President Donald Trump carried through on another campaign promise, issuing a presidential pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the underground website Silk Road. But why did he do it?

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

United States President Donald Trump declared a pardon for the founder of the underground illicit drugs marketplace Silk Road as part of a raft of sweeping announcements during the first two days ...

Ross Ulbricht-associated wallets lost $12 million due to errors while providing liquidity for the fan-made ROSS meme coin on Raydium.

Ulbricht was given two life sentences, plus 40 years for running a site that allegedly facilitated $183m in drug sales.

"He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!" The Texas-born Silk Road creator operated the darknet marketplace under the pseudonym Dread Pirate Roberts, alluding to The Princess ...

Ridiculous!” For close to two and a half years after Ulbricht created the Silk Road in 2011, the dark-web site facilitated the sale of vast amounts of narcotics, as well as counterfeit documents ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a full and unconditional pardon of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the anonymous marketplace website Silk Road, which the president promised to do "on Day 1 ...

President Trump on Tuesday pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the infamous dark web exchange Silk Road, which was best known as a once-thriving online marketplace for illegal drugs.

US President Donald Trump says he has signed a full and unconditional pardon for Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the dark web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold. Ulbricht was convicted ...

President Trump announced Tuesday that he signed a full pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the Silk Road founder who was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of running the dark web ...