Ethereum Foundation Researcher arrested for North Korea assistance.(vice.com)
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Ethereum Foundation Researcher arrested for North Korea assistance.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d3andj/researcher-arrested-for-allegedly-teaching-north-korea-about-ethereum
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Discussed at length yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21665984
It says he "participated in a discussion that touched on using it to evade economic sanctions."
His defense is that "his presentation contained basic concepts that could be looked up online."
Since this is all I see in the article, it really looks like a somewhat ignorant prosecutor over-reaching. Unless there's some significant part of the story being left out, I can't imagine he goes to prison over this.
His defense is that "his presentation contained basic concepts that could be looked up online."
Since this is all I see in the article, it really looks like a somewhat ignorant prosecutor over-reaching. Unless there's some significant part of the story being left out, I can't imagine he goes to prison over this.
The fact he actually travelled to North Korea to give said 'presentation' makes it likely he gave them more assistance. Helping a country evade sanctions is a crime in the US, so dunno what he thought would happen.