North Korea-obsessed Ethereum dev gets 5 years for breaking sanctions
Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith has been sentenced to 63 months in prison and a $100,000 fine for violating sanctions on North Korea.
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Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith has been sentenced to 63 months in prison and a $100,000 fine for violating sanctions on North Korea.
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Cryptocurrencies, including CBDC’s, have now become a part of the narrative on sanctions due to high adoption.
On September 27, 2021, at the Southern District of New York courthouse, the trial against former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith started at 9:30 a.m. (EST). Griffith was facing 20 years…
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