President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening said he issued a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the dark web Silk Road marketplace for illicit drugs.

The president promised to commute his sentence at the Libertarian Party’s convention in May. Now, he’s given him a full pardon.

Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 on charges related to his website, where users could buy and sell drugs and other illegal goods with bitcoin.

Fulfilling his campaign promise, President Donald Trump granted Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the illegal drug marketplace Silk Road, a full pardon on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road marketplace, delivering on a campaign promise he made to court the cryptocurrency community and libertarian voters.

Key figures such as Congressman Thomas Massie expressed gratitude, stating: “Ross Ulbricht has been freed ... advocacy and business ventures in the cryptocurrency space. While Ver’s activities differ from Ulbricht’s in nature and legality, the ...

On his second day back in office, President Donald Trump issued a full pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of dark-web marketplace Silk Road. Trump had pledged to free Ulbricht as part of a raft of promises made to the cryptocurrency community while on the campaign trail.

Investing.com -- U.S. President Donald Trump has granted a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road, an underground online marketplace known for illicit trade. Ulbricht, 40, was serving a life sentence for facilitating over $200 million in illegal transactions using bitcoin.

President Donald Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of darknet market Silk Road, fulfilling a campaign promise. Trump issued the order on Tuesday, the second day of his second administration.

Libertarian activists, who generally oppose criminal drug policies, argued the government overreached in building its case against Ross Ulbricht and the dark web marketplace Silk Road.

Trump announced that he signed a full pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the Silk Road founder who was sentenced to life in prison.