Trump Just Pardoned The Biggest Internet Criminal...
Source: YouTube · SomeOrdinaryGamers · published Jan 23, 2025 · 24:56
Donald Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, founder of the Silk Road dark web marketplace, fulfilling a promise to libertarian supporters 0:34.
Key Takeaways:
• Silk Road was an anonymous marketplace facilitating illegal goods and services, processing over 9.5 million Bitcoin in transactions 2:10-2:56
• Ulbricht was arrested after using his real email address to advertise Silk Road online 8:02-8:10
• Evidence suggested Ulbricht attempted to hire hitmen from the Hell's Angels to eliminate blackmailer threats 13:02-13:37
• Despite originally serving two life sentences, Ulbricht was freed after Trump granted a full pardon 0:34-0:47
• Silk Road was pivotal in establishing Bitcoin's first major use case for illegal transactions 6:00-6:18
The pardon remains controversial given Ulbricht's alleged involvement in murder-for-hire plots 21:34-22:11.
Sources:
- 0:34 Trump's pardon of Ross Ulbricht
- 2:10-2:56 Silk Road marketplace overview
- 8:02-8:10 How Ulbricht was caught
- 13:02-13:37 Murder-for-hire allegations
- 6:00-6:18 Silk Road's impact on Bitcoin
- 21:34-22:11 Controversy over the pardon
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hello guys and girls me mudahar and ladies and gentlemen I'm not going to jump into the magical world of politics but if you're looking at the title something massive is actually happened now Donald Trump got elected into the US Presidency and his first like day has been pretty massive we're talking over a thousand pardons we're talking executive orders out the Wazoo but one thing that is really important to me in my channel CU I talk about cyber security I talk about the dark web I talk about crazy criminal sh nanigans and spooky aspects of the internet one of those is Donald Trump going I just called the mother of Ross William albd to let her know that in honor of her and the libertarian movement which supported me so strongly it was my pleasure to have just signed a full and uncondition…