Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht! The legendary life documentary is about to hit Hollywood

After taking office on 1/20, US President Donald Trump announced the pardon of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, fulfilling his previous commitment to cryptocurrency supporters and liberal voters during the campaign. And the legendary life of Ulbricht will be featured in Hollywood.

Details of the amnesty declaration, paying tribute to Ulbricht's mother

On 1/22, Trump announced on his own social platform Truth Social that he will unconditionally pardon Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. He said he had specially called Ulbricht's mother to express that this was a way of paying tribute to her and liberal voters.

A Review of Trump's Criminal Background in the Pardon Post on Truth Social

Ulbricht created the dark web e-commerce platform Silk Road in 2011, but was arrested by the FBI in 2013 for selling drugs, conspiring to launder money, and even plotting murder to protect his business. He was later sentenced to life imprisonment without parole in 2015.

US Federal Court Arrest Warrant

The US court confirmed at the end of 2023 that it seized a huge amount of cryptocurrency on the Silk Road, including 69,370 bitcoins, as well as other cryptocurrencies BITCOIN GOLD (BTG), BITCOIN SV (BSV), BITCOIN CASH (BCH).

The currency circle and various parties are striving for leniency for Ulbricht

Some Bitcoin supporters believe that Ulbricht's adoption and development of Bitcoin are quite important. For example, some Cryptocurrency developers have expressed on Twitter that their lives have been completely changed because of Bitcoin, and they believe that Ulbricht has made a great contribution to the currency circle.

Netizens support Ulbricht on Twitter

There are also billionaires who support Bitcoin and publicly endorse the release of Ulbricht in 2024, believing that America needs entrepreneurs like him.

Although Ulbricht's sentence has been criticized as excessive, liberals and supporters of the cryptocurrency industry have been working to get him a reduced sentence. Ulbricht has also appealed to the court twice, but without success. Even while in prison, Ulbricht continues to share his views on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency through Twitter on a regular basis.

He also warned in a post on 1/19 to beware of fake meme coins named after him, indicating that he still pays attention to the development of cryptocurrency and the protection of community interests.

Ulbricht warns on Twitter about the Ulbricht Legendary Documentary

According to reports, Blake J. Harris and Jonah Tulis, documentary directors from Hollywood, announced that this documentary focusing on the legendary life of Ulbricht is currently in post-production and is expected to be released this year.

The production team revealed that this work contains over 60 hours of exclusive footage and interviews, delving into Ulbricht's journey and the events that unfolded. Harris said the film will lead viewers to understand the complete story of Ulbricht, from being an outstanding Boy Scout to being globally wanted. Tulis added that they hope to clarify many misconceptions about Ulbricht through this film.

Previous film and television works about Ulbricht have been released, such as the documentary aired by CBS in 2020 and the remake released in 2021. However, this documentary, which is set to be released this year, is expected to provide more in-depth analysis and first-hand information, making it more convincing.

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