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'Bitcoin Jesus' Roger Ver Arrested In Spain On Tax Evasion Charges
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - 4:51pm | 424Roger Ver, a prominent figure in the early days of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” has been arrested in Spain and charged with mail fraud, tax evasion, and filing false tax returns. The U.S. Department of Justice alleges that Ver evaded nearly $50 million in taxes....
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12 Years Ago Roger Ver Purchased A Baklava For 14 BTC — Today 'Bitcoin Jesus' Believes King Crypto Is No Longer Usable, Here's Why
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - 8:05am | 818An early Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) adopter ‘Mandrik' recalls trading a pan of baklava for 14 BTC to Roger Ver twelve years ago, noting how Bitcoin has significantly transformed their life since then. Roger Ver’s Reply: Roger Ver, often referred to as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ for his...
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Bitcoin Offshoot Surges 17% Outdoing Apex Crypto, Ethereum After EDX Markets Listing
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - 1:24am | 600Bitcoin Cash (CRYPTO: BCH) is up 17% in the last 24 hours, outperforming top cryptocurrencies by market capitalization such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). What Happened: The recent surge in Bitcoin Cash’s price can be attributed to the launch of EDX Markets, a crypto...
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'Bitcoin Jesus' Challenges Musk, Zuckerberg For Cage Fight; Says Winner Chooses Primary Crypto For Twitter, Facebook
Thursday, June 22, 2023 - 8:25am | 614Roger Ver, one of the earliest investors in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and the CEO of Bitcoin.com, has thrown down the gauntlet to two of the biggest names in tech — Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. What Happened: In a Twitter post on Wednesday, Ver, popularly known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus' declared that he...
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'Bitcoin Jesus' Roger Ver Calls BTC Maximalists 'Bunch Of Hypocrites' Over Accepting Bigger Blocks For Ordinal NFTs
Thursday, March 2, 2023 - 7:22am | 508Roger Ver, CEO of Bitcoin.com on Wednesday said he upgraded his home internet to handle Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) NFTs Ordinals. What Happened: In a screenshot shared by Ver, popularly known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ on Twitter, it shows that he upgraded his internet connection to 9747 Mbps...
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'Bitcoin Jesus' Has 'Sufficient Funds' To Repay Genesis $21M — But Says Can't Play 'Heads Clients Lose, Tails Genesis Wins' Game
Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 12:13am | 513Roger Ver, CEO of Bitcoin.com, said he has "sufficient funds" to pay GGC International, a unit of the now-bankrupt crypto broker Genesis the $21 million he owes. What Happened: In a Reddit post on Wednesday, Ver said he has “sufficient funds on hand to pay Genesis...
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Crypto Exchange Reveals 'Bitcoin Jesus' Roger Ver Owes It $47M: What Next?
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 - 11:01pm | 649CoinFLEX CEO Mark Lamb has publicly revealed that Roger Ver is the high net worth client who owes the cryptocurrency exchange $47 million. What Happened: In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Lamb said that Ver owes $47 million worth of USDC. He had a long track record of previously topping up...
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'Bitcoin Jesus' Roger Ver Now Backs Dogecoin — And Has This To Say About Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover
Friday, April 29, 2022 - 4:32am | 397Roger Ver, an early Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) investor and creator of Bitcoin Cash (CRYPTO: BCH), says he prefers Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) over Bitcoin. What Happened: In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Ver said that DOGE could be a strong contender for the world’s most dominant cryptocurrency...
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Bitcoin Cash, Which Split From Bitcoin, Has Split Into Two Cryptocurrencies — Again
Sunday, November 15, 2020 - 11:43pm | 470Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has split into two cryptocurrencies called Bitcoin Cash ABC (BCH ABC) and Bitcoin Cash Node (BCHN), CoinDesk reported Sunday. What Happened: The split — called a hard fork in cryptocurrency parlance — implies the latest version of the underlying Blockchain...