Roger Ver was one of the most vocal and important figures for Bitcoin’s ( ) worldwide adoption in the early days. The well-known investor and entrepreneur appeared in an on the on March 27. Among different topics, Roger Ver discussed with Vlad Costa about , his thoughts on , and what would take Ver to vocally support
Bitcoin again. In particular, he explains that he would need to see Bitcoin being able to provide more economic freedom to the world. However, Roger Ver does not think this has been the case for the past seven years. Moreover, Roger Ver explained that the has seen a move from BTC to Monero ( ) in the darknet. This, according to him, was due to Monero’s privacy features, which help to “bring more economic freedom to the world,” in Ver’s words. Roger Ver’s new book: Hijacking Bitcoin The once known as “Bitcoin Jesus” has stepped away from supporting the most capitalized version of Bitcoin, BTC, in 2017. Roger Ver was, back then, one of the main supporters of the alternative, Bitcoin Cash ( ). BCH aims to be an efficient medium of exchange, besides being a solid store of value, as the narrative behind what we currently know as Bitcoin. Interestingly, Roger Ver talked about a new book he is launching with Steve Patterson, now in pre-order on . The book is called “ ” and has already made the first place for new releases in “General Technology & Reference.” It is also possible to pay for the using BCH. On the notes about “ ,” he comments: Is Bitcoin priced by the free market? In the discussion between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, the known freedom enthusiast slams external interference on the BTC price. First, he says that “the free market is never done speaking,” about Bitcoin having a larger value than the alternatives. Second, he explains how, so far, there is no real “free market” dynamics in play to price Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. In this context, Roger Ver had also said he believed the
cryptocurrency market would have a lot more relevance and value today if Bitcoin had performed well as a medium of exchange. All in all, the interview lasted for nearly one and a half hours. It was one of the longest interviews with Roger Ver in the past few years. Moving forward, the market could now expect to hear more from the “Bitcoin Jesus.”