Ethereum Developer Prison Term Cut Down by 7 Months

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The Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith has been given a seven-month reduction in his prison sentence this week.

Griffith was found guilty of breaching the sanctions law where he visited North Korea in 2019 to give a speech on how to use cryptocurrency and blockchain to dodge sanctions.

They described an instance where Griffith, in a bid to escape a fight, reported to the unit officer, and this led to him being moved and later charged with the offence of not being in his cell during the facility count.

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Author / Journalist: Kelvin Munene Murithi

Category: Crypto

Markets: IndiaNorth Korea

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Published On: 2024-07-17 @ 20:53:40 (11 hours ago)

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