Early Bitcoin Investor Roger Ver Released on Bail in Spain

BlockBeats reported that on June 6, early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver was released on bail in Spain after paying a 150,000 euro bail. Roger Ver was allowed to leave prison on May 17, on the condition that he surrendered his passport and stayed in Spain, awaiting the U.S. extradition decision. Roger Ver faces $50 million in tax evasion charges in the United States and must report to court every two days.

Previously reported, on May 1, according to official news, early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver was charged by the Department of Justice with mail fraud, tax evasion and filing false tax returns. Roger Ver was arrested in Spain this week on U.S. criminal charges. The United States will seek to extradite Roger Ver to the United States for trial. Roger Ver renounced his U.S. citizenship on February 4, 2014. After moving abroad, U.S. law required Roger Ver to file a tax return to report the capital gains from the sale of his assets worldwide (including Bitcoin), and was required to pay taxes on these capital gains.