Virgil Griffith

An emerging development shows that Virgil Griffith pled guilty to assisting North Korea in avoiding U.S sanctions. According to a release, the idea was to use cryptocurrencies and blockchains to commit the unlawful act. Thus, it goes against the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). A U.S attorney believes that the confession is a step further to deal with America's foe. His sentence will take place on January 18, 2022. Virgil Griffith is Guilty Headlines about Virgil Griffith began to emerge in November…

According to a new revelation by the New York Times, some FBI staff allegedly gained access to data owned by a crypto hacker. The FBI gained access to the sensitive data with the help of a glitch in the AI company Palantir. The company has ties with big government agencies like the CIA and the US Immigration Agency( ICE). Crypto Hacker Faces Charges The suspected hacker in question is none other than Virgil Griffith. He allegedly aided the North Korean…

At the beginning of the year 2020, Virgil Griffith, an ethereum researcher, got accused due to traveling to North Korea and purportedly aided the country to evade sanctions. Griffith got arrested by the FBI last year for allegedly traveling illegally to North Korea. Prosecutors said that Virgil Griffith used blockchain and cryptocurrency to assist North Korea in evading sanctions. He got charged with violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. On the 30th of January 2020, NK news reported that…