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Freedom Fighter or Fool? Jury’s Out on Arrested Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith
3.12.2019
The case offers a litmus test of sorts: Was Griffith's appearance in North Korea a brazen violation of economic sanctions or a noble act of spreading ethereum's gospel of global reinvention?
Former Charlie Shrem Attorney to Represent Arrested Ethereum Dev
3.12.2019
Trial attorney Brian Klein — erstwhile lawyer for Charlie Shrem and Erik Voorhees — will defend arrested blockchain developer Virgil Griffith
Sanctions Weren’t Discussed at North Korea Crypto Conference, Attendee Says
3.12.2019
The U.S. government's charges against Virgil Griffith are overblown, says one attendee of the North Korean conference that led to the ethereum developer's arrest
Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Has Been Released From Jail Pending Trial
3.12.2019
Virgil Griffith has been released from jail pending trial, attorney Brian Klein tells CoinDesk
Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith to Be Released From Jail Pending Trial
3.12.2019
Virgil Griffith has been released from jail pending trial, attorney Brian Klein tells CoinDesk
MARKETS DAILY: A North Korean Conspiracy and Top Hacks of 2019
2.12.2019
This time we're talking crypto and traditional market, an ethereum developer in hot water after alleged sanction busting, and a look at this years biggest exchange hacks
Vitalik Buterin Supports Petition to Free Arrested Blockchain Dev
2.12.2019
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin supports a decision to free arrested blockchain dev, Virgil Griffith, who is accused of providing “highly technical information” to North Korea
Crypto Community Erupts Over Ethereum Foundation Member’s Arrest
30.11.2019
On Friday the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced the arrest of Ethereum Foundation member Virgil Griffith for allegedly “assisting North Korea in evading sanctions” by teaching “his audience how to use blockchain...
American Citizen Arrested For Educating North Korea On Blockchain And Crypto
30.11.2019
A U.S. citizen who traveled to North Korea to deliver a presentation on how to use blockchain and crypto to avoid sanctions was arrested at LAX
US Arrests Ethereum Developer for Training North Koreans to Evade Sanctions
29.11.2019
After attending a blockchain conference in North Korea in April, a developer at the Ethereum Foundation has been arrested in Los Angeles on Thanksgiving Day
In Wargaming Exercise, a Digital Yuan Neuters US Sanctions and North Korea Buys Nukes
20.11.2019
What if China’s digital currency undermined U.S. dominance of global finance? Former top Washington officials gamed out the scenarios Tuesday night
How Crypto and Blockchain Are Influencing Geopolitics
18.11.2019
Is crypto to be celebrated, or chastised? How will it affect the geopolitical picture around the world? Reading the tea leaves can be difficult #Sponsored
Canadian Company Commissions 3 Bitcoin Mining Units to Restart Oil Well
17.11.2019
A nascent industry utilizing flared gas to power bitcoin mining units has been developing over the past year or so, in symbiosis with the oil and gas industry in North America. Companies providing services in this promising niche continue to install mobile datacenters at oil wells in the U.S....
The North American Bitcoin Conference Returns for 7th Annual Forum
8.11.2019
TNABC and Miami Blockchain Week return to kick-off 2020 On the 16th and 17th of January, 2020, pioneers of the global Bitcoin and blockchain community will converge in Miami for a historical conference, continuing to propel cryptocurrency from niche to mainstream. Now in its seventh year, The North...
UN Claims Hong Kong Blockchain Firm Is North Korean Laundering Sham
6.11.2019
United Nations committee accuses North Korea of using a Hong Kong blockchain firm as a front to launder funds
North Korea Set Up a Blockchain Firm to Launder Cash: UN
6.11.2019
North Korea set up a Hong Kong blockchain firm in a bid to to launder stolen cryptocurrency and avoid sanctions, the UN has reportedly said
UN: North Korea Turns Talented Children into Cryptocurrency Hackers
6.11.2019
The UN believes that North Korea is training its most talented young IT talents to become elite cryptocurrency hackers – and thinks Pyongyang is a using a fake Hong Kong blockchain company as a front for money laundering schemes.
Per South Korean media outlet Chosun, South Korean MP...
The North American Bitcoin Conference Returns
4.11.2019
Pioneers of the global Bitcoin and blockchain community will converge in Miami for a historical conference, continuing to propel cryptocurrency from niche to mainstream. Now in its seventh year, The North American Bitcoin Conference is the longest-running and most attended finance conference...
Blockchain Conference TNABC Returns to Miami
1.11.2019
On January 16-17, The North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC) and Miami Blockchain Week are returning to the sunshine state as 2020 sets in motion. TNABC, celebrating its seventh year running, will feature prominent speakers, crypto developers, and blockchain executives during the event hosted...
U.S. Agents to Hunt North Korean Crypto Hackers + 14 More Crypto News
23.10.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – keeping you up-to-date with under the radar crypto news from around the world.
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The United States National Security Agency has launched a new cybersecurity unit – with staff members who...