Ethereum Proponent Virgil Griffith Deemed a Flight Risk, Judge Denies Bail - by Jamie Redman

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Ethereum Proponent Virgil Griffith Deemed a Flight Risk, Judge Denies Bail
news.bitcoin.com
by Jamie Redman
December 30th, 2019

Excerpt:

U.S. law enforcement filed in November criminal charges against Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith because he traveled to North Korea and taught “his audience how to use blockchain technology.” Griffith was arrested on Thanksgiving Day and has been forced to remain in prison the whole time. On Dec. 26, SDNY Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses refused Griffith’s bail plea citing that he might be a flight risk. Following the judge’s denial, Griffith appealed the denial of bond and he will be allowed to travel to Alabama to his parents’ residence.

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