Vitalik Buterin supports freeing Roger Ver, criticizes US tax system harshness

From Cointelegraph

March 01, 2025 10:49 AM:

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin supports freeing Roger Ver, battling tax evasion charges from the DOJ. Buterin criticizes the US tax system’s harshness and potential intimidation tactics by the IRS. Calls for comprehensive tax reform in the US are growing. Ver posted bail in Spain and faces extradition to the US. Ver’s lawyers argue charges are unconstitutional. Crypto community accuses DOJ of targeting Ver for anti-crypto motives. Ver claims persecution for crypto advocacy, not tax evasion.

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