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Nick Bilton wrote the book on Ross Ulbricht, a.k.a. Dread Pirate Roberts. He's here to help you understand how Ross landed a presidential pardon a few days ago.

Nick Bilton wrote the book on Ross Ulbricht, a.k.a. Dread Pirate Roberts. He's here to help you understand how Ross landed a presidential pardon a few days ago.

Nick Bilton wrote the book on Ross Ulbricht, a.k.a. Dread Pirate Roberts. He's here to help you understand how Ross landed a presidential pardon a few days ago.

What is Silk Road beyond the Amazon of Drugs? Or is it just that simple? Is it just the Amazon of Drugs?

What is Silk Road beyond the Amazon of Drugs? Or is it just that simple? Is it just the Amazon of Drugs?

What is Silk Road beyond the Amazon of Drugs? Or is it just that simple? Is it just the Amazon of Drugs?

Nick, we know how this story ends. We know that that Ross, the dread pirate Roberts, gets a presidential pardon.

Nick, we know how this story ends. We know that that Ross, the dread pirate Roberts, gets a presidential pardon.

Nick, we know how this story ends. We know that that Ross, the dread pirate Roberts, gets a presidential pardon.

Nick Bilton, he's the author of American Kingpin, the epic hunt for the criminal mastermind behind the Silk Road, which somehow no one has made into a movie yet. We got Robbie Williams as a monkey, but no Silk Road movie. Curious. I'm Sean Ramos from Promises Made, Promises Crypt, when we're back on Today Explained.

Nick Bilton, he's the author of American Kingpin, the epic hunt for the criminal mastermind behind the Silk Road, which somehow no one has made into a movie yet. We got Robbie Williams as a monkey, but no Silk Road movie. Curious. I'm Sean Ramos from Promises Made, Promises Crypt, when we're back on Today Explained.

Nick Bilton, he's the author of American Kingpin, the epic hunt for the criminal mastermind behind the Silk Road, which somehow no one has made into a movie yet. We got Robbie Williams as a monkey, but no Silk Road movie. Curious. I'm Sean Ramos from Promises Made, Promises Crypt, when we're back on Today Explained.

Today Explained is back and we're with Tony Rahm from the Washington Post where he covers economic policy and accountability. Tony, the president of the United States just scored a bunch of political points with the crypto community by pardoning this guy, Ross Ulbricht from Silk Road. At the moment, it looks like Trump's a big crypto guy, but it hasn't always been that way, right?

Today Explained is back and we're with Tony Rahm from the Washington Post where he covers economic policy and accountability. Tony, the president of the United States just scored a bunch of political points with the crypto community by pardoning this guy, Ross Ulbricht from Silk Road. At the moment, it looks like Trump's a big crypto guy, but it hasn't always been that way, right?

Today Explained is back and we're with Tony Rahm from the Washington Post where he covers economic policy and accountability. Tony, the president of the United States just scored a bunch of political points with the crypto community by pardoning this guy, Ross Ulbricht from Silk Road. At the moment, it looks like Trump's a big crypto guy, but it hasn't always been that way, right?

So help us understand the 180. How did he go from no to very much yes?

So help us understand the 180. How did he go from no to very much yes?

So help us understand the 180. How did he go from no to very much yes?

We heard earlier in the show about how Trump won over libertarians by promising them their king would be freed, Ross Ulbricht. How did he win over the crypto community? Did he make any promises there?

We heard earlier in the show about how Trump won over libertarians by promising them their king would be freed, Ross Ulbricht. How did he win over the crypto community? Did he make any promises there?