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Reason

A $31 million Bitcoin donation to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht may have come from former ‘darknet’ marketplace AlphaBay, according to Chainalysis

Ulbricht reportedly received a mysterious donation of 300 Bitcoin last weekend.

Fortune

Telegram's CEO built two dominant social networks from scratch before 40 and has fathered more than 100 biological children. He's also facing up to 10 years in prison

Pavel Durov co-founded VK when he was just 21, and launched Telegram when he was 28.

Fortune

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Can NYC Become The 'Crypto Capital Of The Globe'? Adams Flaunts Bitcoin Paycheck Gains

Mayor Eric Adams of NYC on Monday said he remains committed to his goal of turning the city into the world's crypto capital – he also reminded people how he was the first U.S. mayor to have converted his initial paychecks into crypto.

International Business Times

How Joe Biden and Donald Trump's Perverse Pardons Undermined the Rule of Law

Biden's pardons for friends and Trump's blanket pardons for January 6 participants set terrible precedents.

Reason

Binance founder “CZ” seeks pardon from President Trump after four month stint in prison

Changpeng Zhao, former Binance CEO, resigned in 2023 after pleading guilty to money-laundering charges.

Fortune

Bitcoin Conference 2025: Top Speakers Include Trump-Pardoned Ross Ulbricht, White House's David Sacks

Bitcoin 2025 is drawing near, and this time, some quite interesting characters are due to grace the event as speakers, including Silk Road's Ross Ulbricht, Miss Universe El Salvador 2022 Alejandra Guajardo, and American HODL.

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Sam Bankman-Fried is angling for a pardon from President Trump. Insiders call it a long shot

Though Trump has embraced the crypto industry, he’s unlikely to bail out SBF.

Fortune

The Case Against Ross Ulbricht Was About Government Power

President Donald Trump's pardon of the Silk Road creator is a rare moment of reprieve in an era of relentless government expansion.

Reason

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Shares Common Enemies With Trump, Slams Biden For 'Political Censorship'

In his first prison interview, Sam Bankman-Fried said his conviction was among the cases of "prosecutorial overreach" as implemented by the Biden administration.

International Business Times

Sam Bankman-Fried cozies up to Trump and Elon Musk as FTX cofounder reportedly looks for pardon: ‘I don’t think anyone was guilty’

In interviews with the New York Sun, the former crypto billionaire criticized the judge who presided over his trial as well as a case against Donald Trump.

Fortune

Libertarian Party Gets New National Chair After Angela McArdle's Surprise Resignation

The Mises Caucus hold over the party cracks as its founder Michael Heise loses in a 9-6 vote to Steven Nekhaila.

Reason

Who is Ross Ulbricht? All about Silk Road online drug kingpin with Princess Bride nickname pardoned by Trump

Prosecutors accused Ross Ulbricht’s Silk Road of facilitating $200 million in online drug deals

The Independent UK

Will Trump Pardon Sam Bankman-Fried Of Collapsed FTX? Why It May Not Happen

Seemingly encouraged by the full pardon for Silk Road's Ross Ulbricht, Sam Bankman-Fried's parents are reportedly aiming to get their son freed through a presidential pardon and have supposedly met with some prominent people within the U.S. president's circle.

International Business Times

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Salon

Will Trump go after harm reduction?

Trump prioritizes criminalization over public health in fighting the overdose crisis. Experts say that doesn't work

Reason

Rand Paul: Banning TikTok Is 'Group Hysteria'

"Every day I confront a bill that wants to ban another Chinese company," the Kentucky senator tells Reason.

The Independent UK

Silk Road founder pardoned by Trump 11 years into double life sentences lauds president as ‘a man of his word’

Ross Ulbricht was convicted in 2015 for running a site on the dark web that sold drugs and other contraband items

Al Jazeera

Drug marketplace founder Ross Ulbricht speaks out after Trump pardon

Silk Road founder thanks US president for ‘amazing blessing’ in video message after his release from prison.

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International Business Times

Ross Ulbricht Receives 1 $BTC From Kraken, But Silk Road Founder Supposedly Has $47M Stash

Kraken donated $111,111 in Bitcoin to Ross Ulbricht to help him get on with life after spending 11 years in prison, but a Coinbase executive just revealed that there are digital wallets linked to the Silk Road founder with some $47 million in collective crypto holdings.

The Independent UK

Why did Donald Trump free Ross Ulbricht? An idealist libertarian or ‘the most dangerous man on the internet’

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Fortune

Ross Ulbricht is free and would be a billionaire—but the U.S. sold his Bitcoins for $334 each

Ulbricht’s conviction has been wiped out, but his 144,000 Bitcoins are long gone.

International Business Times UK

Who Is Ross Ulbricht and What Did He Do: Donald Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder

President Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, creator of Silk Road. The platform allowed for the purchase of illegal drugs, stolen items and hacking services.

International Business Times

Musk Seeks Trump Pardon For 'Bitcoin Jesus,' Charged With Fraud

Elon Musk said Tuesday he was exploring a presidential pardon for "Bitcoin Jesus," who was arrested last year on fraud and tax evasion charges, after applauding Donald Trump for exonerating the founder of a dark web drug marketplace.

Reason

The Country's Largest Police Union, Which Repeatedly Endorsed Trump, Is Dismayed by His Capitol Riot Pardons

The Fraternal Order of Police mistakenly thought that the president "supports our law enforcement officers" and "has our backs."

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