Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith was released from prison custody on April 9, the Bureau of Prison (BOP) officials confirmed to Cointelegraph.
data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://x.com/BrantlyMillegan/status/1909950339849003371″ rel=”null” target=”null” text=”null” title=”null”>According to crypto developer Brantly Millegan, Griffith will remain in a halfway house for several weeks while waiting to complete the next steps in his parole process.
Griffith was data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/news/american-citizen-arrested-for-educating-north-korea-on-blockchain-and-crypto” rel=”null” target=”null” text=”null” title=”null”>arrested in 2019 for giving a lecture about blockchain technology and its power to circumvent US sanctions to an audience in North Korea.
Virgil Griffith pictured in the center with his parents immediately following his release…

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