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A blockchain expert is accused of helping North Korea’s leaders. But what would they want from him? Blockchain

A blockchain expert is accused of helping North Korea’s leaders. But what would they want from him?

Virgil Griffith must have known there was a chance that his decision to attend a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea was going to land him in trouble. Now hes experiencing firsthand the heavy force of US sanctions against the country: he faces up to 20 y…
bubmag
December 5, 2019
Here’s why visiting North Korea and educating it about cryptocurrencies is probably a really bad idea Blockchain

Here’s why visiting North Korea and educating it about cryptocurrencies is probably a really bad idea

It turns out visiting the rogue state of North Korea as an American citizen and giving it any sort of technical advice is probably a bad idea. Cryptocurrency expert Virgil Griffith was arrested on Friday for allegedly doing exactly that, with federal prosecu…
bubmag
December 3, 2019