Ethereum Developer’s Trial for Attendance at North Korea Blockchain Conference Set for September 2021

Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith has been accused by the US government of assisting North Korea in questionable affairs involving cryptocurrencies.

Virgil Griffith Still Doesn’t Know What Exact Crimes He Is Accused of, Attorneys Say

Attorneys for Virgil Griffith want the US government to specify the charges he’s facing, rather than a broad claim that he violated US sanctions.

US Government labels Virgil Griffith's argument to dismiss sanctions charges 'absurd'

Government lawyers implied that citizens could legally pass along nuclear secrets to North Korea if held to the same standards as Griffith. Lawyers representing the United States government have filed a legal memo opposing the dismissal of charges for Virgil Griffith, a former Ethereum Foundation researcher accused of conspiring to violate US sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or DPRK. According to court records filed Nov.

Ethereum Dev Fights to Get North Korea Sanctions Charges Dropped

Virgil Griffith was released on bail in December 2019.

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Ethereum Dev Virgil Griffith’s Attorney Files Motion to Dismiss Charges of Aiding North Korea

The motion, filed by Brian Klein, claims the indictment of Griffith doesn't "specify any alleged overt facts," and contains no actual allegation of fact.

Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith files motion to dismiss North Korea conspiracy charge

Griffith argues that because his April 2019 conference presentation consisted of widely-available public information, he was not providing a "service" to North Korean officials Virgil Griffith, the former Ethereum Foundation researcher accused of conspiring to violate US sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, filed a motion on Thursday to dismiss the charge against him on the grounds that prosecutors from the Southern District of New York have failed to properly state Griffith’s crime.  Griffith, 37, was arrested by FBI agents on Nov.