比特币耶稣·罗杰·罗杰（Jesus Roger Ver）会被唐纳德·特朗普总统赦免吗？

耶稣以比特币耶稣的早期倡导比特币，面临长达109年的监禁，以税收指控

Vitalik Buterin, Tucker Carlson, and Ross Ulbricht are among those calling for President Donald Trump to pardon Roger Ver.

Vitalik Buterin，Tucker Carlson和Ross Ulbricht是呼吁唐纳德·特朗普总统赦免罗杰·韦尔的人。

Known as Bitcoin Jesus for his early advocacy of Bitcoin, Ver faces up to 109 years in prison on tax charges, including allegations of evading $48 million in taxes. Despite renouncing his U.S. citizenship in 2014 to avoid prosecution, Ver’s legal troubles resurfaced when he was arrested in Spain in 2024. But following the president’s earlier pardons of Ulbricht and BitMEX co-founders, observers wonder whether Ver’s would catch a break. Is a pardon on the way, or will Ver’s legal troubles continue?

耶稣以比特币耶稣的早期倡导比特币，面临长达109年的税收监禁，包括逃避4800万美元的税款的指控。尽管在2014年放弃了他的美国国籍以避免起诉，但VER在2024年在西班牙被捕时的法律麻烦浮出水面。但是，在总统较早的Ulbricht和Bitmex联合创始人的赦免之后，观察家都想知道VER是否会休息一下。赦免是否正在途中，还是VER的法律麻烦继续？

A closer look.

仔细看。

Trump’s crypto cronies

特朗普的加密货币

After Trump himself warmly embraced cryptocurrency, many crypto leaders began to rally around the president by donating funds for his inauguration and hobnobbing at galas.

在特朗普本人热烈接受加密货币之后，许多加密货币领导人开始通过为他在加拉斯的就职典礼和霍夫诺（Hobnobbing）捐赠资金而在总统周围集会。

Trump also reportedly enjoyed playing the role of benefactor, granting favors to crypto executives. He reportedly enjoyed recounting tales of how he intervened personally to help them out of sticky legal situations.

据报道，特朗普还喜欢扮演恩人的角色，向加密高管授予了恩惠。据报道，他喜欢讲述他如何进行干预以帮助他们摆脱粘性法律情况的故事。

In return, Trump signed an order to stockpile tokens and swiftly acted in favor of the industry. Under Trump-appointed SEC chair Mark Uyeda, several cryptocurrency companies, including Immutable, Crypto.com, Ripple, and Coinbase, had probes closed.

作为回报，特朗普签署了储备令牌的命令，并迅速采取行动以支持该行业。在特朗普任命的SEC主席马克·乌耶达（Mark Uyeda）的领导下，包括不变的，Crypto.com，Ripple和Coinbase在内的几家加密货币公司已关闭。

In a notable move on Thursday, Trump pardoned BitMEX co-founders Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed, who had pleaded guilty to federal charges related to money laundering and regulatory violations. The trio was convicted for failing to put in place anti-money laundering measures at BitMEX, which prosecutors described as a “money laundering platform.” Reed was also convicted for violating the Bank Secrecy Act and paid a $10 million fine. But under Trump, it seems all is forgiven.

在周四的一个明显举动中，特朗普赦免了Bitmex的联合创始人Arthur Hayes，Benjamin Delo和Samuel Reed，他们对与洗钱和违法行为有关的联邦指控表示认罪。这三人因未能在Bitmex采取反洗钱措施而被定罪，检察官将其称为“洗钱平台”。里德还因违反《银行保密法》而被定罪，并支付了1000万美元的罚款。但是在特朗普的领导下，似乎一切都是宽恕的。

This has sparked speculation on whether Ver, a prominent figure in the crypto world, could also receive the same courtesy.

这引发了人们对加密货币世界中著名人物是否也可以得到同样的礼貌的猜测。

Ver, a Silicon Valley native with a libertarian streak, was deeply involved in the early days of cryptocurrency, investing in companies like Kraken, Ripple, and Blockchain.com. In 2017, Ver touted Bitcoin Cash (BCH) as being more suitable for everyday payments.

Ver是一位具有自由主义者的硅谷人，他深入参与加密货币的早期，投资于Kraken，Ripple和Blockchain.com等公司。 2017年，VER吹捧的比特币现金（BCH）更适合日常付款。

Ver’s past

ver的过去

In 2000, by the age of 20, Ver began to participate in libertarian party debates.

2000年，到20岁时，VER开始参加自由主义党的辩论。

During these debates, he made critical statements about the agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, calling them “murderers” and referencing their involvement in the scandalous Waco Siege in which dozens of children were killed in a standoff between FBI and ATF agents and Branch Davidian cult followers. Ver didn’t know that ATF agents were present during these debates.

在这些辩论中，他对酒精，烟草和枪支局的特工作出了批判性陈述，称其为“凶手”，并参考了他们参与丑闻韦科的围困，其中数十名儿童在FBI与ATF代理商与ATF代理商和Branch David David Cutters的僵局中被杀害。 ver在这些辩论中不知道ATF代理商在场。

In the 2000s, Ver became involved in e-commerce. On top of tech enterprises, Ver was selling firecrackers on eBay. After selling unlicensed firecrackers in 2001, he was charged and spent 10 months in prison. The fact that he was locked in jail instead of being fined or notified about the necessity of obtaining a license led Ver to think that the case was political and that his criticism of ATF was the real reason behind his prosecution. Without fear of further persecution, Ver left the U.S. after his post-prison probation ended.

在2000年代，VER参与了电子商务。在技​​术企业之外，VER在eBay上出售了鞭炮。在2001年出售无牌的鞭炮后，他被起诉并在监狱中呆了10个月。他被锁定在监狱中而不是被罚款或通知获得许可证的事实，这使Ver认为该案是政治性的，他对ATF的批评是他起诉的真正原因。不怕进一步迫害，Ver在监狱后的缓刑结束后离开了美国。

By 2011, Ver learned about Bitcoin and became one of its first investors. He also began to advocate for Bitcoin long before it went mainstream, with multi-million investments and national leaders talking about it as the future of their country.

到2011年，VER了解了比特币，并成为其第一批投资者之一。他还开始在比特币成为主流之前就开始倡导比特币，拥有数百万的投资，国家领导人谈论它是其国家的未来。

The key points of Ver’s advocacy for Bitcoin were the financial freedom of individuals and the stopping of government and banks from interfering in people’s lives.

VER倡导比特币的关键点是个人的财务自由，以及政府和银行无法干预人们的生活。

The legal fight

法律斗争

Since February 2014, Ver has been a citizen of Saint Kitts and Nevis. He claims that he had to renounce his U.S. citizenship after long-lasting targeting by the U.S. government.

自2014年2月以来，Ver一直是圣基茨和尼维斯的公民。他声称，在美国政府长期以来，他必须放弃美国公民身份。

In April 2024, he was indicted and arrested in Spain on charges of U.S. tax evasion and mail fraud. Ver is accused of dodging $48 million in taxes after earning up to half a billion dollars through cryptocurrencies.

2024年4月，他因涉嫌逃税和邮件欺诈而被起诉并在西班牙被捕。 VER被指控通过加密货币赚取多达50亿美元的税款，躲避了4800万美元的税款。

According to prosecutors, Ver failed to pay his “exit tax” on 131,000 BTC owned by his two companies when he left the U.S. and provided false info to the law firms filing Ver’s tax returns. Allegedly, he sold his bitcoins in 2017 without notifying the financial attorneys.

根据检察官的说法，VER未能向他的两家公司拥有的131,000 BTC缴纳“退出税”，当时他离开美国并向律师事务所提供了虚假信息。据称，他在2017年出售了他的比特币，而没有通知金融律师。

Ver clarifies that three charges of mail fraud (combined, punishable by 19 years behind bars) are based on the three letters with his tax returns he sent to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Ver澄清说，三封邮件欺诈指控（合并，可处以19年的监禁），是基于三封信，并将他发送给国税局（IRS）的纳税申报表。

Ver denies he committed crimes such as tax evasion and mail fraud. He insists he was doing his best to comply with the nascent Bitcoin taxation rules

Ver否认他犯了逃税和邮件欺诈等罪行。他坚持认为自己正在尽最大努力遵守新生的比特币税收规则