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I've read it as a time reference. He got trialed after the conference.
by tommek4077 5y ago
I've read it as a time reference. He got trialed after the conference.
- wnevets 5y agothere are certainly others commenting on this post who didn't read that way. They're posting as if he was literally sent to prison for just talking about crypto.
- toomanyrichies 5y agoYeah, the author of the article could have just as easily titled it "US sentences crypto expert to 5 years after multiple conversations on evading sanctions". You can draw your own conclusions as to why they went with the title they did.
- bhelkey 5y agoI think the title implies a causal relationship between the two events. Edit: In this thread: > I wonder how the arrest went down, why he took a plea, what the details of his presentation were >What if he did the exact same presentation in youtube, and in NK they saw that presentation?
- formerly_proven 5y agoWell yes, the executive summary of the article obviously tries to make this look like the US is punishing a freedom researcher for saying things a ten-year old knows: > The US sentenced a crypto researcher to five years in prison after he presented at a blockchain conference in North Korea. > Prosecutors say Virgil Griffith, 39, undermined US sanctions imposed on North Korea. > "The most important feature of blockchains is that they are open" Griffith said in his presentation, according to prosecutors.