Liberation imminent? The crypto prediction market Polymarket is in full swing. Indeed, speculation about a possible presidential pardon from Donald Trump for the attention of Ross Ulbricht have reached record highs in the past few hours. The current estimate implies a probability of release from the founder of the darknet marketplace Silk Road up to 98%. A renewed sense of optimism largely fueled by a comment from Elon Musk on his X network.
- The Polymarket market has been rocked by speculation about an impending Donald Trump presidential pardon for Ross Ulbricht.
- A cryptic comment from Elon Musk reignited this campaign promise, with the probability reaching 98%.
Will Donald Trump release Ross Ulbricht?
Donald Trump very clearly operated an electoral campaign of seduction for the attention of the US cryptocurrency sector. And for now, the only real reality delivered is a series of memecoins worthy of the worst scams in the ecosystem.
But the most motivated still want to believe it. And one of the first steps of his mandate could well be the promised release of Ross Ulbrichtfounder of the darkweb marketplace Silk Road. A symbol of ambitions libertariennes claimed on Bitcoin, with a good dose of drugs and illicit activities.
And suffice to say that this deadline could be closer than expected. Because barely Did Donald Trump enter the White House that his sidekick Elon Musk came to reaffirm this ambition to presidential pardon on his X network.
And this simple, laconic response to a comment: “ Ross will also be released », is at the origin of a new surge of activity on the crypto betting platform Polymarket!
-A 98% probability according to Polymarket bettors
Elon Musk has a habit of trigger crypto panic movements with simple sentences, or even a profile image. And this time it concerns the market Polymarket. With an open stance on knowing “ Who Donald Trump will pardon in the first 100 days » of his mandate.
Indeed, following his recent comment the likelihood that Donald Trump will grant a pardon to Ross Ulbricht increased from 54% to 98% in the space of a few hours. What currently makes it number 1 on this list anything but official.
Car Donald Trump’s official promise on the subject was proclaimed last May, during his presidential campaign. And this release was to take effect on his first day of taking office if he was re-elected. That is to say yesterday!
As betting continues to climb on Polymarket, the question remains open. Will Donald Trump keep his campaign promise? by granting clemency to Ross Ulbricht? A decision that would restore some confidence to an ecosystem largely heated by the launch of the TRUMP memecoin. The answer in the coming days…
