‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver Agrees to $48M Deal to Resolve US Tax Fraud Case

Roger Ver, one of the most recognizable figures in crypto, has agreed to pay $48m to settle a US tax fraud ￰0￱ deal marks a turning point in a saga that has drawn political ￰1￱ also reflects the shifting approach to crypto regulation under President Donald Trump. Ver, 46, rose to prominence in Bitcoin’s early years for his relentless ￰2￱ efforts earned him the nickname “Bitcoin Jesus.” The New York Times reported Thursday that Ver has reached a tentative deferred-prosecution agreement with the US Department of ￰3￱ $48m deal marks the same amount prosecutors said he owed, in exchange for the eventual dismissal of charges if he complies with the agreement’s ￰4￱ 2024, prosecutors charged him with fraud and tax ￰5￱ alleged he concealed digital asset holdings and failed to pay taxes after renouncing his US citizenship in ￰6￱ Justice Department has not yet filed the deal in court, and it could still change before being ￰7￱ to The New York Times, Roger Ver, known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” has agreed to pay $48 million under a deferred prosecution deal with the ￰8￱ of Justice to settle a tax evasion ￰9￱ reportedly paid $600,000 to Trump ally Roger Stone and hired lawyers and… — Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) October 9, 2025 Washington’s Stance on Crypto Softens Under Trump’s Second Term The case comes at a time of major change in Washington’s approach to ￰10￱ Trump’s return to the White House, regulators have eased their stance.

Earlier, enforcement had been far more aggressive under the previous administration. Now, lawsuits by the SEC against exchanges such as Coinbase have been ￰11￱ addition, several prominent crypto figures have received presidential ￰12￱ this year, Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht , founder of the Silk Road marketplace, who was serving a life sentence, and later extended clemency to the founders of BitMEX , who had pleaded guilty to violating anti–money laundering laws. ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Turned to Trump Allies as Legal Pressures Mounted Ver has sought to align himself with Trump’s orbit throughout his legal ￰13￱ this year, he paid $600,000 to Trump ally Roger Stone to lobby against the tax provisions central to his ￰14￱ records also show that Ver hired attorneys Christopher Kise and Brian Ballard, both of whom have long-standing ties to Trump’s political ￰15￱ Justice Department accused Ver of hiding the true value of his Bitcoin ￰16￱ filings were connected to his decision to renounce US ￰17￱ that time, Americans were required to pay an “exit tax” on all global assets, including ￰18￱ argued that by concealing his holdings, Ver deprived the US of millions in ￰19￱ Challenged Spain’s Approval of US Extradition Ver was arrested in Spain in 2024 following a US extradition ￰20￱ later filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, claiming Spain had violated his legal protections by approving the extradition to Los ￰21￱ January, Ver said in a video posted online that he faced a possible sentence exceeding 100 years if convicted, framing his prosecution as politically ￰22￱ a message to Trump on X, he wrote, “Mr.

President, I am an American, and I need your ￰23￱ you, with your commitment to justice, can save me.” The settlement, if finalized, would close one of the most high-profile tax cases involving a cryptocurrency ￰24￱ Ver, once celebrated for bringing Bitcoin to the mainstream, it marks a dramatic turn in a career defined by both innovation and controversy.