Ethereum developer sentence

Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith has been sentenced to 5+ years in prison for helping North Koreans use crypto to evade sanctions.

Griffith was arrested in November 2019 after giving a talk at a cryptocurrency conference in Pyongyang.

The developer allegedly shared detailed educational materials about blockchain technology.

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