You may have heard of Ross Ulbricht and how President Donald Trump just pardoned him. 

But who is he, and what’s it got to do with Bitcoin? 

For years, the crypto community had been calling for Ulbricht to be freed after a judge in 2015 sentenced him to life in prison. 

Who’s Ross?

Ross William Ulbricht, 40, grew up in Austin, Texas, and studied physics at the University of Texas before later getting a Master’s in material science at Pennsylvania State University, according to his website’s bio. 

He is described as having an early interest in “liberty, privacy, and free markets,” which later led him to discover Bitcoin. 

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Author: Mathew Di Salvo