- Elon Musk stated that President Donald Trump will pardon Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht.
- Trump had promised during his election campaign to pardon the founder of Silk Road, which utilized a Bitcoin payment system.
- Silk Road was created in 2011, and Ulbricht is currently serving a sentence after being convicted of money laundering.
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President Donald Trump is expected to soon pardon the founder of the dark web-based online market, Silk Road.
On the 21st (local time), Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, stated on X (formerly Twitter) that "President Trump will pardon Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road."
Previously, in May of last year, Trump had promised to pardon Ross Ulbricht if he succeeded in his re-election campaign. Meanwhile, Ulbricht founded Silk Road in 2011, which operated with a Bitcoin payment system under the name 'Dread Pirate Roberts.' In 2015, he was convicted on multiple charges related to the operation of Silk Road, including money laundering, by a U.S. federal court and is currently serving his sentence.
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