Ross Ulbricht, the mastermind behind Silk Road, a notorious online black market, has received a full pardon from Donald Trump.
Ulbricht created Silk Road in 2011, which operated on the dark web until its demise in 2013.
What made Silk Road groundbreaking was its use of Bitcoin for anonymous transactions, making it the first major marketplace of its kind
As the founder of Silk Road, Ulbricht's platform became a hub for illicit activities, including drug sales, generating over $200 million in revenue.
However, his success was short-lived, as he was arrested in 2013 and later convicted of various charges, including drug distribution, conspiracy, and money laundering
Ulbricht's pardon comes after years of advocacy from libertarian groups n cryptocurrency supporters, who viewed his life sentence as a symbol of government overreach.
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