President Donald Trump did not point out bitcoin (BTC) throughout his inaugural speech and crypto was absent from his first batch of govt orders, however Polymarket bettors are assured a pardon for Silk Highway founder Ross Ulbricht shall be coming quickly.
A Polymarket contract asking who Trump will pardon in his first 100 days in workplace shot as much as 99% after posts on X from Elon Musk, and Angela McArdle, chair of the Libertarian Nationwide Committee, mentioned {that a} pardon for Ulbricht was within the works.
Pres. Trump’s workers simply confirmed to me Ross’s pardon shall be issued late tonight or tomorrow morning. ❤️
— Angela McArdle (@angela4LNCChair) January 21, 2025
Trump first promised to pardon Ulbricht throughout a marketing campaign cease on the Libertarian Nationwide Conference final Could.
“In case you vote for me, on Day 1, I’ll commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht to a sentence of time served,” Trump mentioned throughout a speech final 12 months. “He’s already served 11 years, we’re gonna get him dwelling.”
Ulbricht was sentenced to life in jail with out the opportunity of parole in 2015 for his function within the operation of the Silk Highway market, which pioneered the usage of the darkish net.
Supporters of Ulbricht say that his sentence was disproportionately lengthy for the crime.
Elsewhere on the Polymarket pardon record is Roger Ver, an early bitcoin investor and bitcoin money (BCH) advocate, who was indicted for tax fraud final April, and the market is giving a 32% likelihood of a pardon going down within the first 100 days.
Regardless of crypto enjoying a distinguished a part of Trump’s marketing campaign, Polymarket bettors are solely giving a 43% of a crypto govt order, concerning the use, buying and selling, or authorized standing of digital property, taking place within the first week.