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Buterin Slams Bitcoin Jesus Roger Ver's Harsh Sentence

Buterin Slams Bitcoin Jesus Roger Ver's Harsh Sentence

HappyCoinNewsHappyCoinNews2025/03/03 08:44
By:HappyCoinNews

Creator of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin criticized the harsh sentence that could be handed down to Roger Ver, also known as Bitcoin -Jesus.

In the US, Vera is accused of tax evasion in the amount of $48 million, tax fraud and fraud. For these crimes, he faces severe punishment up to life imprisonment. Roger currently lives in Spain, and, according to him, he may soon be extradited to the US and sent to prison for 109 years.

Buterin stands up for his defense Bitcoin -Jesus and complained about the draconian measures of the American tax legislation, which in terms of severity ranks almost first in the world. In addition, Vitalik suggests that the tax authorities have turned against Ver because of his public activities aimed at popularizing cryptocurrencies.

Putting someone behind bars for life for non-violent tax crimes is absurd. The case against Roger seems politically motivated, just like the case against Ross Ulbricht [the creator of Silk Road].

 

Many people and corporations accused of more serious offenses faced far less severe penalties than Roger, Buterin wrote.

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Vitalik Buterin

Let us recall that Ver got is under the radar of law enforcement because he failed to pay taxes when he sold $2017 million worth of bitcoins in 240. Before making the deal, Roger renounced his U.S. citizenship and became a citizen of St. Kitts and Nevis. According to law enforcement, Ver hid his cryptocurrency savings before changing his citizenship so as not to transfer the money to the U.S. treasury.

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