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Buterin Recalls Ethereum Dev’s Conviction After North Korea Conspiracy -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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Buterin Recalls Ethereum Dev’s Conviction After North Korea Conspiracy
    • Vitalik Buterin reacted to Ameen Soleimani’s “Virgil Griffith – Letter To The Judge”.
    • Ex-Ethereum developer sent to prison for violating U.S. International Emergency Economic Power Act.
    • Virgil Griffith admits to being arrogant. He mistakenly believed he had the right knowledge.

On April 12, Ameen Soleimani, Co-founder of Reflexer Labs, submitted “Virgil Griffith – Letter To The Judge,” paying tribute to Virgil Griffith amidst recent controversy. “Virgil’s ideology is centered on diplomacy, building bridges, compromise, and mutual benefit,” says Soleimani.

Despite all that happened, Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the company still loves Virgil. In regards to Soleimani’s letter, Buterin tweeted:

Below is an excerpt from Ameen Soleiman’s letter to the judge:

“For all his study of game theory, Virgil’s greatest weakness, like many utopians in the Ethereum community, is being too charitable towards would-be adversaries and allowing himself to be exploited.”

From the time he got on board his North Korean flight, he realized he’d made a mistake. The North Korean officials carefully planned his trip to ensure that he would not reveal anything and get as much information as they could. Early on, they made it abundantly clear that the compliance requirement was mandatory.

“The blockchain conference he thought he was attending was a sham; he and his fellow travelers were the only presenters and said officials were the audience.”

Virgil Griffith, an ex-ethics developer was sentenced for 5 years imprisonment after pleading guilty in one court to a single charge of conspiring to violate the US International Emergency Economic Power Act. Griffith helped North Korea escape sanctions by attending the 2019 Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference in Pyongyang.

Although the State Department had warned him to not attend, he ignored their advice.

Griffith confessed that he “genuinely, arrogantly, and erroneously thought” that he had known better and added in his plea that:

“I’ve learned my lesson. I am still profoundly embarrassed that I am here and of what I have done.”

The judge was not able to convince the defendant to accept the guilty plea and to grant leniency.

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