaign promise to create a U.S. bitcoin

Bitcoin soars to $108,899 on inauguration day, followed by Ross Ulbricht’s pardon, new SEC crypto regulations, legislative advances by Senator Lummis, and a violent attack on a Ledger wallet founder.

Bitcoin hit a record high above $109,000 on Monday as Donald Trump, who has signaled plans to deregulate the cryptocurrency sector, prepares to be sworn in as US president.

Ulbricht operated the anonymous digital marketplace known as Silk Road when law enforcement arrested him. The pardon fulfills a campaign pledge Trump made to Ulbricht's Libertarian supporters.

Elon Musk said Tuesday he was exploring a presidential pardon for "Bitcoin Jesus," who was arrested last year on fraud and tax evasion charges, after applauding Donald Trump for exonerating the founder of a dark web drug marketplace.

In one of his first actions after starting his second term as US President, Donald Trump has issued a pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the dark web marketplace Silk Road.

President Trump announced that he signed a full pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the Silk Road founder who was sentenced to life in prison.

United States President Donald Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the imprisoned founder of the dark-web black market Silk Road.

Absolutely nothing that Trump did in his first week was bland, businesslike or quietly efficient. It was just one startling, noisy thing after another, which is clearly the way he likes it.

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