Trump signs executive order pardoning Silk Road founder
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pardoning Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road. He explained on the social media platform Truth Social that “the people who worked to convict Ross were the same people who attacked me.” Trump said at the Bitcoin 2024 conference held in July last year that he would pardon Ulbricht. Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison plus 40 years and is currently serving his sentence.