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Early promoter of Bitcoin (born 1979)
Roger VerVer, December 2016Born (1979-01-27) 27 January 1979 (age 45)San Jose, California, U.S.NationalityUnited States (1979–2014)Saint Kitts and Nevis (2014–present)OccupationEntrepreneurKnown forPromoting Bitcoin, Bitcoin CashMovementLibertarianism, anarcho-capitalism, VoluntaryismWebsiterogerver.com
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]
Born and raised in Silicon Valley, he sold fireworks on eBay and later pleaded guilty to a related felony charge.[5] He served 10 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 served as CEO of Bitcoin.com.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Ver was born in San Jose, California. He attended Valley Christian High School. He then attended De Anza College for one year, before dropping out to pursue his business interests. He identifies as a libertarian, anarcho-capitalist, voluntaryist, a peace advocate, and an advocate for individualism.[7] Ver attempted a run for California state assembly in the Libertarian party. During a debate in the run-up to this election, he claimed that the Drug Enforcement Agency was criminal in its practice. He moved to Japan in 2005, where he still maintains his residence as of 2021.
Ver renounced his United States citizenship in 2014 after he became a citizen of Saint Kitts and Nevis.[8][9] In 2015, he was denied a visa to reenter the United States by the U.S. 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.[10][9][11] Ver's name was published in the 2018 Q1 Quarterly Publication of Individuals Who Have Chosen to Expatriate.[12] In 2019, Ver was denied a visa to travel to Australia.[13]
According to an interview he gave in 2016, Ver describes Brazilian jiu-jitsu as one of his major passions in life. Ver can be seen in videos competing in BJJ world championships[14] and has achieved the rank of brown belt.[15]
In 2018, he was ranked number 36 in Fortune's "The Ledger 40 under 40"[16] for transforming business at the leading edge of finance and technology.
Career[edit]
MemoryDealers.com[edit]
Ver was the CEO of MemoryDealers.com from 1999 until 2012.[17] In 2000, he attempted to enter politics by running for California State Assembly as a candidate for the Libertarian Party.[18]
Explosives charges[edit]
In 2002, Ver pleaded guilty to selling explosive materials without a license, as well as illegally storing and mailing them. Ver sold at least 14 pounds of a brand called "Pest Control Report 2000" fireworks as large firecrackers on eBay, stored them in a residential apartment building, and mailed them to customers via the U.S. Postal Service. He was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison.[8][10][5][19] The manufacturer was later forced to stop making and selling the product, which contained gunpowder far above the legal limit for consumer firecrackers.[20]
In 2018, Ver made a video that he posted to YouTube speaking on his experiences in federal prison. Ver labeled the video as, "My Story of Being Tortured in Prison". Ver claims in the video that he was arrested for "... selling firecrackers on eBay back when eBay had a 'guns and ammo' section, and it wasn't a big deal to do that at all."
Cryptocurrency[edit]
Ver began investing in bitcoin in early 2011 when "...the price was still under one U.S. Dollar each"[7].[2] The first investment he made was for Charlie Shrem’s Bitinstant.[21] Ver's investment allowed the company to hire a designer and another programmer.[22] He invested over a million dollars into new Bitcoin-related startups, including Ripple, Blockchain.com, BitPay,[23] and Kraken.[8] In 2011, Ver's company Memorydealers was the first to accept Bitcoin as payment.[24] He has been a prominent supporter of Bitcoin adoption and saw Bitcoin as a means to promote economic freedom.
In 2012, Ver was organizing Bitcoin meetups in Sunnyvale, California.[25] He is one of five founders of the Bitcoin Foundation.[26] Ver wants Bitcoin to rival major fiat currencies.
He is one of the main proponents of a larger block size for the Bitcoin blockchain. He supported the development of Bitcoin XT as a hard fork method towards an increase. Ver and his high school friend Jesse Powell attempted to re-establish the Mt Gox exchange during the June 2011 Bitcoin price crash.[25]
Ver served as CEO of Bitcoin.com[27] until 1 August 2019, at which point he transitioned to Executive Chairman. Fortune Magazine in early 2020 mistakenly referred to Roger Ver as the co-creator of Bitcoin Cash.[28]
CoinFlex[edit]
As of June 2022, he is a shareholder in CoinFLEX, a centralized yield crypto exchange and is rumoured to be in a large amount of debt which is causing problems for the site.[29][30] On 23 June 2022, CoinFlex paused withdrawals after a counterparty, which it later named as Ver, experienced liquidity issues and failed to repay a $47 million stablecoin margin call.[31]
See also[edit]
List of former United States citizens who relinquished their nationality
References[edit]
^ "Roger Keith Ver: Vital • California Birth Index, 1905-1995". FamilySearch.org.
^ a b c Harjani, Ansuya (2 December 2013). "Meet 'Bitcoin Jesus,' a virtual currency millionaire". CNBC. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
^ Nakamoto, Satoshi. "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-peer Electronic Cash System". Bitcoin.org. Bitcoin.org. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ Popper, Nathaniel (25 July 2017). "Some Bitcoin Backers Are Defecting to Create a Rival Currency". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ a b "San Jose, California Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Explosives on eBay". U.S. Department of Justice, United States Attorney, Northern District of California. 2 May 2002. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015.
^ "Bitcoin Cash Advocate Roger Ver Considers Launching Own Exchange". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
^ a b Ver, Roger. "Biography". RogerVer.com. RogerVer.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
^ a b c Clenfield, Jason; Alpeyev, Pavel (16 June 2014). "'Bitcoin Jesus' Calls Rich to Tax-free Tropical Paradise". Bloomberg. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
^ a b Minsky, David (16 January 2015). "U.S. Won't Let 'Bitcoin Jesus' Who Renounced His Citizenship Come to Miami for Conference". Miami New Times (blog).
^ a b Sparkes, Matthew (7 January 2015). "Millionaire 'Bitcoin Jesus' denied entry to the US". Telegraph (UK).
^ Farivar, Cyrus (7 January 2015). "Bitcoin investor who renounced US citizenship now can't get back in: Roger Ver gave up US passport in favor of St. Kitts last year". Ars Technica.
^ "Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen to Expatriate, as Required by Section 6039G". Federal Register. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
^ Twitter post by Ver, 24 July 2019
^ triforcebjj (31 May 2013), Roger Ver vs David Garmo in 2013 BJJ World Championships, retrieved 2 October 2018
^ "Roger Ver, World's First Investor in Bitcoin on His Passion for BJJ & Brown Belt". Bjj Eastern Europe. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
^ "Fortune The Ledger 40 under 40: Roger Ver". 29 July 2018.
^ Farivar, Cyrus (1 August 2015). "Bitcoin investor who renounced US citizenship now can't get back in". ArsTechnica. Wired Media Group. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ SmartVoter (3 February 2000). "Voter Information for Roger K Ver". League of Women Voters.
^ Raskin, Max (13 April 2013). "Meet the Bitcoin Millionaires". Bloomberg. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ "Missouri Company Ordered To Stop Manufacturing and Selling Illegal Fireworks". United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. 17 January 2003. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ Jeffries, Adrianne (13 December 2011). "Brooklyn-based Bitcoin Startup BitInstant Raises Seed Round". Observer. Observer Media. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ Russell, Kyle (29 January 2014). "Meet The 'Bitcoin Millionaire' Arrested for Allegedly Helping Silk Road Launder $US1 Million". Business Insider Australia. Allure Media. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ Lunden, Ingrid. "With PayPal-like Ambitions for Bitcoin, BitPay Raises $2M Led by Founders Fund". TechCrunch. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
^ McMillan, Robert (19 December 2013). "How Bitcoin Became the Honey Badger of Money". Wired. Conde Nast. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
^ a b Vigna, Paul; Casey, Michael J. (2015). The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and Digital Money Are Challenging the Global Economic Order. St. Martin's Press. pp. 178, 268. ISBN 978-1466873063. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
^ Farivar, Cyrus (7 April 2015). "Bitcoin Foundation is 'effectively bankrupt,' board member says". ArsTechnica. Condé Nast. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ Cheng, Evelyn (11 December 2017). "'Bitcoin Jesus' is 'really, really concerned' about the future of the digital currency". CNBC. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
^ Morris, David (8 January 2020). "In Cryptocurrency, It's Bitcoiners vs. Everyone Else". Fortune.com. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^ "Crypto Exchange CoinFlex to Issue Tokens After Withdrawal Freeze". Bloomberg.com. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ FatManTerra. "Ver had a long on BCH, and the platform allowed him to run a deficit because he personally guaranteed he would pay them back". Twitter. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Crypto Exchange CoinFlex Won't Resume Withdrawals as Planned". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
External links[edit]
"Episode 687: Buy This Passport". Planet Money. 10 March 2016.
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“Bitcoin is one of the most important inventions in all of human history.
For the first time ever, anyone can send or receive any amount of money with anyone else, anywhere on the planet, conveniently and without restriction.
It’s the dawn of a better, more free world.” – Roger Ver – 2011
Bitcoin is one of the most important inventions in all of human history.
For the first time ever, everyone can send or receive any amount of money with anyone else, anywhere on the planet, conveniently and without restriction.
It’s the dawn of a better, more free world.
Roger Ver
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In 1999 Roger began his career by founding MemoryDealers.com at the age of nineteen while still attending college. Under his leadership the company quickly grew to become a market leader, employing dozens of people across the world and generating millions of dollars in revenue.
In 2005 Roger saw an opportunity in the market for fibre optic transceivers used in networking subsystems, so he founded Agilestar.com. Agilestar went on to become a world leader in optical transceivers used by fortune 100 companies around the world.
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Roger Ver罗杰-维尔，1979年出生于加州矽谷的圣约瑟市，在DeAnza大学读了一年以后就辍学去经商，是一位比特币的早期投资者，因为对这种数字货币的巨大热情而获得了比特币耶稣的称号，MemoryDealers.com 的创办人兼CEO，Bitcoin.com的CEO， 比特币基金会创始人之一，第一个接受比特币支付的主流企业。而Roger Ver本人，则成了最早、最知名的比特币创业公司投资人之一，最多时拥有30 万枚比特币。
2000年，RogerVer以自由党候选人的身份竞选加利福尼亚州议员，希望参加政治运动，后来因为种种原因不了了之。
2004年RogerVer因为在eBay上卖一个名为「害虫防治2000」的炸药产品（他自己形容为农民用来保持动物园里玉米地的爆竹）被捕，在联邦监狱服刑10个月后去了东京。
2011年，RogerVer在一个叫做Free Talk Live的广播节目里面听到了比特币这个词，他认为政府禁止民众使用自己的财产去做自己想要做的事情，是非常愚蠢的，而比特币因为其自由特性，可以突破这样的桎梏，并将受到人们的欢迎。他认为，民众应当对自己的财产、金钱具有完全的控制权。
2011年末，RogerVer创办的Memorydealers公司宣布接受比特币支付，成为第一家接受比特币支付的公司，在推动比特币成为支付货币的路上迈出了第一步，并在矽谷的Lawrence 高速旁设立了接受比特币支付的看板。后来他来到深圳，召集了一批合作伙伴，向他们推介比特币。与会者中，大约1/3非常激动，更是有一名，放下原来的业务，成为了深圳最大的比特币矿工之一。
2012年，RogerVer创建了bitcoinstore.com，网上有数十万商品支持用户使用比特币购买，由于该网站的推动，比特币的币价在这一年里有了起色。7月，RogerVer联合其他创始人成功创建了比特币基金会- bitcoinfoundation.org，致力于为全球用户标准化、推广和保护比特币。RogerVer投资了大量的的比特币公司，有的已泯然于众，有的在今天赫赫有名。那时候他没有过多考虑投资的回报率，而是支持一切和他一样坚信比特币让世界更美好的创业者。投资的部分公司包括BitPay、coinbase、瑞波、blockchain.info、量子等。
2013年，RogerVer进行了一笔有史以来最大额的比特币慈善捐款。他向经济教育基金会捐献了1000比特币（按照当时价格计算，超过100万美元）。这家基金会的旨在向学生教育自由主义经济思想，比如财产私有、有限政府等等。
2014年，RogerVer成为比特币资源门户网站Bitcoin.com的CEO，也是全球最大的比特币相关资讯网站。作为全球第一个开始投资Bitcoin创业公司的人，他为整个比特币业务进行了种子轮投资。同年RogerVer放弃了美国国籍，成为岛屿国家圣基茨和尼维斯的公民，长期居住在日本。
2016年，区块链货币大会（Blockchain Money Conference）在伦敦举行，比特币耶稣罗杰·维尔（Roger Ver）在演讲中强调了比特币的优势，比如说实现经济自由、增加收入等。另外他还认为社区内的火药味也有所减弱。在回答观众问题时，他提到自己对比特币最失望的一点就是Core的扩容立场，因为Core发布的扩容方案并不"符合消费者的需求"。
2017年夏天关于如何改进比特币的交易速度和成本的争论中，比特币耶稣罗杰·维尔（Roger Ver）站在了支援「比特币现金」的少数开发者一边。Roger Ver接受采访时表示：事实上，比特币的可用性已被损坏。如果你觉得在2011年错过了比特币，那么现在不妨试试比特币现金。我认为你会对其可用性留下深刻印象。
2018年4月，Bitcoin.com网站打破比特币和比特币现金两大币种称市场共识，该网站已将BCH的全称改为Bitcoin，而将BTC的全称改为Bitcoin Core。Roger Ver在Bitcoin.com这个在数字货币世界影响颇广的网站上恣意将BCH全称改为Bitcoin的行为已经超出了表达个人观点的红线，Roger Ver这次高调站队比特币现金的计画显然玩过了火，触犯了众怒，日前在社交网站twitter上已经出现了呼吁集体讨伐Bitcoin.com欺诈行为的声音。
Roger Ver的另一层身份那就是自由主义者，他信奉无政府资本主义，宣导和平，宣导个人主义和自愿主义。他在Nexus Conference会议上表示想建造一个无政府的自由社会，简单说就是建国（freesociety.com），这次的自由社会建设计画，他已经召集了许多在虚拟货币市场获得财富的自由主义者们，一起筹集资金向其它国家购买岛屿，来实行无政府的自由社会，Roger 对这个计画非常乐观，他坚信自由社会一旦建立运行，它将好过任何一个国家，这个社会里的人都将遵守互不侵犯（Non-aggression principle）的原则。
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Who Is Roger Ver, aka "Bitcoin Jesus"?
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In the world of cryptocurrency, it's rare to find a major player who isn't also controversial. Roger Ver is exactly that type of individual. As one of the earliest, most vocal proponents of—and investors in—cryptocurrency and crypto-related startups, he gained the nickname "Bitcoin Jesus." In the past several years, though, Ver's opinions on and investments in cryptocurrencies have become even more polarizing, as has his personal story.
Key Takeaways
Roger Ver, known as "Bitcoin Jesus," is one of the earliest, most vocal, and most controversial investors in cryptocurrencies.An investor in various crypto and blockchain projects, including Kraken, purse.io, Blockchain.com, bitcoinstore.com, and Ripple, he's best-known for managing Bitcoin.com from 2015-19.Ver earned the moniker "Bitcoin Jesus" because he acted as an evangelist on behalf of the cryptocurrency.Around 2017, the multi-millionaire Bitcoin advocate switched his allegiance to Bitcoin Cash.Ver's libertarian views and brushes with government authorities make him a somewhat controversial figure.
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Early Life and Education
Roger Ver was born in 1979 and grew up in San Jose, Calif. He attended De Anza College, a community college in Cupertino from 1997-99, studying economics, math, and astronomy. He also studied physics at Stanford University in 1998, according to his website.
While in college, he started a company, Memorydealers, which resold Cisco-related memory and networking equipment, transceivers, and accessories. He dropped out of school to run the business, serving as its full-time CEO for more than a decade. He was no longer CEO of MemoryDealers.com from 2012 onward and is listed as ending his relationship with it in 2018.
From 2004 to 2018, he founded and ran Agilestar.com, "a world leader in fiber optic transceivers with happy customers in nearly every country in the world."
Since 2011, though, Ver has been much more commonly linked with a growing variety of Bitcoin and crypto-related projects.
Notable Deeds
Early interest in Bitcoin
Ver claims to have discovered Bitcoin in early 2011, calling it "one of the most important inventions in the history of humankind."
An early adopter of the first digital currency, he integrated Bitcoin payments into Memorydealers.com, allowing customers to make payments in Bitcoin. By moving to collect Bitcoin in its earliest days, when each coin was valued at under $1, Ver amassed a total collection of more than 400,000 bitcoins by some estimates. In the process of spreading the word about Bitcoin, it's likely that Ver reduced his collection through payments and funding projects.
Ver's financial support helped a number of popular Bitcoin projects and startups launch. He was an early investor in the now-defunct BitInstant, the company founded by Bitcoin millionaire and ex-convict Charlie Shrem.
Ver was also an early investor in a number of related blockchain projects, including Kraken, purse.io, Blockchain.com, and Ripple. In 2012, Ver launched Bitcoinstore.com, offering thousands of items for sale with customers allowed to transact in Bitcoin.
Later projects
In 2015, Ver began managing Bitcoin.com, a web portal that provides various services for Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash. Ver served as CEO of Bitcoin.com until August 2019, at which point he transitioned to Executive Chairman.
In recent years, Ver has continued to remain involved in Bitcoin projects. As one of the founders of the Bitcoin Foundation in 2012, a nonprofit aiming to try to restore the reputation of the crypto after several scandals, Ver has pushed for Bitcoin's adoption worldwide and by mainstream businesses.
$179 million
The worth of Ver's Bitcoin holdings in 2019—up from $25,000 when he bought them in 2011.
Change to Bitcoin Cash
Throughout the process of advocating for Bitcoin and related projects, Ver earned the moniker "Bitcoin Jesus," as many saw him as an evangelist on behalf of the cryptocurrency. However, in later years, he seemed to be turning against it—or at least, adopted a view that some consider backward-looking.
For example, in a 2017 interview, Ver explained that he was "really, really concerned about the future" of the cryptocurrency, lamenting what he saw as too much speculative interest for Bitcoin to remain viable as currency, and claiming "the developers have destroyed" its use as money.
Instead, Ver aligned his opinions with a minority of crypto developers when he spoke out in favor of a hard fork—a radical change to a network's protocol that makes previously invalid blocks and transactions valid, or vice-versa. "The fact of the matter is, the utility of bitcoin has been damaged," he explained. He pushed for an increase to the block size limit, a shift he believes would allow customers to pay for goods and services in Bitcoin while reducing fees. Detractors believe that such a step could disrupt the decentralization of Bitcoin and negatively impact transaction processing procedures.
Hard forks also allow for the creation of new versions of a cryptocurrency. And in fact, Ver now seems to have become more of an advocate of Bitcoin Cash, created in August 2017. Ver has also gone so far as to suggest that alleged insider trading of Bitcoin Cash on the popular Coinbase exchange is a "non-crime."
Wealth and Philanthropy
Roger Ver regularly makes "Wealthiest People in Cryptocurrency" lists, though his exact net worth is hard to gauge since he runs a privately held company. And of course, much of his wealth is tied up in rapidly fluctuating cryptocurrencies. It's been estimated around $430 million.
In late 2013, Ver donated more than $1 million worth of Bitcoin to the Foundation for Economic Education, a libertarian think tank. In 2021, Ver donated an additional $2 million worth of Bitcoin Cash to the organization.
Personal Life
Ver's comments on insider trading not being criminal take on a different resonance in light of the fact that he's pleaded guilty to federal felony charges. In 2002, he was sentenced to 10 months in prison for selling explosives via eBay and mailing them, all without a license to do so. It is common for Ver critics to point to this part of his personal life as a means of portraying him in a negative light.
Ver identifies as a libertarian and an anarcho-capitalist; in 2001, he ran for the California State Assembly as a member of the Libertarian Party. To some skeptics, this sheds a sinister light on—or at least, a rationale for—his interest in cryptocurrencies, which aren't issued by governments and operate in a decentralized fashion.
Citizenship and Visa Issues
Another reason why Ver is considered controversial: his ongoing citizenship and visa concerns. Ver moved to Japan in 2006.
In 2014, Ver renounced his U.S. citizenship, becoming a citizen of St. Kitts and Nevis. Ver went through this process as a part of the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment program, in which individuals may qualify for citizenship by investing in real estate or in the country's Sustainable Growth Fund.
In 2015, when attempting to secure a visa to reenter the United States for a conference, Ver was denied entry by the U.S. Embassy at Barbados over concerns that he wouldn't leave at the end of his visit. Later in 2015, his visa was approved by a different U.S. embassy, and he was allowed to enter the United States in 2016 to speak at a conference in Colorado.
Why did Roger Ver Go to Jail?
From January 1999 through August 2000, Ver bought 49 pounds of explosives, stored them in a residential apartment building, sold at least 14 pounds of them as large firecrackers on eBay, and mailed them to customers via the U.S. Postal Service. Given that he had no license to handle or sell these injurious substances, he was arrested and charged in 2001. In 2002, Ver pleaded guilty to violating federal statutes. He was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison.
What Is Roger Ver's Net Worth?
Roger Ver's net worth has been estimated at around $430 million, though some sources put it as high as $520 million. It's hard to estimate, given that so much of his fortune is in cryptocurrency, whose prices fluctuate rapidly.
Who Is Bitcoin Jesus?
Roger Ver is often called "Bitcoin Jesus," because he was one of the early investors in the cryptocurrency. He not only adopted it for his companies, but he also advocated it tirelessly. However, around 2018, Ver switched his preference to another crypto—Bitcoin Cash (BCH), which he claims is truer to the original Bitcoin ideals.
The Bottom Line
Born in California and now a resident of Japan, entrepreneur Roger Ver has a long history with cryptocurrencies. He was an early investor in Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related ventures and an early promoter of Bitcoin—so earnest that he earned the nickname "Bitcoin Jesus." Around 2017, though, the multi-millionaire Bitcoin advocate switched his allegiance to Bitcoin Cash, and this change—along with his libertarian views and brushes with government authorities—makes him a somewhat controversial figure.
Investing in cryptocurrencies and other Initial Coin Offerings ("ICOs") is highly risky and speculative, and this article is not a recommendation by Investopedia or the writer to invest in cryptocurrencies or other ICOs. Since each individual's situation is unique, a qualified professional should always be consulted before making any financial decisions. Investopedia makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or timeliness of the information contained herein. As of the date this article was written, the author owns cryptocurrencies.
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人物| Roger Ver：坐牢、建国、布道，比特耶稣的封圣之路 - 脉脉
Roger Ver：坐牢、建国、布道，比特耶稣的封圣之路 - 脉脉登录 / 注册人物| Roger Ver：坐牢、建国、布道，比特耶稣的封圣之路鱼文辉2018-07-05 · CoinVoice创始人CEOadd-friend好友公众号ID：BABiCaiJing关注Roger Ver的比特币投资生涯充满了争议。Roger Ver 1979年出生于加州硅谷的圣何塞市，在DeAnza大学读了一年以后就辍学经商，是一位比特币的早期投资者，因其对比特币的巨大热情而获得了“比特币耶稣”的称号。Roger Ver是MemoryDealers.com的创办人兼CEO，同时也是Bitcoin.com的CEO，比特币基金会创始人之一，他创立的MemoryDealers是第一个接受比特币支付的主流企业。作为最早、最知名的比特币创业公司投资人之一，Roger Ver最多的时候曾持有30万枚比特币。自由主义者Roger Ver01监狱生涯一个被美国法院判定入狱的小企业家，靠比特币暴富的无政府主义追求者，人称“比特币耶稣”的Roger Ver，应该忘不了他被加州联邦法院判刑10个月的那个下午：2000年，21岁的Roger Ver曾作为自由党的候选人参与加州议会选举，未果。2004年，他在eBay上无证销售一种名为“害虫防治2000”的炸药产品（他自己形容为农民用来保持动物园里玉米地的“爆竹”）被人举报，最后被法院以非法售卖炸药的罪名判他入狱10个月。作为相信 “互不侵犯原则”（Non-aggression principle）的自由主义者，10个月的监狱生活对Roger Ver打击巨大，但也更加坚定了他对自由主义的信仰。在联邦监狱服刑10个月后Roger Ver去了东京。02第一桶金生于硅谷的Roger Ver是个天生的商人，初中时他就做起了糖果生意，一颗糖0.25$进价、0.5$卖给同学，每周能赚50美金。高中时，Roger坚持阅读各种经济学相关的书籍，他对政府调控经济的行为感到非常不满，他更喜欢自由市场。在上了一年的美国社区大学后，20岁的他退学创办了公司 Memorydealers，出任CEO。10个月的监狱生活并没有打倒Roger Ver，他出狱后继续扩大自己的生意，将 Memorydealers 转型成了做电子设备的公司，赚到了人生的第一桶金，并在 25 岁时就成为一名百万富翁，还将业务拓展到了日本。03购岛“建国”2014 年，Roger Ver放弃美国国籍，成为岛屿国家－圣基茨和尼维斯的公民，但他长期居住在东京。Roger Ver不是普通的商人，而是一个有信仰的商人：他想建造一个无政府的自由社会，简单说就是“建国”（freesociety.com）。为了实现自由社会建设计划，Roger Ver召集了许多在虚拟货币市场获得财富的自由主义者，一起筹集资金向其它国家购买岛屿，用来建设一个无政府的自由社会，这个社会里的人都将遵守互不侵犯的原则。Roger Ver对他的计划非常乐观，他坚信自由社会一旦建立运行，将好过任何一个国家。01初识比特币Roger Ver对比特币并非盲目热爱：出生在美国这个追求个人自由的国家，再加上他从小对经济学的钻研、对新鲜事物的好奇、和对自由主义的追求，正好和比特币的精神内涵不谋而合。比特币让Roger Ver觉得他自己终于有机会创造一个真正自由的社会。Roger Ver经常收听一个叫Free Talk Live的广播节目。2010年底，他从节目中听到一个改变他人生轨迹的词语：Bitcoin。Roger Ver立刻对Bitcoin做了些功课，但由于当时很少有人使用比特币，也不了解比特币的知识，他便把比特币暂时放到了一边。当时连3毛钱都不到的比特币，在2011年3月忽然涨到了1美金一个，Bitcoin 又重回Roger Ver视野。之后，他买了人生第一个比特币。作为一个自由主义者，初次接触比特币的Roger Ver激动不已。他认为比特币是人类历史上最重要的发明之一，其意义不亚于轮子、电、互联网。02狂热推广比特币为了推广比特币，他一度病倒。出院后，Roger Ver打足鸡血继续推广比特币。他决定让他的公司 Memorydealers 接受比特币支付，并在硅谷的Lawrence高速路旁设立了接受比特币支付的广告牌。硅谷Lawerence高速公路一旁的广告牌“买比特币现在一点也不迟，就像后来有些人认为进入互联网太迟了...” 这是 2015年比特币还在200多美金时，Roger Ver这样说服别人买比特币。Roger Ver坚持不懈的给人布道，坚持宣传比特币，因此被人称为“比特币耶稣”。03投资生涯Roger Ver不但坚持布道宣传比特币，也坚持投资比特币。2011年末Roger Ver来到深圳，召集了一批合作伙伴，向他们推介比特币。与会者中有人放下原来的业务，后来成为深圳最大的比特币矿工之一。同样是在2011年，Roger Ver购买了价值2.5万美元的比特币，按2017年最高价计算，市值超过4亿美元。在比特币跌至2美金一枚的时候，他还投资了第一家比特币创业公司：Bitinstant。2012年，一些VC机构也陆续关注并投资比特币公司。当时黄金、白银价格下跌，美元维持不变，比特币涨幅超过美国股市，这些都让Roger Ver对比特币的未来产生了绝对信任，他开始投资更多跟比特币相关的公司。2012年7月，Roger Ver联合其他创始人创建了比特币基金会--- bitcoinfoundation.org，致力于在全球推广比特币。2012年至今，Roger Ver先后投资了多个比特币公司，包括BitPay、coinbase、瑞波、blockchain.info、量子等，有的已泯然于众，有的至今仍赫赫有名。一开始他没有过多考虑投资回报率，而是支持一切和他一样坚信比特币让世界更美好的创业者。Roger Ver最喜欢的两个项目是Purse.io和Fload.app，二者都让更多的人享受到比特币带来的便利。现在Roger Ver不再只投比特币相关领域，也投那些能让每个人对自己的生活有更多控制权的项目。做一名优秀的投资人并不是他的主要目标，投资只是他努力让比特币生态发展壮大的方式。Roger Ver的争议人生01喜欢打赌的斗士Roger Ver性格急躁易怒，甚至有点鲁莽。为捍卫自己的信念，他经常做两件事：跟人吵架、和人打赌。2011年7月8日，比特币价格历史性上涨到了31美金一枚，但随后“泡沫”破裂，年底跌至2美金。但在8月，Roger Ver曾下注一万美金与那些认为比特币是骗局不看好比特币的人打赌，“比特币在未来两年内将超过黄金、白银、美国股市一百倍以上。“ （当然，两年后他输了，因为比特币价格上涨一百倍的时间比两年多了两个月。）Roger Ver 还拿出100万美元，与人赌Bticoin Cash不是昙花一现。值得一提的是，2013年的比特币“门头沟”（MTGOX）案件在一定程度上损害了Roger Ver的公众形象。在出事前，Roger Ver曾亲自录制视频力挺门头沟。但出事后，他又公然对媒体说 “门头沟是世界上历史经营最烂的创业公司”。02支持分叉比特币Roger Ver总喜欢向人们解释比特币的诸多优点，“比特币不会被任何中央集团、政府冻结，在不需要任何机构允许的情况，每个人都可以向世界上的每一个人发送和接收他们的比特币，几乎不收取任何手续费....”但Roger Ver所说的 “几乎” 二字成了比特币在2017年最大的问题之一。随着比特币价格直逼20000美金，越来越多的人涌入市场购买比特币，比特币的手续费也开始居高不下，甚至达到了20美元一笔。这个局面不是Roger Ver想看到的，他在一次采访中透露，“最受欢迎的比特币各大平台正被一群人控制管理，他们甚至表示，要让比特币维持高手续费，让币值持续波动。”2017年夏天，在关于如何改进比特币的交易速度和成本的争论中，Roger Ver站在了支持‘比特币现金’的少数开发者一边。Roger Ver支持分叉扩容的理念一度遭到一些人的反对，这些人开始对Roger Ver展开攻击，“比特币耶稣”在这些人嘴里成了“坐过牢的骗子”。03“耶稣”还是叛徒？Bitcoin cash得到了很多人的支持，但也得到了很多人的反对，认为Bitcoin cash 是山寨版比特币，Roger Ver这些行为完全为了自身的利益考虑。然而，Roger Ver作为一名早期的比特币投资者，持有不少比特币，如果单纯了为了利益，只需要继续支持比特币就好了，犯不着费力不讨好地支持分叉、支持扩容、支持BCH。Roger Ver应该是认为自己最初所向往的自由支付货币比特币在一些人的带领下走向了一条不同的路，所以才选择了下车，转而支持Bitcoin cash。Roger Ver在不同场合开始宣传Bitcoin Cash，甚至他认为Bitcoin Cash才是真正的比特币，并大量买入Bitcoin Cash。当有人把Bitcoin Cash读成 “Bcash”时，他甚至会勃然大怒。如同物种进化一样，物竞天择，适者生存，没有人能够预测哪种技术路线最终会真正胜出。比特币的游戏也才刚刚开始，“比特币耶稣”这个称号是不是实至名归，或许还需要时间来证明。但不管怎样，充满争议的他看起来是个有信仰的商人，一个骨子里充满自由主义元素的比特币投资者。不久，Roger Ver将赴首尔参加Blockchain Partners Summit。东半球版“共识大会”Blockchain Partners Summit将于7月21-22日在韩国首尔举行，届时，币安全明星阵容、中国市值最高的区块链项目、全球顶级区块链投资机构齐聚BPS，更多重磅人物仍会持续加入！ebay比特币rogerbitcoinEND阅读 86声明：本文内容由脉脉用户自发贡献，部分内容可能整编自互联网，版权归原作者所有，脉脉不拥有其著作权，亦不承担相应法律责任。如果您发现有涉嫌抄袭的内容，请发邮件至maimai@taou.com，一经查实，将立刻删除涉嫌侵权内容。相关推荐最新发布大家都在看热门人脉圈微盟终止潜在业务重组背后：亏损、裁员、两年股价跌九成，如何自救？内卷、窜货、销量下滑，合生元的困与难重塑人生的思维☞感知、认知、决策、行动不再唯学历、唯资历、唯奖项：职称评审改革的深远影响字节跳动、京东，薪酬评论我来说几句...我来说几句...脉脉App内打开登录查看更多内容、看点评、加好友登录 / 注册热门人脉圈比特大陆吉比特游戏北京比特飞扬科技有限公司武汉市多比特信息科技有限公司南方耶稣复Just a moment...
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Sign InSubscribeSearchLive TVMarketsChevron DownEconomicsIndustriesTechPoliticsBusinessweekOpinionMoreChevron DownUS EditionChevron DownMenuSubscribeBusinessCryptocurrencies‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Is Said to Owe Genesis Millions. So, What Makes Him Tick? (Podcast)A unit of Genesis is accusing early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver of failing to settle some outstanding crypto options transactions. FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandRoger VerPhotographer: Paul Yeung/BloombergFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleHave a confidential tip for our reporters? Get in TouchBefore it’s here, it’s on the Bloomberg TerminalBloomberg Terminal LEARN MOREFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Muhammad Farouk AbdulrahmanFebruary 21, 2023 at 5:00 AM ESTBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only. Listen to Bloomberg Crypto on the iHeartRadio App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Bitcoin “evangelist” Roger Ver has said in at least one interview that when he was a little boy that he wanted to be a garbage truck driver. That way, he could drive heavy machinery around his neighborhood and get to talk to everyone.Have a confidential tip for our reporters? Get in TouchBefore it’s here, it’s on the Bloomberg TerminalBloomberg Terminal LEARN MOREHomeBTV+Market DataOpinionAudioOriginalsMagazineEventsNewsMarketsEconomicsTechnologyPoliticsGreenCryptoAIWork & LifeWealthPursuitsBusinessweekCityLabEqualityPursuitsWork ShiftMarket DataStocksCommoditiesRates & BondsCurrenciesFuturesSectorsEconomic CalendarExploreNewslettersExplainersThe Big TakeGraphicsSubmit a TipAbout UsTerms of ServiceDo Not Sell or Share My Personal InformationTrademarksPrivacy PolicyCareersMade in NYCAdvertiseAd ChoicesHelp©2024 Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserv