Roger Ver

Roger Ver
Ver, December 2016
Born (1979-01-27) 27 January 1979 (age 45)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Nationality
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forPromoting Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash
MovementLibertarianism, anarcho-capitalism, Voluntaryism
Websiterogerver.com

Roger Keith Ver (born 27 January 1979[1]) is an early investor in Bitcoin, Bitcoin-related startups and an early promoter of Bitcoin, and sometimes known as Bitcoin Jesus.[2][3] He now primarily promotes Bitcoin Cash as Ver sees it as fulfilling the intended and original purpose of the "Bitcoin White Paper," first published in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto, in which Nakamoto referred to Bitcoin as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system.[4][5]

Born and raised in Silicon Valley, he sold fireworks on eBay and later pleaded guilty to a related felony charge.[6] He served ten months in prison and then moved to Japan in 2005. He renounced his United States citizenship in 2014 after obtaining citizenship in Saint Kitts and Nevis. He previously was CEO of Bitcoin.com.[7] He was indicted in April 2024 for income tax evasion in the US.

  1. ^ Goulder, Robert. "The Immaculate Expatriation: Bitcoin Jesus And The Exit Tax". Forbes. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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  3. ^ Picciotto, Rebecca (1 May 2024). "DOJ charges 'Bitcoin Jesus' with $48 million tax fraud, seeks extradition". CNBC. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ^ Nakamoto, Satoshi. "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-peer Electronic Cash System". Bitcoin.org. Bitcoin.org. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. ^ Popper, Nathaniel (25 July 2017). "Some Bitcoin Backers Are Defecting to Create a Rival Currency". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. ^ "San Jose, California Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Explosives on eBay". U.S. Department of Justice, United States Attorney, Northern District of California. 2 May 2002. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Bitcoin Cash Advocate Roger Ver Considers Launching Own Exchange". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 August 2019.