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Roger Ver Indicted for Tax Fraud
30.4.2024
US Justice Dept charges Roger Ver with tax fraud
30.4.2024
Early crypto investor ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ faces extradition to the U.S. after being charged with evading nearly $50 million in taxes
Crypto Polo Event in Dubai Will See Roger Ver Play With Shiba Inu, Solana Team Members
8.4.2024
Polo – a high society event associated with champagne and usually attended by the upper echelons of society – is being adopted by the crypto, Web3 tech investment crowd.
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Roger Ver Rejects Blockstream CEO’s Invitation, Remains Loyal to Bitcoin Cash Over BTC
26.3.2024
Roger Ver, an early Bitcoin investor, has decided to continue supporting Bitcoin Cash (BCH) over Bitcoin (BTC) despite an invitation from Blockstream CEO Adam Back to rejoin the Bitcoin community. Ver criticizes layer two blockchain solutions, like Back’s Liquid Network, as centralized...
Roger Ver’s New Book Tops Amazon’s New Releases, Memoir Dives Deep Into Bitcoin Controversies
17.3.2024
Crypto entrepreneur and Bitcoin.com founder, Roger Ver, has recently unveiled the publication of a 304-page book titled “Hijacking Bitcoin: The Hidden History of BTC,” offering a fresh viewpoint that diverges from commonly accepted historical accounts. This book provides readers with...
Roger Ver Pursues Closing Up of Matrixport in Seychelles Lawsuit Over $8 Million Dispute
7.11.2023
Source: Pexels A legal battle has been ongoing between Roger Ver, an investor also known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus,’ and Jihan Wu, the co-founder and chairman of Matrixport subsidiary Smart Vega, in Seychelles since last year over frozen cryptocurrency funds. Ver alleged that Matrixport...
Roger Ver Seeks Winding Up of Matrixport in Seychelles Lawsuit
6.11.2023
The investor launched a suit last year in Seychelles against Matrixport's subsidiary Smart Vega, which runs Bit.com, for confiscating $8 million, which he says Jihan Wu is keeping because Wu blames him for the collapse of CoinFLEX
Creditors of Struggling Crypto Exchange CoinFLEX Sue CEO and Seek Funds from ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver
26.10.2023
Creditors of CoinFLEX, a bankrupt exchange, sue CEO Mark Lamb and early investor Roger Ver, aka Bitcoin Jesus, alleging breach of fiduciary duty over the new exchange OPNX launch and unauthorized use of company assets. On October 25, creditors of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange CoinFLEX...
Hobbled Crypto Exchange's Creditors Are Suing Its CEO and Want to Claw Back Money From 'Bitcoin Jesus'
26.10.2023
CoinFLEX CEO Mark Lamb breached his fiduciary duty when he created a new company, OPNX, with the founders of failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, creditors argue. They are also critical of a deal Lamb struck with early BTC evangelist Roger Ver
Roger Ver Joins Leading Innovators at Upbit D Conference 2023
8.9.2023
PRESS RELEASE. The future of blockchain comes into focus at the Upbit D Conference (UDC), where Roger Ver, a leading figure in the crypto space and Founder of Bitcoin.com, will take the stage at Grand Walkerhill Seoul, Korea. Since its inception in 2018, UDC has transformed from an exclusive...
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...
‘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
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...
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