Ethereum Foundation employee was arrested in the United States

The court in New York arrested the Ethereum Foundation employee Verjila Griffith. He is accused of violation of sanctions legislation. Previously, Griffith visited the conference in North Korea dedicated to the blockchain.

The conference in Pyongyang, which was visited by Griffith, took place in April 2019. Ethereum Foundation employee claims that the report with which he made was entirely based on open sources. In a statement by the prosecutor who achieved the arrest of a crypto enthusiast, it is said that the information from this report "can be used to launder money and bypass sanctions."

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Now Griffith faces up to 20 years in prison.

• The non-profit organization Ethereum Foundation was founded by the developer of the Ethereum blockchain platform Vitalik Buterin.