Ethereum Dev Virgil Griffith Likely to Face Trial Next Fall
Updated Dec 24, 2020 at 1:51 a.m. UTC Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Will Likely Face Trial Next September The U.S. government intends to argue that Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith helped North Koreans better understand how crypto could be used to bypass financial sanctions on the nation. Griffith, who was arrested in November 2019 on charges of conspiracy to assist North Korea (DPRK) in using cryptocurrency for its own benefit, is seeking to have the case against him dismissed. While U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel, of the Southern District of New York, made a handful of rulings o...