Ethereum dev Virgil Griffith battles North Korea aiding charges against the US

Ethereum developer and Wikiscanner creator Virgil Griffith filed a motion last week to dismiss US government charges of him “aiding” the North Korean government, documents released last week showed.

Griffith was arrested in November last year after speaking in a North Korean cryptocurrency conference. Authorities claimed he violated the “International Emergency Economic Powers Act” by visiting the restricted country and further alleged Griffith to have demonstrated the use of blockchain technology to bypass economic sanctions.

Ethereum dev battles US charges
Attorney Brian Klein, who represents Griffith, stated US authorities do not “specify any alleged overt facts” and contain no actual “allegation of fact.” The motion additionally considers the sharing of information (as Griffith did in North Korea) as a legal act, one that does not defy US sanctions.