Roger Keith Ver was born on 27 January 1979 and is an early investor in Bitcoin, Bitcoin-related startups and an early promoter of Bitcoin.
23 Facts About Roger Ver
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Roger Ver served 10 months in prison then moved to Japan in 2005.
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Roger Ver renounced his United States citizenship in 2014 after obtaining a Saint Kitts and Nevis passport.
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Roger Ver then attended De Anza College for one year, before dropping out to pursue his business interests.
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Roger Ver identifies as a libertarian, anarcho-capitalist, voluntaryist, a peace advocate, and an advocate for individualism.
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Roger Ver moved to Japan in 2005, where he still maintains his residence as of 2021.
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Roger Ver renounced his United States citizenship in 2014 after he became a citizen of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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Roger Ver's name was published in the 2018 Q1 Quarterly Publication of Individuals Who Have Chosen to Expatriate.
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In 2019, Roger Ver was denied a visa to travel to Australia.
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Roger Ver can be seen in videos competing in BJJ world championships and has achieved the rank of brown belt.
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In 2002, Roger Ver pleaded guilty to selling explosive materials without a license, as well as illegally storing and mailing them.
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Roger Ver sold at least 14 pounds of a brand called "Pest Control Report 2000" fireworks as large firecrackers on eBay, stored them in a residential apartment building, and mailed them to customers via the US Postal Service.
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Roger Ver was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison.
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In 2018, Roger Ver made a video that he posted to YouTube speaking on his experiences in federal prison.
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Roger Ver labeled the video as, "My Story of Being Tortured in Prison".
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Roger Ver's investment allowed the company to hire a designer and another programmer.
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Roger Ver invested over a million dollars into new Bitcoin-related startups, including Ripple, Blockchain.
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Roger Ver has been a prominent supporter of Bitcoin adoption and saw Bitcoin as a means to promote economic freedom.
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In 2012, Roger Ver was organizing Bitcoin meetups in Sunnyvale, California.
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Roger Ver is one of five founders of the Bitcoin Foundation.
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Roger Ver is one of the main proponents of a larger block size for the Bitcoin blockchain.
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Roger Ver supported the development of Bitcoin XT as a hard fork method towards an increase.
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On 23 June 2022, CoinFlex paused withdrawals after a counterparty, which it later named as Roger Ver, experienced liquidity issues and failed to repay a $47 million stablecoin margin call.