Roger Ver Denied US Visa to Attend Miami Bitcoin Conference
Bitcoin entrepreneur Roger Ver has been effectively locked out of his native USA after this week being denied a non-immigrant visa for the third time. Ver, who publicly gave up his US citizenship in 2014, was planning to speak at the North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami from 16-18th January. He tweeted the following message to his 18,800 followers: While forcing me to pay taxes @USEmbassyBbdos tyrants won't allow me to attend #CES2015, #TNABC or anything in the US pic.twitter.com/8dl6qpPjUM. - Roger Ver (@rogerkver) January 6, 2015. Ver told CoinDesk that despite rejecting his....
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Known to many as "Bitcoin Jesus," Bitcoin super-investor and activist Roger Ver has run into major problems recently. Ver famously renounced his United States citizenship in 2014 and was denied a traveling visa this week by U. S. consulate officials. This being his latest attempt to visit Miami to attend an upcoming Bitcoin conference. Roger Ver has taken to social networking site Twitter to vent his frustrations at these new traveling restrictions. Ever since the Christmas holiday, Ver has been turned down three different times in the span of eight days. Roger Ver @rogerkver@tom_sharkey....
Oh, ye of "too much faith!" Those who follow the "Bitcoin Jesus," as he's come to be called will not be able to witness their leader rise to the top on U. S. soil. As it so happens, bitcoin evangelist Roger Ver is being denied entry into the United States to speak at the North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami after renouncing his U. S. citizenship. Ver earned citizenship with the Caribbean island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis last year and primarily splits his time between that country and Japan. The U. S. embassy in Barbados stated to Ver the following reason for the rejection: "One....
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The North American Bitcoin Conference is coming to Miami Beach on 25th January. Over 500 people are expected to attend the event to learn about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. There will also be 20 exhibitors showing off their bitcoin-related products and services. Moe Levin, the conference's organiser, says the decision to host the conference on a weekend will make for a big turnout. Levin, who also organised a bitcoin-related conference last year in Amsterdam, said: "It's the weekend before the Super Bowl, and it's in sunny Miami Beach. We thought it would be the best time to host it....