{"id":31370,"date":"2024-05-26T13:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T13:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/trump-promises-to-free-silk-road-creator-ross-ulbricht-if-re-elected\/"},"modified":"2024-05-26T13:33:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T13:33:02","slug":"trump-promises-to-free-silk-road-creator-ross-ulbricht-if-re-elected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/trump-promises-to-free-silk-road-creator-ross-ulbricht-if-re-elected\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump promises to free Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht if re-elected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-article-image  -mt-24  mb-8  lg:-mt-32  rounded  overflow-hidden\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2024\/05\/donald-trump-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2024\/05\/donald-trump-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2024\/05\/donald-trump-smartcrop-750x375.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2024\/05\/donald-trump-smartcrop-363x181.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                    <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trump pledged to free Ross Ulbricht should he win the upcoming US presidential election.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ulbricht is the creator of the defunct marketplace Silk Road and is currently serving a life sentence.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former US president Donald J. Trump has pledged to release Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht should he be re-elected as president of the United States in the upcoming elections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The former US president is seeking re-election and has over the past several months made a massive impression on the crypto community. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now one of his election pledges is that he will commute Ulbricht\u2019s sentence as soon as he takes office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIf you vote for me, on day one I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht to a sentence of time served,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v4v2xa9-live-president-trump-addresses-libertarian-national-convention-in-d.c.-5252.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> in remarks made at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, D.C on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whos is Ross Ulbricht?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ross Ulbricht, aka Dread Pirate Roberts, created Silk Road in 2011 and operated the darknet marketplace until October 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">US law enforcement accused Ulbricht of running an online criminal enterprise among other charges. Prosecution stated that Silk Road had enabled the sale and purchase of more than $200 million worth of illegal drugs and other illicit goods and services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In total, he faced seven counts, including conspiracy to launder money, narcotics trafficking and computer hacking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Following his arrest in October 2013, Ulbricht was found guilty on all seven counts in 2015. The court sentenced him two life terms and a separate 40 years without the possibility of parole.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many have criticised Ulbricht\u2019s treatment and sentence and <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/free-ross-petition-50000-signatures\/\">calls for his release<\/a> continue across the crypto community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHe\u2019s already served 11 years, [and] we\u2019re gonna get him home,\u201d he added as the audience exploded in cheers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trump wants US to lead in crypto innovation<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As well as this promise, Trump has asserted that his administration, if elected, will support the crypto industry and make the US the global leader.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOur country must be the leader in the field. There is no second place,\u201d he wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112503319133425856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truth Social<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trump is also in support of crypto self-custody, noting that a vote from the over 50 million Americans holding crypto today will be a vote to \u201ckeep Elizabeth Warren and her goons away\u201d from people\u2019s Bitcoin. Trump will also not allow a US central bank digital currency (CBDC).<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/trump-promises-to-free-silk-road-creator-ross-ulbricht-if-re-elected\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Crypto News, Altcoin News and Cryptocurrency Comparison ) Trump pledged to free Ross Ulbricht should he win the upcoming US presidential election. Ulbricht is the creator of the defunct marketplace Silk Road and is currently serving a life sentence. Former US president Donald J. 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