Roger Ver
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Roger Keith Ver (born 27 January 1979[1]) is an early investor in Bitcoin, Bitcoin-related startups and an early promoter of Bitcoin.[2] Ver has sometimes been referred to as "Bitcoin Jesus".[2] He now primarily promotes Bitcoin Cash as Ver sees it as fulfilling the intended and original purpose of the "Bitcoin White Paper", first published in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, in which Nakamoto referred to Bitcoin as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system.[3][4]
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Born | (1979-01-27) 27 January 1979 (age 45) San Jose, California, U.S. |
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Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Known for | Promoting Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash |
Movement | Libertarianism, anarcho-capitalism, Voluntaryism |
Website | rogerver.com |
Born and raised in Silicon Valley, he sold fireworks on eBay and later pleaded guilty to a related felony charge.[5] He served ten months in prison then moved to Japan in 2005. He renounced his United States citizenship in 2014 after obtaining a Saint Kitts and Nevis passport. He previously was CEO of Bitcoin.com.[6]