A petition calling on the White House to release Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the dark spider web marketplace Silk Road, has gathered more than 275,000 signatures.

FreeRoss.org — an initiative created by a group of Ulbricht'south family unit, friends and supporters — has said that the momentum continues to grow and that they feel that a solution "could come presently."

Through an update on the online petitions website released on March 19, FreeRoss.org claimed Ross is "doing fine". They have also reported that visits were canceled for 30 days, every bit a preventive mensurate against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The online petition hopes to reach 300,000 signatures.

Ross non beingness "treated adequately"

The grouping of family unit and friends of Ulbricht bodacious that the double life sentence without parole is a "miscarriage of justice," and he was "not treated adequately," claiming to have the support of more 200 organizations including many members of the cryptocurrency customs.

Additionally, Ulbricht'due south supporters accuse the federal investigators of corruption, in addition to prosecutorial misconduct and ramble violations.

Tim Draper calls for Ulbricht's release

On December fourteen, 2022, Cointelegraph reported the words of billionaire investor Tim Draper, who chosen for the release of the Silk Route founder during an interview with Fred Schebesta of the Crypto Finder video podcast:

"He's been in jail for a while. Go him out. I cry when my true cat goes into a cage, it tears my eye out when these prisoners get into cages."