Elon Musk Sparks Surge in Ross Ulbricht Pardon Predictions – BitRss

Claims that Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, might receive a pardon during Donald Trump’s first week in office surged to 95% probability on Polymarket, following comments made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Musk responded to a post from an X user, stating, “Ross will also be freed.” After Musk’s comment, the likelihood of Ulbricht’s pardon skyrocketed from 54% to 95%, leading to a total betting volume of $51,367 on the prediction platform.

Greater Chances of Pardon in the First 100 Days

In another Polymarket bet, the probability of Ulbricht receiving a pardon within Trump’s first 100 days of office is set at 97%. This prediction is backed by a betting volume that has reached $5 million.

Elon Musk – Ross Ulbricht

Ulbricht was arrested in 2013 and sentenced in 2015 for creating and managing the Silk Road, a dark web platform facilitating illegal product transactions using Bitcoin $