Roger Ver, known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” was arrested in Spain in 2024 after being indicted in the U.S. for tax evasion related to concealing over $48 million in Bitcoin gains.

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Mr. Ver, a former California resident who renounced his U.S. citizenship in 2014, was arrested last year in Spain, according to the Justice Department, which announced plans at the time to extradite him.

He was arrested in Spain that same month and released on €150,000 bail in May, under the condition that he surrender his passport and report regularly to authorities while he fights extradition to the U.S.