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Crypto expert Virgil Griffith was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty last year to conspiracy. Virgil Griffith Will Serve Time Behind Bars Griffith had been charged with helping North Korea use cryptocurrencies to avoid sanctions. He will serve his prison term in a federal corrections facility. At 39 years of age, Griffith traveled to North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang in 2019 to take part in a crypto-based conference even after the U.S. government...

Ethereum developer and a research scientist Virgil Griffith, who was last week arrested in Los Angeles, will be released from jail until trial. It was told by Brian Klein who acts as his defense lawyer.Just for reminder, Ethereum Foundation staffer Griffith has been arrested for reportedly going to a blockchain conference in North Korea where he wanted to share his knowledge of using cryptocurrency. However, such a move is said to violate the U.S. sanctions law.John Demers, an assistant...