The President-Elect promised pardons for the protestors and to commute Ulbricht's sentence when he was on the campaign trail.
Protestors from Jan. 6 are more likely to get a pardon than Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht during a second Trump White House – but not by much –Polymarket bettors are giving an 86% chance of January 6 protestors getting a pardon, and a 78% chance of Ulbricht getting one.that Jan. 6 protesters were patriots ensnared by a"two systems of justice" approach he claims targets his supporters unfairly, just as he believes he is facing politically motivated charges.) and to pardon Jan.
Although Trump didn't provide a specific reason as to why he thinks Ulbricht should be freed, many view Ulbricht’s double-life sentence without parole as excessive for a non-violent offense related to creating Silk Road, which demonstrated Bitcoin’s potential as a decentralized, censorship-resistant system.
It should be noted that the Polymarket contract is for a pardon, but Trump has not promised to do that, unlike with the Jan. 6 protestors. While Ulbricht would be free with both a pardon and a commute the inconsistency in the language would likely lead to a Aside from these two groups, bettors are giving a 14% chance that he pardons himself, and a 6% chance he pardons Sam Bankman-Fried.. CoinDesk has adopted a set of principles aimed at ensuring the integrity, editorial independence and freedom from bias of its publications. CoinDesk is part of the Bullish group, which owns and invests in digital asset businesses and digital assets. CoinDesk employees, including journalists, may receive Bullish group equity-based compensation.
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