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Roger Ver at Webx Asia: Reflections on Payments, Self-Custody, and the Role of Crypto Lawbreakers
28.7.2023
When asked whether he’d rather be called a “bitcoin evangelist,” or “Bitcoin Jesus” at the recent Webx seminar in Tokyo, Roger Ver responds: “I prefer to be called Roger.” The enthusiastic and outspoken figure in crypto, scattering sats around...
U.S. Senate Passes $886B Military Spending Bill With Crypto AML Provision
28.7.2023
The amendment takes aim at crypto mixers and “anonymity-enhancing” crypto assets
Oppenheimer Is Cinema's Most 'AAA' Gaming Moment Of 2023
25.7.2023
“Video games can never be art,” wrote the great film critic Roger Ebert back in 2010. The implications of that claim have annoyed developers, players, and endless online comment sections ever since like a splinter that’s big enough to hurt but too small to cleanly excise. Were Ebert still alive...
Silk Road Advisor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison While a Rogue Double-Agent Eludes Capture
12.7.2023
On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, led by attorney Damian Williams, announced a 20-year prison sentence for Roger Clark. Clark was allegedly the senior advisor to the original Silk Road, an infamous darknet marketplace that operated...
‘Bitcoin Jesus’ says Ethereum is the front-runner for global crypto adoption
31.5.2023
Roger Ver said that Ethereum, not Bitcoin, will lead the most new users to crypto
Sen. Warren’s Bill Signals Crypto Is Headed for a Clash With National Security Interests
22.5.2023
The misguided Digital Asset Money Laundering Act sponsored by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Roger Marshall may be dead on arrival, but the crypto community should not ignore the conflict it represents between crypto and law enforcement, writes Chris Grieco
Elizabeth Warren’s Bill Won’t Stop Money Laundering, But it Could Ban Crypto
18.5.2023
The Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act that Senators Elizabeth Warren and Roger Marshall are pushing through Congress is the legislative equivalent of a Trojan Horse, writes John Rizzo. It would effectively ban crypto in the guise of fighting money laundering
Elizabeth Warren wants the police at your door in 2024
26.4.2023
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Roger Marshall want to make your crypto wallet illegal — and their plan runs contrary to the principles they campaigned on
CZ denounces false rumor 'widely' spread on China's WeChat
5.3.2023
A Metamask security analyst stated this event was the “2023 adaptation of attempted market manipulation.”
Bitcoin Billionaire Roger Ver Sued by Genesis For $21 Million Debt – Here’s What Happened
25.1.2023
The early Bitcoin (BTC) evangelist and now Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponent Roger Ver has been sued by the now-bankrupt crypto lender Genesis after failing to meet a $21m margin call.
The court action taken by Genesis is related to a crypto options trade that expired late last year, and that Roger...
Genesis sues Roger Ver for $20M over unsettled crypto options trades
25.1.2023
Roger Ver, commonly known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” has 20 days to answer the summons from Genesis unit GGC International before being required to pay by default
Jack Dorsey’s Block sues Bitcoin.com for trademark infringement
28.11.2022
“The use of the designation "VERSE" constitutes an infringement of our client's trademarks under German trademark law,” Block’s legal counsel said in a letter to Bitcoin.com
US Announces ‘Historic $3.36 Billion Cryptocurrency Seizure’ as Silk Road Bitcoin Thief Pleads Guilty
8.11.2022
The man who stole over 50,000 bitcoins from the Silk Road marketplace has pleaded guilty. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, “the seizure was then the largest cryptocurrency seizure” in the history of the DOJ and “remains the department’s second-largest...
Report: Legal Experts Say Nigeria in Need of ‘Clear-Cut Guidelines’ for Crypto Industry
8.9.2022
Authorities in Nigeria have been told to consider upgrading the country’s cryptocurrency regulatory guidelines because current regulations are not consistent with the realities on the ground. According to legal experts, the growing interest in cryptocurrencies by Nigerians means the country...
CoinFLEX resumes withdrawals, limiting users to 10%
14.7.2022
Since halting user withdrawals three weeks ago, CoinFLEX has announced plans to reclaim up to $84 million in owed funds
CoinFLEX CEO Says Roger Ver Owes Them USDC 47M, Ver Denies the Claim
29.6.2022
Mark Lamb, CEO of crypto derivatives exchange and yield platform CoinFLEX, has revealed that the "high integrity" individual whose account went into negative equity during recent market volatility is the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponent Roger Ver.
The revelation came after Ver, who is also referred...
Roger Ver denies CoinFLEX CEO's claims he owes firm $47M USDC
29.6.2022
Not mentioning CoinFLEX by name, Roger Ver said he had not “defaulted on a debt to a counter-party,” and alleged the platform owed him “a substantial sum of money.”
CoinFLEX Says Roger Ver Owes It $47M USDC as Spat Turns Public
28.6.2022
The disagreement stems after CoinFLEX said it was launching a recovery token as a high net worth customer owed the exchange
3 red flags that signal a crypto project may be misleading investors
20.5.2022
The challenges faced by Terra, Wonderland and a handful of other DeFi projects exposed the need for investors to do more research and avoid cult personalities
‘Ugly Sonic’ Is Slinging Merch In The New Chip ‘n Dale Film
20.5.2022
Do you remember “Ugly Sonic,” the internet’s colloquial name for Paramount Pictures’ “realistic” take on Sega’s Blue Blur that featured weird human teeth? It was the original design for 2020's Sonic the Hedgehog live-action adaptation, a design that was quickly scrapped because fans dragged...