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Roger Keith Ver born January 27, [1] is an early investor in bitcoin related startups. He was formerly an American citizen. He was born and lived in Silicon Valley. He has been a prominent supporter of bitcoin adoption and saw bitcoin as a means to promote economic freedom. He now promotes Bitcoin Cash , a hard fork of the cryptocurrency created with the intent to fix issues such as high fees and long transaction confirmation times.
He was born in San Jose. He attended De Anza College for a year, dropping out to pursue his business interests. He moved to Japan in Embassy in Barbados, which claimed that he had not sufficiently proven ties outside of the United States that would motivate him to leave at the end of his visit, causing fears he might become an illegal immigrant [8] [7] [9] - but later in the same year his visa was approved by the U.
According to an interview he gave in , Ver describes Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as one of his major passions in life. In , Ver pleaded guilty after selling explosive firecrackers, marketed as Pest Control Report , on eBay , which the U. Department of Justice described as "dealing in explosives without a license", and he was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison. The explosives were banned because they could cause serious injuries or death.
Ver began investing in bitcoin in early In , he created bitcoinstore. In May , an old email account used by Ver was hacked and used in a failed attempt to ransom bitcoin.
Ver gained control of bitcoin. In , Ver was organising bitcoin meetups in Sunnyvale. Ver wants bitcoin to rival major fiat currencies. Ver and his high school friend Jesse Powell attempted to re-establish the Mt Gox exchange during the June bitcoin price crash. In April , Ver was a guest on Fox Business. Ver writes opinion pieces for bitcoin-related websites and online forums. He has advocated for the widespread adoption of bitcoin software client that allows for an increase in the block chain block size limit.
Ver strongly disagrees with the block size limit because it is contrary to his preferred strategy of rapid and widespread growth of bitcoin. Ver wants the use of this currency to be so widespread that an alternative cannot supplant bitcoin's first-mover advantage. During an interview with CNBC in December he expressed the opinion that insider trading is not a crime - "I think insider trading is a non-crime". He believes that the violent interventions of governments should be replaced by voluntary human interactions in the free market.
Ver identifies with the political philosophy of individualism. In , Ver helped the establishment of the Bitcoin Foundation with a large donation. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roger Ver Roger Ver, December Retrieved 25 December The New York Times. On Bitcoin and His Life Journey". Retrieved 5 August Miami New Times blog. Roger Ver gave up US passport in favor of St. Retrieved 3 January Retrieved 28 December League of Women Voters.
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