Roger Ver (born in February 1979) is a former politician and a Kittitian/Nevisian early investor in bitcoin related startups.He was formerly an American citizen.He was born and lived in Silicon Valley.[1]He now resides in Japan.He has been a prominent supporter of bitcoin adoption and sees bitcoin as a mean to promote economic freedom.He identifies as a libertarian, an anarcho-capitalist, peace advocate and advocates for individualism and voluntaryism.[2]Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 He was born in San Jose.He attended De Anza College for a year, dropping out to pursue his business interests., which saw him become a millionaire by the time he was 25.[3] from 1999 until 2012.[4]In 2000, he attempted to enter politics by running for California State Assembly as a candidate for the Libertarian Party.[5]He moved to Japan in 2006.[3]He became a citizen of Saint Kitts and Nevis and renounced his United States citizenship in 2014.[6][7][3][8]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.[7][9][8][10]Later in the same year his visa was approved by the U.S.Embassy in Tokyo, and he visited the United States in June 2016 to speak at a conference in Denver, Colorado.[11][6]In June 2016, Ver was appointed the chairman of the Cryptocurrency Advisory Board for MGT Capital Investments.MGT aims to improve cybersecurity and is headed by John McAfee.[12]Ver began investing in bitcoin in early 2011.[1]The first investment he made was for Charlie Shrem’s Bitinstant.[13]Ver's investment allowed the company to hire a designer and another programmer.[14]He invested over a million dollars into new bitcoin related startups including Ripple, Blockchain.info, Blockpay[7] and Kraken.[3]In 2011, Ver's company Memorydealers was the first to accept bitcoin as payment.[15]His early advocacy for bitcoin earned him the moniker of Bitcoin Jesus.[1]

with hundreds of thousands of items available for purchase with bitcoin.In May 2014, an old email account used by Ver was hacked and used in a failed attempt to ransom bitcoin.[16]In late 2015, Ver hosted the largest bitcoin AMA on Reddit.[17][18] and owns its domain name.In 2012, Ver was organising bitcoin meetups in Sunnyvale.[19]ethereum rig priceHe is one of five founders of the Bitcoin Foundation.ethereum rig priceVer wants bitcoin to rival major fiat currencies.[20]ethereum floatHe is one of the main proponents of a larger block size.[20]litecoin first blockHe supported the development of Bitcoin XT as a hard fork method towards an increase.asian bitcoin pool

Ver and his high school friend Jesse Powell attempted to re-establish the Mt Gox exchange during the June 2011 bitcoin price crash.[19]On July 17, 2013, Ver created a video addressing Mt.Gox's withdrawal issues.In this video Ver blamed traditional banking system instead of Mt.Gox.[21]Ver said: "I had a nice chat with Mt.Gox CEO, Mark Karpeles, about their current situation.bitcoin vga performanceHe showed me multiple bank statements, as well as letters from banks and lawyers.I'm sure that all the current withdrawal problems at Mt.Gox are being caused by the traditional banking system, not because of a lack of liquidity at Mt.Gox."Mt.Gox collapsed 7 months after recording this video.850,000 bitcoins belonging to customers and the company were missing and likely stolen, an amount valued at more than $450 million at the time.[22]Ver writes opinion pieces for bitcoin-related websites and online forums.He has advocated for the widespread adoption of bitcoin software client that allows for an increase in the block chain block size limit.

Ver strongly disagrees with the block size limit because it is contrary to his preferred strategy of rapid and widespread growth of bitcoin.Ver wants the use of this currency to be so widespread that an alternative cannot supplant bitcoin's first-mover advantage.[23]He warns of a possible, official government controlled alternative to bitcoin of having a limited window of opportunity to become widely popular before bitcoin's potential mass adoption occurs.In 2002, Ver pleaded guilty after selling explosives, marketed as Pest Control Report 2000, on eBay, which the U.S.Department of Justice described as "dealing in explosives without a license", and he was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison.[3][9][24][25]The Missouri company, Max 2000 Inc.that had manufactured Pest Control Report 2000, agreed to cease selling the agricultural firecrackers in January 2003 after selling more than one million of them.[26]The company had been selling the product illegally to fireworks wholesalers and retailers from early 1998.[27]

Pest Control Report 2000 had been used nationally to control infestations of birds.The explosives were banned because they could cause serious injuries or death.[27]He believes that the violent interventions of governments should be replaced by voluntary human interactions in the free market.Ver identifies with the political philosophy of individualism.[23]In 2012, Ver helped the establishment of the Bitcoin Foundation with a large donation.In late 2013, Ver donated more than $1 million worth of bitcoin to the Foundation for Economic Education.[1]While in prison Ver taught himself Japanese.According to an interview he gave in 2016, Ver describes Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as one of his major passions in life.[29]^ a b c d ^ ^ a b c d e ^ ^ ^ a b ^ a b c ^ a b ^ a b ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ /about-us ^ a b ^ a b ^ ^ ^ a b ^ ^ ^ ^ a b ^ ^ featured conferences & events: May 2017 BY ON May 01, 2017 Betting on Football (BOFCON) Now in its fourth year, BOFCON has earned the title of the largest dedicated conference for the football betting and trading industry.

Taking place May 3rd and 4th at the iconic Chelsea Football Stadium, this conference will provide delegates with four separate conference tracks, forty exhibition stands and top-notch evening networking opportunities at top venues such as Kensington Roof Gardens and Under The Bridge.What: Betting on Football When: May 3-4, 2017 Where: Stamford Bridge, London Register: Online Japan Gaming Congress (JgC) Clarion’s JgC returns for its second year, taking place in Tokyo May 10th and 11th.The congress will serve as an educational forum addressing Japan’s new casino legislation and will cover topics such as building a MICE economy around Integrated Resorts (IR), licensing regulation, problem gambling, IR locations and more.What: Japan Gaming Congress When: May 10-11, 2017 Where: Grand Hyatt Tokyo Register: Online Asia VR & AR Fair & Summit Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) have been identified as two of the hottest emerging technologies in the gaming industry.

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Over the course of the evening, twelve awards will be presented, recognizing excellence in the land based and online Asia gaming industry.What: Asia Gaming Awards When: May 16, 2017 Where: Venetian Macau Book Tickets: Online Blockchain and Bitcoin Conference Prague The Prague installment of Smile Expo’s Blockchain and Bitcoin Conference series will focus on Czech and foreign projects implementing Blockchain technology and crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin.Delegates will learn about the latest in Blockchain during sessions and within the exhibition area while meeting IT developers, entrepreneurs, investors, software and equipment manufacturers and government authorities.What: Blockchain and Bitcoin Conference Prague When: May 19, 2017 Where: Andel’s by Vienna House Prague Register: Online Juegos Miami Juegos Miami returns to Miami’s Biltmore Hotel for the second year with a focus on bringing together all forms of gambling focused on the Latin American and Caribbean markets under a single event.