Evangelist Roger Ver Wants a Bitcoin ‘Lovefest’
Roger Ver wants to see more of a ‘Lovefest’ in Bitcoin online forums, like in the early days of the cryptocurrency created by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. He believes one way the Bitcoin Community could usher in more ‘lovefest’ is by criticizing censorship, in particularly in Bitcoin forums at Reddit’s r/Bitcoin and the independent BitcoinTalk. “One of the things that I would like to see from the Core side and the Core supporters…I think people should speak out against theymos and speak out in favor of people posting whatever they want on r/bitcoin,” Mr. Ver elaborates. “One of the things....
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Bitcoin investor and early evangelist Roger Ver is suing a Hong Kong website operator for 4.40 million HKD, approx. 567,000 USD, over an alleged breach of agreement from the operator’s part. Roger Ver, an early bitcoin adopter who is now a fervent proponent and investor in bitcoin and its industry is suing OKEX Fintech, a Hong Kong private company, over alleged lost revenues from Bitcoin.com. Roger Ver is the website’s owner, registrant and administrator. In documents filed to Hong Kong’s High Court on Wednesday that were obtained by the South China Morning Post, Ver claimed that OKEX....
Bitcoin evangelist Roger Ver is at it again. He's not giving away a $20,000 bounty like it's nothing though, but he is offering to donate to a cause relating to Ross Ulbricht. I'll give $10 to @Free_Ross for each RT. If guilty, he's a hero. If innocent, he needs help. http://t.co/XwhqrN06UT pic.twitter.com/Oau4dkFvdV. - Roger Ver (@rogerkver) July 5, 2014. Ross Ulbricht is of course a famous name in the bitcoin community ever since he was arrested late last year in connection with the illicit Silk Road marketplace. Officials say that Ulbricht ran the marketplace covertly, yet Ulbricht....
Source: RogerVer.com. You may recall that in July of last year, bitcoin evangelist Roger Ver made it out to Tokyo and published a video on Mt. Gox during a rather difficult time for the company. In that video, he made mention of a conversation with Gox CEO Mark Karpeles, and ultimately noted that he felt the issues then were caused by the traditional banking system. Fast forward to early 2014 and Mt. Gox has again been having issues (as you're likely well aware), recently halting withdrawals. On a number of social networking sites, the company has even been accused of being insolvent.....
OneCoin has developed a sketchy reputation, and now bitcoin evangelist Roger Ver is adding to the mix. In a recent interview, the owner of Bitcoin.com says he believes OneCoin is a fraud, and that investors should always be wary of new coins and read up before they put their money in things they don’t understand: “There is never a cryptocurrency without a wallet. This sounds like more evidence of its fraudulent nature. OneCoin isn’t traded on a single exchange anywhere in the world as far as I know.” OneCoin has been around for over two years, but questions surrounding its authenticity....
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....