The US sentenced a crypto researcher to five years in prison after he presented at a blockchain conference in North Korea. Prosecutors say Virgil Griffith, 39, undermined US sanctions imposed on …
Virgil Griffith: US expert jailed for 63 months for helping North Korea dodge sanctions with cryptocurrency
A cryptocurrency expert, who travelled to North Korea without permission in 2019 and advised Pyongyang on how to use digital currency to avoid international sanctions, has been sentenced to more than …
Crypto expert jailed for five years in US after helping North Korea
Virgil Griffith, a US citizen and cryptocurrency expert who worked at the Ethereum Foundation, has been sentenced yesterday (12 April) to more than five years in jail and fined $100,000 for illegally …
US Cryptocurrency Expert Gets 5 Years in North Korea Sanctions Case
A cryptocurrency expert was sentenced Tuesday to more than five years in federal prison for helping North Korea evade U.S. sanctions.
US Cryptocurrency Expert Gets 5 Years in North Korea Sanctions Case
A cryptocurrency expert was sentenced Tuesday to more than five years in federal prison for helping North Korea evade U.S. sanctions.
U.S. hacker sentenced to 5 years in North Korea sanctions case
Prosecutors say Virgil Griffith, a cryptocurrency expert, advised conference attendees in Pyongyang on how to evade sanctions imposed by Washington.
U.S. hacker sentenced to 5 years in North Korea sanctions case
Prosecutors say Virgil Griffith, a cryptocurrency expert, advised conference attendees in Pyongyang on how to evade sanctions imposed by Washington.
US cryptocurrency expert Virgil Griffith jailed 63 months for helping North Korea evade sanctions
The US government amended sanctions against North Korea in 2018 to prohibit “a US person … in cryptocurrency last year WikiScanner essentially could determine the business, institutions or …
Crypto Enthusiast Sentenced to 5 Years for North Korea Trip
But to North Korea watchers aware of the lengths Kim Jong-un’s henchmen will go to to learn about cryptocurrency and blockchain in order to skirt sanctions and boost the country’s nuclear …
Seoul: North Korea destroying S. Korean-owned golf course
North Korea is destroying a South Korean-owned golf course at a scenic mountain resort in the second confirmed case of South Korean assets being eliminated in an area where the rivals once ran a joint …