Trump did this!!
Topic: Bitcoin Election - Will Trump release Dread Pirate Roberts - Debate this week (Read 2184 times)
February 05, 2025, 01:43:25 PM
Trump did this!!
February 05, 2025, 10:19:57 AM
Well him putting out two memecoins right after and during his stay in the Oval office for less than a week doesn't mean he is all-in. Also with bitcoin's best interest in mind, just towards his own and how much he can benefit from what cryptocurrencies revolve around it.
Weren't you entertained by my response to you on the WO about it?
Somebody mentioned it as crapto which i found rather amusing.
I am from South Asia and here promises during election campaigns are limited to election campaigns only. They are rarely fulfilled in case the candidate wins the elections. I don't know much about U.S politics that whether they have history of fulfilling promises made during elections campaigns or not. The good thing seen about President Donald J. Trump is that he has fulfilled his promise related to Ross Ulbricht release. We have to wait for few months to see how President Trump will act about Bitcoin and I am not much interested in crypto (the one that's controlled and manipulated by a single entity). Weren't you entertained by my response to you on the WO about it?
Somebody mentioned it as crapto which i found rather amusing.
For Ross, there are wallets that still hold those funds in which he had acquired from the sales of those products from the Dark Web as well.
So if Trump was giving him a full pardon then he can not reignite an investigation into tracking these so called tainted bitcoins and take away those funds from him, correct?
February 04, 2025, 09:56:59 AM
Trump had been setting a lot of rules on his first month and some neighboring countries are already no liking it.
But, I do like that he already finished some of his promises like with Dread Pirate Roberts. Still, I don't really agree with his new platforms like the tariff for Canada and Mexico. The neighboring countries should have the perks to deal with them while the countries far away should be the one given the trouble to pay.
I do know there an end game here but he must be careful with the rules that he wants to submit.
But, I do like that he already finished some of his promises like with Dread Pirate Roberts. Still, I don't really agree with his new platforms like the tariff for Canada and Mexico. The neighboring countries should have the perks to deal with them while the countries far away should be the one given the trouble to pay.
I do know there an end game here but he must be careful with the rules that he wants to submit.
February 03, 2025, 12:31:10 AM
The Free Ross campaign raised this much since he was in jail? At that time GoFundMe was the main site to quickly coordinate such a feat in donations.
I've seen written that this week Kraken has donated 111,111$ for Ross, I've seen it all over X.
And to quell any talk about Trump not staying to his word. I hear that he just signed a Bitcoin bill of strategically stockpiling for the United States. So the first executive order towards bitcoin put into office.
Um, from what I know, it's about stockpiling crypto, not specifically Bitcoin. And it's not the same, and it's not good, since it's too easy to derail it for stockpiling, I don't know wBTC and XRP, for example.
Well even if Trump is going to add BTC, XRP, SOL, ETH, and many other popular cryptos to some strategic crypto diversified basket, who cares! Invest in all of them. This is an opportunity to take the current circumstances and seize your fortune! (if you don't already have). I think that we are all thinking about this in the wrong way. It may or may not be progress but it is a step in a direction that is more attentive to crypto as a whole and it further legitimizes it. I think that is a W.
February 02, 2025, 07:00:57 PM
Well him putting out two memecoins right after and during his stay in the Oval office for less than a week doesn't mean he is all-in. Also with bitcoin's best interest in mind, just towards his own and how much he can benefit from what cryptocurrencies revolve around it.
Weren't you entertained by my response to you on the WO about it?
Somebody mentioned it as crapto which i found rather amusing.
I am from South Asia and here promises during election campaigns are limited to election campaigns only. They are rarely fulfilled in case the candidate wins the elections. I don't know much about U.S politics that whether they have history of fulfilling promises made during elections campaigns or not. The good thing seen about President Donald J. Trump is that he has fulfilled his promise related to Ross Ulbricht release. We have to wait for few months to see how President Trump will act about Bitcoin and I am not much interested in crypto (the one that's controlled and manipulated by a single entity). Weren't you entertained by my response to you on the WO about it?
Somebody mentioned it as crapto which i found rather amusing.
As the political situations are very much different in both of these parts of the region, people are people at the end of the day. So of course most of the time these so called promises are nothing more than just words to get new voters who are undecided onboard and to secure votes.
But since this is not a political thread, i will stop this discussion right there and focus on the topic at hand.
Since Ross had been freed let us celebrate just that: Dread Pirate Roberts release of what could of been a double life sentence.
If Trump did not want to appeal more to the crypto community when he was campaigning then this probably wouldn't have happened. And the next one to be in the white house would of let them stay in prison so not to oppose the former president who was a democrat.
January 29, 2025, 10:07:11 AM
Well him putting out two memecoins right after and during his stay in the Oval office for less than a week doesn't mean he is all-in. Also with bitcoin's best interest in mind, just towards his own and how much he can benefit from what cryptocurrencies revolve around it.
Weren't you entertained by my response to you on the WO about it?
Somebody mentioned it as crapto which i found rather amusing.
Weren't you entertained by my response to you on the WO about it?
Somebody mentioned it as crapto which i found rather amusing.
I am from South Asia and here promises during election campaigns are limited to election campaigns only. They are rarely fulfilled in case the candidate wins the elections. I don't know much about U.S politics that whether they have history of fulfilling promises made during elections campaigns or not. The good thing seen about President Donald J. Trump is that he has fulfilled his promise related to Ross Ulbricht release. We have to wait for few months to see how President Trump will act about Bitcoin and I am not much interested in crypto (the one that's controlled and manipulated by a single entity).
January 28, 2025, 11:04:14 PM
I think he didn’t deserve to be in prison for that long and if he was guilty of a crime punishable by law then he has served enough time. Trump’s decision was a surprise to everyone because no one expected him to keep his promise so quickly. Currently the entire crypto community is discussing Ross’ release and what it will mean for the crypto market and what it could indicate about the White House’s upcoming policies towards the crypto industry. Ross’ release was one of Trump’s top demands and he had promised to do so at the Bitcoin conference that coincided with his election campaign. It seems to have been a win-win for everyone.
I heard it too and this is the implementation of trump's promise by giving full clemency to the founder of Silk Road, namely Ross during the administration of Barack Obama. The most touching thing is that trump also confirmed to his mother about it too and in terms of humanity, what the president did was quite touching.
January 28, 2025, 06:13:30 PM
now he is free, whats the chances that all of those sellers/buyers on SR of 2011/2013 that had coin locked into SR wallets when the gov seized the coin, will come calling on him for withdrawals/claims, blaming him for their losses that are worth 1000x now compared to the time of the loss
im sure some drug brain damaged people whom lost <$100 back then, now worth >$100k will want to find any way to try to push their luck and try things after 12 years of resentment that they could have been rich if it was not for DPR
(look at the resentment of folks that got hit by MTGox fiasco 2014 as comparison)
0%im sure some drug brain damaged people whom lost <$100 back then, now worth >$100k will want to find any way to try to push their luck and try things after 12 years of resentment that they could have been rich if it was not for DPR
(look at the resentment of folks that got hit by MTGox fiasco 2014 as comparison)
That is just as if you buying a car at new car dealership then ask for your money back after driving away for even a meter off the lot.
Time depreciation and other variables is a bitch, isn't it?
FTFY
"If you vote me me then on day one I will commute the sentence of Ross - President Trump"
Normally politicians don't full fill the promise made during the election campaigns. Usually these promises are to get votes but it's good to see President Trump fulfilling his promise of releasing the Ross after he took over the charge as president. This made it clear that Preseidnet Trump will also fullfill rest of his promises specially related to Bitcoin.
Well him putting out two memecoins right after and during his stay in the Oval office for less than a week doesn't mean he is all-in. Also with bitcoin's best interest in mind, just towards his own and how much he can benefit from what cryptocurrencies revolve around it."If you vote me me then on day one I will commute the sentence of Ross - President Trump"
Normally politicians don't full fill the promise made during the election campaigns. Usually these promises are to get votes but it's good to see President Trump fulfilling his promise of releasing the Ross after he took over the charge as president. This made it clear that Preseidnet Trump will also fullfill rest of his promises specially related to Bitcoin.
Weren't you entertained by my response to you on the WO about it?
Somebody mentioned it as crapto which i found rather amusing.
January 28, 2025, 01:05:32 PM
FTFY
"If you vote me me then on day one I will commute the sentence of Ross - President Trump"
Normally politicians don't full fill the promise made during the election campaigns. Usually these promises are to get votes but it's good to see President Trump fulfilling his promise of releasing the Ross after he took over the charge as president. This made it clear that Preseidnet Trump will also fullfill rest of his promises specially related to Bitcoin.
January 26, 2025, 07:57:09 PM
now he is free, whats the chances that all of those sellers/buyers on SR of 2011/2013 that had coin locked into SR wallets when the gov seized the coin, will come calling on him for withdrawals/claims, blaming him for their losses that are worth 1000x now compared to the time of the loss
im sure some drug brain damaged people whom lost <$100 back then, now worth >$100k will want to find any way to try to push their luck and try things after 12 years of resentment that they could have been rich if it was not for DPR
(look at the resentment of folks that got hit by MTGox fiasco 2014 as comparison)
im sure some drug brain damaged people whom lost <$100 back then, now worth >$100k will want to find any way to try to push their luck and try things after 12 years of resentment that they could have been rich if it was not for DPR
(look at the resentment of folks that got hit by MTGox fiasco 2014 as comparison)
January 25, 2025, 12:49:44 PM
Well it finally happened!!! 
Yes it had been done and now he can move on with his life and possibly with a little help with the wallets of those so-called dust, at the time of his imprisonment, still in his possession since he was around the time when many were advocating "Not your keys, Not your crypto!".So I will assume he had his private keys to those wallet well hiding until he was able to recover them.
Here is his statement after being released I found someone uploaded to youtube from an post on X he did earlier on in the week it seems:
Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht thanks Donald Trump for pardon: 'Grateful to have my life back'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gWab9YqNI4
January 25, 2025, 06:12:30 AM
Well it finally happened!!!
January 24, 2025, 03:57:38 PM
Shows what he must be feeling like right now!
January 24, 2025, 03:22:03 PM
^^
Awesome piece of BTC history from 2019 is being auctioned!
Will definitely be watching this one and if can snipe at a good price will do so.
Love this picture from a video I just watched and they seem to flooding in on all media now, so watch them all!
Shows what he must be feeling like right now!
Awesome piece of BTC history from 2019 is being auctioned!
Will definitely be watching this one and if can snipe at a good price will do so.
Love this picture from a video I just watched and they seem to flooding in on all media now, so watch them all!
Shows what he must be feeling like right now!
January 24, 2025, 02:56:14 PM
I’m so happy about Ross’s clemency. I’ve been thinking about this day for so long, and it truly fills me with joy. Also, I’m auctioning a historic Ross piece. I hope you can check it out! If anyone’s interested, there are still 3 days left to place a bid. Don’t miss it!
AUCTION: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/auction-ross-ulbricht-free-ross-2019-digitible-bar-funded-with-ross-nft-38-5527497
AUCTION: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/auction-ross-ulbricht-free-ross-2019-digitible-bar-funded-with-ross-nft-38-5527497
AUCTION: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/auction-ross-ulbricht-free-ross-2019-digitible-bar-funded-with-ross-nft-38-5527497
AUCTION: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/auction-ross-ulbricht-free-ross-2019-digitible-bar-funded-with-ross-nft-38-5527497
January 24, 2025, 11:35:20 AM
The Free Ross campaign raised this much since he was in jail? At that time GoFundMe was the main site to quickly coordinate such a feat in donations.
I've seen written that this week Kraken has donated 111,111$ for Ross, I've seen it all over X.
And to quell any talk about Trump not staying to his word. I hear that he just signed a Bitcoin bill of strategically stockpiling for the United States. So the first executive order towards bitcoin put into office.
Um, from what I know, it's about stockpiling crypto, not specifically Bitcoin. And it's not the same, and it's not good, since it's too easy to derail it for stockpiling, I don't know wBTC and XRP, for example.
January 24, 2025, 09:58:07 AM
It was cheap to do why not do it , must have been his thinking.
It was not different between 2017 and 2021 and he's done nothing back then.
I hope he does the BSR this year. Actually at least talk it up in a speech soon.
If he will do that it will be an interesting surprise, not necessarily because of what means for the price, but more for what it means as a signal for the other countries/governments (most of them still afraid and pretty much against Bitcoin).
Still, the news about buying wBTC instead of actual bitcoin are not very reassuring, neither the latest document on "federal crypto reserve", not bitcoin... So let's see what will happen next.
So the dormant 13 years old Bitcoin address that suddenly went active it's his ?
I don't see any good reason to move such amount of funds this early after the pardon.
If they've been safe for so long, they can be safe for the next months too.
And since he has received at least 111k in donations, he has no reason to sell quickly.
And to quell any talk about Trump not staying to his word. I hear that he just signed a Bitcoin bill of strategically stockpiling for the United States. So the first executive order towards bitcoin put into office.
January 24, 2025, 04:28:59 AM
It was cheap to do why not do it , must have been his thinking.
It was not different between 2017 and 2021 and he's done nothing back then.
I hope he does the BSR this year. Actually at least talk it up in a speech soon.
If he will do that it will be an interesting surprise, not necessarily because of what means for the price, but more for what it means as a signal for the other countries/governments (most of them still afraid and pretty much against Bitcoin).
Still, the news about buying wBTC instead of actual bitcoin are not very reassuring, neither the latest document on "federal crypto reserve", not bitcoin... So let's see what will happen next.
So the dormant 13 years old Bitcoin address that suddenly went active it's his ?
I don't see any good reason to move such amount of funds this early after the pardon.
If they've been safe for so long, they can be safe for the next months too.
And since he has received at least 111k in donations, he has no reason to sell quickly.
January 24, 2025, 04:09:33 AM
Chapeau!
From very start I didn't expect Trump will keep his promise.
Even more, after the news about buying those wBTC or pardoning a lot of people that day, but not Ross, I thought even more that his promises will go with the wind.
So it was a surprise for me.
Of course, I'm happy he did, even if it was one day late.
True. Better late than never. From very start I didn't expect Trump will keep his promise.
Even more, after the news about buying those wBTC or pardoning a lot of people that day, but not Ross, I thought even more that his promises will go with the wind.
So it was a surprise for me.
Of course, I'm happy he did, even if it was one day late.
@rdbase, thank you for that link. A very interesting and touching story that truly identifies what Ross did and his back story. I didn't tried Silk Road and this video opened my mind that it's not just about selling illegal things but it's also a forum, a community.
Now the question. Where is Ross now?
I really want to see a long interview when he is back on his feet. Answering those questions in the video that you shared @rdbase. It's all done, they cannot put him back to prison anymore. Might as well straighten things up but keep the sensitive parts for him. I am really curious with his answers.
January 23, 2025, 02:04:45 PM
So the dormant 13 years old Bitcoin address that suddenly went active it's his ? because at this point , I'm sure he has something to do with him but overall , it's a good sign for him to be released right ?
Also , I'm curious if that certain BTC address will make transfers in the upcoming weeks or days because if it went active , I'm sure transfers will follow soon.
The originator of the news about the old active wallet has debunked his claims. He had confirmed that it was fake news. It will be unwise for him to come out and the first thing he would do is to handle a Bitcoin wallet. Ross Ulbricht should be smart not to attract more attention to himself. He would be busy enjoying the new environment and spending quality time with family members and friends.Also , I'm curious if that certain BTC address will make transfers in the upcoming weeks or days because if it went active , I'm sure transfers will follow soon.
https://x.com/MatriXBT/status/1881980043263676601?t=HgIhiEObGTMk63aoS8OoSw&s=19
Donald Trump really surprised me. I never took his promises seriously. So one can have hope he would also fulfill other campaign promises.
More about that when I find out some definite proof that is how much all those wallets still hold from all those transactions and if Trump's administration can even touch those since the case has been closed and the book has also been closed on Ross serving anymore time and paying anymore fines towards that shutdown business on the darkweb.
Here is a really great video to watch released yesterday and watched it early in the day when it was posted by Get Based and thought I would share it here for all those forum members who remember those days of bitcoin when it was still in it's infancy:
Dear Ross Ulbricht: A Story About Betrayal, Bitcoin & Freedom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNzyaxizrNo
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