CoinVoice has recently learned that according to CoinDesk, former US President Donald Trump promised at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, DC that if he is re-elected as president, he will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road, on the first day. Ulbricht was sentenced to two life sentences plus 40 years in 2015 for creating and operating the Silk Road darknet market, which is actually a life sentence without the possibility of parole. "Silk Road" operated from 2011 to 2013, mainly used for anonymous drug buying and selling, and is widely regarded as the first real use case of Bitcoin. Trump said that Ulbricht has served 11 years in prison and "we want him to go home." Many people in the audience held signs that read "Free Ross" and cheered Trump's promise. [Original link]