Roger Ver, a prominent figure in the cryptocurrency community, was arrested on charges of tax evasion related to an alleged failure to pay $50 million in exit taxes after renouncing his U.S. citizenship in 2014. Despite his renunciation, Ver did not dissolve his U.S. companies nor did he pay taxes on dividends from these companies. This arrest has sparked significant debate within the crypto community, with some viewing it as an attempt by the U.S. government to criminalize Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Critics argue that the exit tax is unconstitutional and see the indictment as a broader attack on financial exit strategies from traditional monetary systems. Ver, who had previously been imprisoned for selling fireworks illegally, sold his coins 7 years ago and has been fighting the IRS since January 2023.