As far as I know, Republicans gave Trump a list of nearly 200 executive orders on his first day in office and he still hasn't signed them all. According to David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin Magazine, the crypto related executive orders are still on the list but in order and I guess Ross Ulbricht is most likely in the crypto category. So until the 200 executive orders are fully released, we can't confirm that Ross Ulbricht was not pardoned by Trump.
I, too, would also be exhausted if I had to sign 200 Executive Orders in one day.
Everything happened exactly as many rumors had said before, the pardon for Ross Ulbricht was signed by Trump and he also announced it on his social media. He is trying to make good on some of his campaign promises regarding cryptocurrency and some other rumors suggest there is more to come than just Ross' release. But honestly, with his promises about crypto, I am not optimistic that bitcoin reserves will be mentioned as many expect because it is too big an issue and needs to be discussed further before making an official proposal.
