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I think you're over-reacting. Stories like this tend to be rorschach tests, and it's easy to see what you believe in these vague details. In fact, it appears h
by jvanderbot 5y ago
I think you're over-reacting. Stories like this tend to be rorschach tests, and it's easy to see what you believe in these vague details.
In fact, it appears he was helping NK avoid sanctions by using crypto, in an effort to increase crypto acceptance in NK.
The details are (apparently) in the original complaint. Bad journalism/summaries strike again?
> It looks like it wasn't just speaking at a conference after being denied permission from the US that got him in trouble, it looks like both before and after the trip he was working on a variety of ways to get the North Korean government more onboard with cryptocurrency, including discussions about mining ventures, moving funds in and out of the country, and offering connections with other cryptocurrency people.
- nickysielicki 5y agoWell you’ll have to forgive me because TFA mentioned none of that.
- hnaccount_rng 5y agoTIL: Articles on the internet can be misleading or outright wrong ;)
- jvanderbot 5y agoNothing to forgive. TFA was probably written to provoke as much reaction as possible, as is common nowadays. The way it's structured, it can get people who oppose the action and people support the action engaged by either calling it a just decision (what a traitor!) and a silly oversight (He was just giving a talk!).