Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith sentenced to 63 months in prison + $100k fine for traveling to Pyongyang in 2019 to speak at blockchain conference ("conspiracy to violate international sanctions")
Look I think crypto is stupid bullshit, but this is absolutely fucking American fascism on full display here
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Muad'Dibber - 3.7yr
He did it, he found a good case for using crypto: evading US sanctions.
This is really sad tho and fuck the US government for imprisoning someone just because they went to a country.
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Water Bowl Slime - 3.7yr
Isn't violating international sanctions the whole point of crypto? Cryptobros are always touting how their currency can't be meddled with by a country's government so now they should put their money where their mouth is.
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Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith sentenced to 63 months in prison + $100k fine for traveling to Pyongyang in 2019 to speak at blockchain conference ("conspiracy to violate international sanctions")
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/12/former-ethereum-developer-virgil-griffith-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-for-north-korea-trip/cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/228161
Look I think crypto is stupid bullshit, but this is absolutely fucking American fascism on full display here
He did it, he found a good case for using crypto: evading US sanctions.
This is really sad tho and fuck the US government for imprisoning someone just because they went to a country.
Isn't violating international sanctions the whole point of crypto? Cryptobros are always touting how their currency can't be meddled with by a country's government so now they should put their money where their mouth is.