Affected by Trump's promise to pardon the founder of the "Silk Road," FreeRossDAO (FREE) surged over 200% in a short time
According to ChainCatcher news, as per CoinGecko market information, influenced by Donald Trump's commitment to pardon the "Silk Road" founder, FreeRossDAO (FREE) surged over 200% in a short time, now priced at $0.0003698.Previous report stated that former U.S. President Donald Trump promised at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, D.C. that if he is re-elected, he will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of "Silk Road," on the first day. Ulbricht was sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years in 2015 for creating and operating the "Silk Road" darknet marketplace, effectively a life sentence without the possibility of parole. "Silk Road" operated from 2011 to 2013 and was primarily used for the anonymous sale of drugs, widely regarded as the first real use case for Bitcoin. Trump stated that Ulbricht has served 11 years, saying, "We want to bring him home." Many in the audience held up "Free Ross" signs, cheering enthusiastically at Trump's promise.