Ross Ulbricht to Speak at Bitcoin Conference in First Public Appearance Since Trump Pardon

From decrypt.co

Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, will make his first public appearance since his release from prison earlier this year, speaking at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas from May 27 to 29. The news, announced by Ulbricht on X on April 10, follows a presidential pardon by Donald Trump in January that saw the end of his incarceration. Trump granted Ulbricht a “full and unconditional pardon,” citing support from the Libertarian movement and calling the sentence “ridiculous.” From 2011 to 2013, Ulbricht operated the Silk Road marketplace under the alias “Dread Pirate Roberts.” Accessible only through ... (full story)