ChainCatcher news, Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht announced on social media that he will make his first public appearance and give a speech at the Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas, marking his first appearance since his release. Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison for creating the dark web marketplace "Silk Road" and was granted a full pardon by President Trump in January this year.

ChainCatcher news, Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht posted on the X platform calling for support to free "Bitcoin Jesus" Roger Ver, stating that Roger Ver has always been there for him when he was feeling down and needed help, and now Roger needs our support.No one should spend their life in prison for paying taxes. Let him pay his taxes (if any) and that's it.

ChainCatcher news, according to Tokenpost, Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is working on his first autobiographical documentary after receiving a presidential pardon from Donald Trump and being released on January 21.The documentary is led by filmmakers Jonah Tulis and Blake J. Harris, who have completed over 60 hours of interview content since 2019. The documentary is scheduled to be released in 2025 and will be produced and globally distributed by Submarine.

ChainCatcher news, the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced on platform X that it has donated $111,111 worth of Bitcoin to the released Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht.

ChainCatcher news, according to crypto kol @pete_rizzo_, an anonymous user donated 1 Bitcoin to Ross Ulbricht's support fund.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase executive Conor Grogan posted that he discovered about 430 BTC in dozens of wallets associated with Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. These wallets have not been seized by the U.S. government and have not been touched for over 13 years. At that time, these might have just been "dust wallets" (referring to wallets with negligible amounts), and now they are worth approximately $47 million in total. If Ross Ulbricht can find the private keys, he may be able to recover this portion of the assets.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin Magazine, the first photo of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht after his release has surfaced. The photo shows Ulbricht, dressed in a gray tracksuit, walking in a parking lot, holding a pot of green plants, and smiling.Earlier today, Trump announced that he has signed a pardon for Ross Ulbricht.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, Musk stated that the founder of the dark web Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, will be released due to a presidential pardon.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the founder of the dark web Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, posted on X warning cryptocurrency users not to invest in any meme coins named after him.Ulbricht stated: "I am not involved with or associated with any meme coins named after me. There is no official Ross coin."CoinMarketCap data shows that at least one token, ROSS, is named after Ulbricht and features his likeness, launched in May 2024, with its price significantly rising after the U.S. election day before Trump took office.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin Magazine columnist Nikolaus Hoffman posted on X platform expressing optimism about the future market.It is expected that President Trump will:Release the founder of Silk Road on the dark web, Rose;Create a strategic Bitcoin reserve;"Unprecedentedly drive Bitcoin soaring"Issue an executive order on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency accounting on the first day

ChainCatcher News: Former U.S. President Donald Trump stated at the Bitcoin 2024 conference that he once again commits to reducing the sentence of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht if elected president.

ChainCatcher news, Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht stated on X: "Last night, Donald Trump promised that if elected again, he would reduce my sentence on the first day. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. After spending 11 years in prison, it's hard to express how I feel at this moment. Thanks to your unwavering support, I have the possibility of a second chance."Previous news, Trump promised to pardon the Silk Road founder if elected.