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US DOJ Arrests ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver for $50M Tax Evasion

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged and arrested Roger Ver, an early BTC investor known as Bitcoin Jesus, for evading taxes of up to $50 million. According to an official release, the DOJ unsealed the indictment against Ver on April 29 and ordered his arrest in Spain during the weekend. U.S. DOJ Charges Ver for Tax Evasion The DOJ’s indictment accused Ver of filing false tax returns, committing mail fraud and tax evasion between 2011 and 2017 through his...

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Matrixport Sued by Roger Ver over $8M in Frozen Crypto

Roger Ver took legal action after the company’s derivatives-based arm, bit.com failed to release his $8 million withdrawal request to him in June 2022. Popular crypto businessman Roger Ver has sued Smart Vega Holding Limited, a subsidiary of Matrixport. Although the case has been on since 2022, the report just came to light after Ver recently spoke about what transpired. Roger Ver Believes Wu Has Personal Vendetta against Him According to Ver, he took legal action against Matrixport in...

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Bitcoin Jesus Roger Ver: Ethereum, Not Bitcoin, Will Drive Global Crypto Adoption

Considering the kind of projects that the Ethereum blockchain hosts, and the kind of services it offers, Roger Ver believes that Ethereum will be able to drive major user adoption. Roger Ver, also popular as Bitcoin Jesus for being an early BTC advocate, recently gave a statement that it will be Ethereum, and not Bitcoin, responsible for driving a bulk of new users towards cryptocurrencies. While speaking at the Show Me The Crypto podcast on Tuesday, May 31, Roger Ver said that despite...

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Das war die erste Bitcoin-Konferenz

Heute gibt es sie überall auf der Welt: Die Bitcoin-Konferenzen. Und nicht wenige füllen sogar ganze Stadien in der grösse vom Hallenstadion. Am 18. und 19. August 2011 fand die allererste Bitcoin-Konferenz in der kalifornischen Stadt San Francisco statt. Die Konferenz war ein Meilenstein für die Kryptowährung und markierte den Beginn einer Bewegung, die die Welt verändern würde. Die Konferenz wurde von der Bitcoin Foundation organisiert, einer Non-Profit-Organisation, die sich für die...

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“Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver Says He’s “Happy” to Pay What He Owes Genesis

Roger Ver – often dubbed “Bitcoin Jesus” and the founder and former CEO of Bitcoin.com – says he’s willing to pay up when it comes to the $20 million lawsuit posed against him by Genesis, the now bankrupt crypto lending division of the Digital Currency Group (DCG). Roger Ver Discusses the Genesis Lawsuit On Reddit, Ver posted the following: I have sufficient funds on hand to pay Genesis the sums allegedly owed, and I’m happy to pay what I owe. However, Genesis was...

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Roger Ver Breaks Silence on Genesis Lawsuit, Claims He Has Sufficient Funds to Pay

Early Bitcoin adopter and executive chair of Bitcoin.com, Roger Ver, said he has “sufficient funds” to pay Genesis Global after being hit by a lawsuit by the now-bankrupt crypto broker’s unit – GGC International. The Bitcoin Cash proponent noted that he is happy to pay the amount he owes but pointed out that the agreement requires Genesis to remain solvent. In a new Reddit post, Ver claimed that Genesis failed to provide him assurances about its finances. The Digital Currency...

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Genesis Sues Roger Ver for $20 Million for Failing to Settle Crypto Options

The so-called “Bitcoin Jesus,” Roger Ver, has been summoned to repay over $20 million in damages to Genesis after failing to settle certain cryptocurrency options transactions before the payment deadline.  The investor has been given 20 days to answer the summons, after which he will be forced to pay reparations by default. As reported by Offshore Alert, the filing was submitted by a British Virgin Islands-domiciled affiliate of Genesis, which designated New York Country as...

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Why Bitcoin Cash Holders Are in For More Free Coins This November

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) holders look certain to be in for some free coins come this November, when the ongoing confrontation between disparate groups in the coin’s community will reach its climax in a hash war and subsequent chain split.The conflict in the BCH camp arose when lead developer, Amaury Séchet, announced the inclusion of a code in the next upgrade which would see 8% of the Bitcoin Cash block reward siphoned directly to him.Bitcoin Cash Miner’s Tax To Trigger Chain SplitSéchet maintains...

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