Ulbricht, who was convicted of running an anonymous online drug marketplace, became a hero to crypto-holders everywhere. What does his pardon signal for the future of the technology?

Bitcoiners celebrate as the pardon came hours after Senator Rand Paul sent a compelling letter to the White House.

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is free after President Donald Trump pardoned him. But who is he and what did he do?

Wallets belonging to Ross Ulbricht, the imprisoned creator of the illegal drug marketplace Silk Road, were discovered on Wednesday, containing as many as 430 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) unmoved for over 13 years.

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

Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road darknet marketplace, remains a controversial figure in cryptocurrency history. While his role in revolutionising Bitcoin’s use has long been debated, recent developments have brought his name back into the spotlight.

Bitcoin is up nearly 5% after Donald Trump granted a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of darkweb marketplace Silk Road.

Ross Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances.

Fulfilling a campaign promise to libertarians and the bitcoin community, the Silk Road founder's life sentence without parole is now over.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for running an underground online marketplace where drug dealers and others conducted more than $200 million in illicit trade using bitcoin.

Elon Musk and two prominent libertarians have said Donald Trump's team has confirmed Ross Ulbricht will be freed as early as this week, seemingly affecting Bitcoin's price positively.

Donald Trump granted me a full pardon. I was doing life without parole and I was locked up for more than 11 years. But he let me out. I'm a free man now. So let it be known that Donald Trump is a man of his word,