Roger Ver Buying Bitcoin Cash Again? Suspicious $163,000 Swap Raises Eyebrows

News By Alex Dovbnya 11/08/2026 - 8:53 A mysterious $163,000 Bitcoin Cash (BCH) purchase has sparked speculation that Roger Ver, better known as "Bitcoin Jesus," is accumulating the cryptocurrency again following his nearly $50 million settlement with U.S. authorities.Advertisement Roger Ver Buying Bitcoin Cash Again? Suspicious $163,000 Swap Raises Eyebrows

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A mysterious $163,000 crypto transaction has fueled rumors that Roger Ver, the controversial Bitcoin evangelist also known as 'Bitcoin Jesus,' may be purchasing Bitcoin Cash (BCH) once more.

According to on-chain analytics platform Onchain Lens, 73.31 Ethereum (ETH) coins were recently swapped for around 655.74 BCH coins (around $163,000) with the help of the decentralized cross-chain protocol THORChain.

Ver was famously an avid proponent of BCH, hailing it as a better option than the original Bitcoin network.

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However, Onchain Lens didn't offer definitive proof that the wallet in question belongs to Ver.

Roger Ver's long Bitcoin Cash obsession

Ver, a crypto pioneer who first entered the crypto space in 2011, quickly rose to become one of the most recognizable early Bitcoin advocates.

He was so passionate about the digital asset that he even earned the moniker 'Bitcoin Jesus' for his aggressive promotion of the cryptocurrency.

But as Bitcoin's controversial scaling debate (which ultimately saw the birth of Bitcoin Cash in August 2017) kicked off, Ver's relations with Bitcoin's mainstream community took a hit.

Ver quickly emerged as one of Bitcoin Cash's most vocal champions.

He passionately argued that BCH's larger block sizes and lower fees help keep Bitcoin true to its roots as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system.

Roger Ver's $50M settlement ends legal nightmare

For the past year, Roger Ver has been in the news mostly due to his well-publicized legal dispute with the U.S. government.

Back in April 2024, the crypto entrepreneur was arrested in Spain after U.S. authorities accused him of failing to pay roughly $48M in taxes on his massive Bitcoin holdings and transactions.

Ver, who renounced his U.S. citizenship back in 2014, insisted the prosecution was unjust.

He persistently tried to poke holes in the government's argument.

In June 2025, Ver upped the ante even further.

He took Spain to the European Court of Human Rights to contest the country's decision to extradite him to the U.S.

But the feud took a bombshell twist in October 2025.

Ver and the U.S. Justice Department reached a settlement through a deferred prosecution agreement.

The cryptocurrency figure agreed to pay almost $50 million in unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest.

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