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Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin Jesus’
Roger Ver Challenges
US Tax Evasion Charges
Roger Ver, a leading cryptocurrency• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта advocate and early Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin investor, has
urged a US court to dismiss tax evasion charges filed against him. He is most
popularly known as ‘Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin Jesus’ among his 745,000 followers on X (formerly
Twitter).
Ver, 45, was arrested in February while attending a crypto conference in
Barcelona. He is facing allegations of evading over $48 million in taxes and
filing a false tax return.
Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin Jesus Claims His Arrest Was Politically Driven
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The charges are based on the sale of $240 million worth of cryptocurrencies• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта
and an exit tax linked to Ver s renunciation of US
citizenship in 2014. Prosecutors are seeking his extradition from Spain, where
he awaits a court decision.
According to Bloomberg reports , Ver s legal team has dismissed the
indictment as politically motivated. They claim it represents the Biden
administration’s heavy-handed approach to cryptocurrency• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта enforcement.
His lawyers argue the charges are part of a broader effort to regulate the
sector through enforcement rather than clear policy measures.
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Meanwhile, the case has drawn widespread attention in the cryptocurrency• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта
industry. Critics are accusing the US government• Государство » Государственное устройство США » Правительство США
• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на Пр » Правительство США
• Соединённые Штаты Америки (США) » Государственное устройство США » Правительство США of targeting high-profile
crypto figures to set an example.
“His crime? He didn t commit one, but that doesn t matter in the
age of American Lawfare. What Roger did do was promote a revolutionary
decentralizing technology that radically empowers citizens,” popular author
Bret Weinstein wrote on X (Formerly Twitter)
Ver has been a vocal critic of US crypto regulation . He has long advocated
for decentralized financial systems and the adoption of Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin as a global
currency.
However, the government• Государство » Законы и право » Теория государства и права » Правительство has successfully prosecuted several high-profile
crypto figures over the past year. Earlier today, former Celsius CEO Alex
Mashinsky pled guilty to multiple fraud charges.
The government• Государство » Законы и право » Теория государства и права » Правительство has also successfully prosecuted all major affiliates of Sam
Bankman-Fried linked to the FTX collapse .
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Nicknamed Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin Jesus, Ver was among the first to promote
Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin when its value was less than $1. He would often give away BTC to
followers to encourage adoption. He has also invested in leading crypto
companies such as Ripple Labs, BitPay, and Kraken. Roger Ver Promoting Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin
Back in 2013. Source: Bitcoin Magazine
Born in the US, Ver moved to Japan in 2006 and became a citizen of Saint Kitts
and Nevis in 2014 after renouncing his American citizenship.
His arrest by Spanish authorities earlier this year has reignited debates on
US cryptocurrency• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта regulations and the treatment of industry pioneers. However,
this is not his first legal battle. Ver has previously faced multiple lawsuits
from crypto companies, including Genesis and ConFLEX.
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