US sentences crypto expert to 5 years after North Korea blockchain presentation

Re:US sentences crypto expert to 5 years after North Korea b... by bhelkey on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @01:30PM (#31017513)

I think the title implies a causal relationship between the two events.

Edit: In this thread:

> I wonder how the arrest went down, why he took a plea, what the details of his presentation were

>What if he did the exact same presentation in youtube, and in NK they saw that presentation?

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Re:US sentences crypto expert to 5 years after North Korea b... by formerly_proven on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:36PM (#31018451)

Well yes, the executive summary of the article obviously tries to make this look like the US is punishing a freedom researcher for saying things a ten-year old knows:

> 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 North Korea.

> "The most important feature of blockchains is that they are open" Griffith said in his presentation, according to prosecutors.

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