A prominent number in the first days of Crypto, and captured “Bitcoin Jesus” Moniker for his habits of giving plan to random people he has experienced. In 2011, he began investing in cryptocurrency, according to Initial CandmentAnd in March 2014, over 130,664 bitcoins, interpreting more than $ 14.75 billion at current prices. That year, he rejected his US citizen after he became a citizen of the Caribbean Nation St. Kitts and Nevis.

Even if he had to pay an exit tax on all his holds to reject his citizenship, his bitcoin’s unpaid tax, he admitted the preferred deal of prosecution. The capital obtained in the taxes he owes from his cryptocurrency hoard is worth around $ 17 million, as administrators. The nearly $ 50 million settlement he reached the DOJ includes not only his tax liability but also a civil punishment and unpaid interest.

Even lawyers for Ver or DOJ spokes immediately responded to a request for comment. the New York Times first reported In the settlement of ver last week before the prosecutors submitted the Court filing on Tuesday.

“This resolution sends a clear message: If you deal with dollars or digital properties, you must file the One Deputy Attorney General Ketan Bhirud in a statement.

Crypto crime

The Ver of DOJ settlement is the most recent sign of President Donald Trump to Crypto crime in his second term.

Shortly after he had been office in January, the President forgiven Ross Ulbrhrich, the builder of Silk Road, an online black market for drugs and other bad things. Ulbrhrich is a factor in the Célèbre of Libertians to Libertarians in his creation in an online market where anyone can buy anything. He is also a Muthic Crypto number, because the silk road, which users ask to pay Bitcoin, helped encouraging Cryptocurrency in Mainstream.

After forgiving Ulbrhht, Trump’s administration further signs the LAX principle to implement Crypto if it Disruption In April the crypto unit of DOJ, or NCET, the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.

Now, Chumppeng Zhao, builds the largest exchange of the world’s craptism, IS reported Trump administration lobby for an apology to himself. In 2023, Crypto Mogul reached a settlement of DOJ and pleaded guilty of failure to maintain an accurate anti-money interference system. He served four months imprisonment but still have a criminal record in the US

Update, October 14, 2025: This article is updated to include a comment from DOJ.