Ross Ulbricht pardoned by Donald Trump

[bitterguy28]

I think it's only a matter of time before we hear some news about these Bitcoins
But in any case he's going to receive some good donations in BTC

It made perfect sense donating to him while he was in jail, but I don't understand why people insisted so much on donating to him after he was released from prison.

well he was in prison for a long time and while i do not think he does not have 0 on his bank account, it could not be easy to get back on his feet after he gets out so the donations could help with that also it is really just a symbolism and a show of support

bragging rights if you will like Look I support Ross, I donated!!

Maybe he promised to give big chunk of his BTC to Trump and ''strategic reserves'' as part of some internal deal with him.
Nobody can convince me that Trump did his pardon out of goodness of his heart

it is just a political move

trump does not need his bitcoins lol

[rdluffy]

I think it's only a matter of time before we hear some news about these Bitcoins
But in any case he's going to receive some good donations in BTC

It made perfect sense donating to him while he was in jail, but I don't understand why people insisted so much on donating to him after he was released from prison.
Maybe he promised to give big chunk of his BTC to Trump and ''strategic reserves'' as part of some internal deal with him.
Nobody can convince me that Trump did his pardon out of goodness of his heart

Ross has always been very attached to Bitcoin and the entire libertarian community, so you can be sure that he will still receive good donations from these people
Perhaps he can still receive donations anonymously and even offline (offchain)

I don't know if Trump already knew Ross's story in the past, but his promise may have made many libertarians vote for him for this gesture

[dkbit98]

As much as we love and hate him, you really have to admire what Trump did here. In any case, there will still be someone that will cast doubts on him, no matter what the did as obviously, there is politics behind this move.

To admire about what exactly?
He clearly made a deal with Ross and his mother, so let's wait and see what is going to happen in next few months.
I wouldn't be surprised if I hear anything coming from Ross now... because Trump is never giving away freebies for nothing.

I don't know if Trump already knew Ross's story in the past, but his promise may have made many libertarians vote for him for this gesture

Sure he did, even Ross said he kept his word, so he knew about his case...probably via his crypto advisors.