Roger Ver reportedly on the verge of a US tax settlement

Early Bitcoin investor and Attorney Roger Ver is set to settle tax fraud charges with the U.S. Department of Justice, The New York Times reported Thursday.

Often known as “Bitcoin Jesus” because of his early crypto evangelism, Ver was indicted last April and arrested in Spain over allegations that he failed to file tax returns on capital gains he made after selling “tens of thousands” of bitcoins and renouncing U.S. citizenship, the Justice Department charged at the time. Ver fought his extradition to the United States and filed a lawsuit earlier this summer.

According to the Times, the proposed settlement is subject to change but would see Ver pay about $48 million for taxes he is owed. It has not yet been filed or approved by the federal judge overseeing the case.

A spokesperson for the Los Angeles office of the U.S. Department of Justice, which filed the indictment, referred CoinDesk to the DOJ’s main offices in Washington, DC. A spokesperson for the D.C. office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Ver did not return a request for comment.

Ver told the Times he could not comment.

The court docket indicates a hearing is scheduled for December 15, 2025.

Ver tapped Roger Stone, an associate of U.S. President Donald Trump, to lobby for his help in resolving the case, according to a lobbying filing filed by Stone earlier this year.

Trump has pardoned a number of other crypto figures since taking over as president earlier this year, including Ross Ulbricht, Arthur Hayes and other Bitmex founders – as well as Bitmex itself, after the company previously pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act.

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the founder of Binance, also requested a presidential pardon, having served four months in prison following his guilty plea related to Binance’s anti-money laundering compliance.

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