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Roger Ver has appealed to Donald Trump for clemency, arguing that his case is politically motivated, but Elon Musk opposes a pardon, citing Ver’s renounced U.S. citizenship
Vitalik Buterin suggested that Roger Ver is being targeted due to his outspoken advocacy for personal freedoms and rejection of “coercive state power”, reinforcing claims that his prosecution is politically motivated
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has joined crypto community calls for the release of early crypto investor Roger Ver, who is facing extradition to the U.S. over alleged tax evasion
Roger Ver, an early Bitcoin investor known as "Bitcoin Jesus," was indicted by U.S for alleged tax evasion of 48mln USD and faces the possibility of up to a life sentence
Roger Ver was arrested in Spain in February 2024 on U.S Department of Justice tax evasion charges, spent weeks in prison, and was released on bail in May surrendering his passport and remaining in Spain
Vitalik Buterin criticized the U.S. tax-by-citizenship system as an outlier globally and argued that tax-related offenses should be resolved through repayment with penalties rather than prosecutions
The prediction platform Polymarket estimates only a 7% chance that Trump will grant Roger Ver a pardon within his first 100 days in office

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