Roger Ver is a BitCoin pioneer who used the profits he made to help others. The US government pursued him for years and was finally arrested in Spain on bogus tax evasion charges on behalf of the US government. Roger had renounced his citizenship years earlier.
Roger shared his money to help many:
- From disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Harvey to rebuilding communities in Antigua…
- From funding a nonprofit school on the brink of closure to supporting women’s tech education in Nigeria…
- From paying for a life-changing surgery to helping a grieving family stay afloat…
- As one of the early supporters of Bitcoin Not Bombs, Roger was a major donor and booster to Antiwar.com for many years.
- Roger Ver was there. Privately. Humbly. Without fanfare or expectation.
“He didn’t ask for anything in return,” one individual shared. “No one even knew it was him.”
Now we have an opportunity to help free Roger. The following is from the Free Roger Now Campaign:
We have encouraging news that could change everything in the fight for justice for Roger Ver.
On April 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice released a landmark memo titled “Ending Regulation By Prosecution.” It declares an immediate end to the Biden-era strategy of using criminal prosecutions to enforce vague or nonexistent crypto regulations. The memo states:
“The Department of Justice is not a digital assets regulator… The Justice Department will no longer pursue litigation or enforcement actions that have the effect of superimposing regulatory frameworks on digital assets.”
— Office of the Deputy Attorney General, April 7, 2025
This new policy explicitly instructs federal prosecutors to drop cases that target individuals based on unclarified crypto regulations, unless they involve harm to investors or use of crypto for serious crimes (like terrorism or human trafficking).
Roger Ver’s case does neither.
He is being targeted over a 2014 tax interpretation—before the IRS even issued crypto guidance. He acted in good faith, hired top legal experts, and tried to follow the law. The DOJ’s own memo now admits that such prosecution is no longer in line with the Department’s priorities.
What this means:
The DOJ has no legal or political justification to continue prosecuting Roger Ver. This case should be dismissed immediately under the Department’s new directive.
Now is the time to amplify our voices.
We are asking all supporters to do two things today:
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Share the petition with family and friends: FreeRogerNow.org
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Contact your elected officials and ask them to demand DOJ drop the case
The system tried to make Roger an example. Now we must make this moment an example of how public pressure, legal truth, and political will can change lives.
Thank you for standing with us.
— The Roger Ver Support Team
