Resolution to Defend Digital Privacy, Decentralization, and End Cryptocurrency Persecution
- Abbra Green
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This clarion call condemns the federal government’s relentless war on cryptocurrency and its pioneers, demanding that the Trump administration immediately honor its pledges, drop unjust prosecutions, and secure the prompt release of wrongfully imprisoned individuals like Ian Freeman. We urge libertarians, crypto advocates, and defenders of liberty to join this fight by supporting campaigns like Free Ian and Free Roger.
The Resolution: A Blueprint for Liberty
The Libertarian Party of Hawaii’s Resolution in Support of Digital Privacy, Decentralization, and Ending the War on Cryptocurrency is a bold rebuke of state overreach and a vision for a free, innovative future. Key points include:
Digital Privacy as a Fundamental Right: Digital privacy is an inalienable extension of individual liberty. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin empower private transactions, shielding individuals from a surveillance state.
Decentralization as Empowerment: Blockchain-powered decentralized systems shift control from governments and banks to individuals, fostering innovation and resilience.
Cryptocurrency as Free Market Innovation: Cryptocurrencies are a quintessential expression of free enterprise, challenging fiat monopolies and advancing economic sovereignty.
Condemnation of Operation Chokepoint 2.0: The Biden administration’s Operation Chokepoint 2.0 has weaponized financial systems to strangle crypto businesses, stifling innovation and punishing dissent.
Support for Trump and Vance’s Pledge: President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance have vowed to end Operation Chokepoint and protect Bitcoin, aligning with libertarian values of limited government.
Justice for Crypto Pioneers: The prosecutions of Roman Storm, Roger Ver, William Lonergan Hill, Keonne Rodriguez, Roman Sterlingov, and others, alongside Ian Freeman’s imprisonment, are outrageous attacks on innovation.
Ian Freeman and Roger Ver: Victims of the Crypto War
Ian Freeman, a libertarian activist, minister, and radio host, is serving an eight-year sentence for operating an unlicensed Bitcoin exchange in New Hampshire. He empowered his community to embrace financial privacy but was punished for defying bureaucratic control. His case is a chilling warning: if Freeman can be jailed for facilitating private transactions, no advocate for decentralization is safe.
Roger Ver, known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” was arrested in Spain and faces a potential 109-year U.S. sentence for alleged tax evasion and mail fraud. His real crime is pioneering a technology that threatens state control over finance. His prosecution is a calculated move to intimidate the crypto community and criminalize innovation. Freeman, Ver, and others are casualties of the federal war on cryptocurrency—a war our resolution demands an immediate end to. By calling for Freeman’s prompt release and the swift dismissal of charges against Ver, Storm, and others, we fight for a future where innovation thrives without fear.
A Call to the Trump Administration
The resolution issues urgent demands for the Trump administration to restore economic freedom:
Immediately Drop Charges Against Crypto Innovators: Roman Storm, Roger Ver, William Lonergan Hill, Keonne Rodriguez, Roman Sterlingov, and others targeted for their cryptocurrency work must have their charges dropped now. These prosecutions are politically motivated attacks on free markets.
Secure Ian Freeman’s Prompt Release: Freeman’s imprisonment is a travesty. We demand his immediate release from federal prison, recognizing his detention as an assault on libertarian principles.
End Operation Chokepoint Now: The Trump administration must fulfill its pledge to immediately dismantle Operation Chokepoint and all policies weaponizing financial systems against the crypto industry.
Uphold Digital Privacy and Innovation: The administration must urgently protect the rights to digital privacy, decentralization, and innovation, ensuring the crypto industry operates free from unwarranted interference.
These demands are a defense of the libertarian vision for a free society. With its commitment to Bitcoin and deregulation, the Trump administration has a critical opportunity to act swiftly and reverse years of federal overreach.
Join the Fight for Freedom
The Libertarian Party of Hawaii is not just issuing a resolution—we’re igniting a movement. We call on our members, affiliates, and all lovers of liberty to advocate for these principles at every level. Share our resolution with your networks. Raise your voice on social media with hashtags like #FreeIanNow, #FreeRoger, and #EndTheWarOnCrypto. Most importantly, take action by supporting the campaigns to free Ian Freeman and Roger Ver:
Sign the petition at FreeIanNow.org to demand Ian Freeman’s release and attend his oral arguments on February 5, 2026, at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston.
Sign the open letter at FreeRogerNow.org to call for the dismissal of charges against Roger Ver and support his fight against extradition.
This is a pivotal moment for the libertarian movement and the future of cryptocurrency. The state’s war on digital freedom threatens not just Freeman, Ver, and Storm, but every individual who values privacy and innovation. By standing together, we can send a resounding message: we will not tolerate the criminalization of liberty.
