«Биткоин-Иисус» Роджер Вер достиг предварительного соглашения по делу о налоговом мошенничестве на $48 млн Bitcoin Jesus Roger Ver Reaches Preliminary Agreement in $48 Million Tax Fraud Case

The founder of Bitcoin.com, Roger Ver, has reached a «preliminary agreement» with the U.S. Department of Justice regarding a tax fraud case, according to a report by The New York Times.

Sources indicate that the so-called «Bitcoin Jesus» has agreed to pay approximately $48 million to the government. If the terms of the agreement are met, Ver could avoid a prison sentence, which in his home country could have reached up to 109 years.

In 2024, Spanish authorities arrested the Bitcoin.com founder at the request of the U.S. He faced charges for hiding Bitcoin assets, filing false tax returns, and misappropriating 70,000 BTC from his companies’ corporate accounts.

Ver has denied the allegations. In December 2024, he filed a motion to dismiss all eight charges, labeling the prosecutors’ claims as «vague.» In July 2025, «Bitcoin Jesus» also turned to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), filing a complaint against his extradition to the U.S.

In January, Ver appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump for a pardon. Since being re-elected, Trump has already freed Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the dark web marketplace Silk Road, who called for all charges against «Bitcoin Jesus» to be dropped.

*»Mr. President, I am an American, and I need your help. Only you, with your commitment to justice, can save me,»* stated Bitcoin.com’s founder.

A support group for Ver called Freerogernow has been established, uniting several prominent figures including Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin, Trump’s ex-wife Marla Maples, Forbes columnist Jeffrey Tucker, and radio show host Alex Jones.

Once a close ally of the U.S. president, Elon Musk has previously ruled out the possibility of pardoning «Bitcoin Jesus»:

*»Roger Ver renounced his U.S. citizenship. No forgiveness. Membership comes with its privileges.»*

Community members also express skepticism about such an outcome. According to Polymarket, only 27% of users believe Trump will pardon the founder of Bitcoin.com in 2025.

It’s worth noting that in January, Casa co-founder Jameson Lopp suggested that Ver might be refusing a pre-trial settlement either out of principle or due to a lack of funds.