Trump promised to free Ross Ulbricht on day 1 of his presidency hehehehee. It appears that the Biden administration should free him before November if they want to compete against Trump on his procrypto campaign hehehe.
I am quite certain that everyone will agree that this is certainly good news for many bitcoiners and the cryptospace community.
Donald J. Trump has pledged to commute Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht’s life sentence to time served if he’s re-elected president
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“If you vote for me, on Day 1, I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht to a sentence of time served,” Trump said during his Saturday night remarks at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, D.C. “He’s already served 11 years, we’re gonna get him home.”
Source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/05/26/trump-pledges-to-free-silk-road-creator-ross-ulbricht-if-re-elected/
This is the video of the speech.
https://streamable.com/x7kcmg
I sure hope Trump keeps his promises if elected again. The crypto community isn't stupid. They will choose another Presidential candidate if Trump fails (not Biden, obviously). It seems to me that crypto is shaping the political landscape. It's now an important matter to discuss before the upcoming elections.
We're yet to see if the sitting President will survive or gets defeated by either Trump or RFK Jr. It's no secret that the current administration has been taking down the crypto industry with a heavy hand. ETFs approval are nothing if the SEC continues to go after exchanges with the "unregistered securities" dilemma. Who knows? We're living in uncertain times, so expect the unexpected.
Honestly, I don't know if Trump really cares about bitcoin and cryptocurrency or if he's just lying to achieve his goals. But I will also support Mr. Trump over Biden or any Democratic Party candidate because if the Democratic Party continues to dominate the White House, the Biden administration's draconian policies on cryptocurrency will not disappear anytime soon. We don't seem to have too many choices here, so I think it's better to choose Mr. Trump than support Biden when he is trying to oppose and prevent the development of the cryptocurrency industry.
Like you, I partly believe that Trump will make cryptocurrency grow stronger and more popular, because he is a businessman and he will not give up any opportunity if it can bring US economic interests.