Roger Ver, the early Bitcoin evangelist once known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” has reached a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to settle a long-running tax fraud case.

According to The New York Times, Ver will pay around $48 million to settle the charges, and if he meets the terms of the deal, the case will be dropped entirely.

Ver became a well-known figure in the Bitcoin space in the early 2010s for passionately promoting Bitcoin when it was still unknown. He earned the nickname “Bitcoin Jesus” for giving away bitcoin for free and investing in many of the first companies in the industry.

Later, he became a key supporter of Bitcoin Cash, a fork of the…

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