US citizen living in Singapore charged with helping North Korea evade sanctions

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Digital currency specialist arrested over alleged cryptocurrency and blockchain assistance.

US citizen living in Singapore charged with helping North Korea evade sanctions
A US digital currency specialist living in Singapore has been arrested and criminally charged with helping North Korea use cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to evade American sanctions, the US Department of Justice said on Friday. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Virgil Griffith, 36, ...

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