Ethereum Developer Prison Term Cut Down by 7 Months 🎉

The Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith has been given a seven-month reduction in his prison sentence this week. Griffith was found guilty of breaching the sanctions law where he visited North Korea in 2019 to give a speech on how to use cryptocurrency and blockchain to dodge sanctions.

Ethereum Developer Prison Term Cut Down

According to a July 17 filing, District Judge Kevin Castel has ordered the term reduced to 56 months of Virgil Griffith, an Ethereum developer who was initially sentenced to 63 months in April 2022, U.S.

The factors that led to the decision to reduce Griffith’s sentence included misconduct and difficulties he faced during his incarceration. Castel also agreed that the danger to the public from Griffith in terms of future crimes had also reduced.

Nonetheless, the judge pointed out that Griffith continued to defy the rules in prison, although he was not an easy man to be behind bars with. However, Judge Castel noted that since the offense of the appellant is extremely grave, it is necessary to leave a long-time prison term

Griffith had entered into a guilty plea on sanctions violations in 2021 just before his trial in New York was to begin. The US attorneys said that Griffith knew that the money might be used by North Korea to avoid sanctions imposed on it by the international community. However, Griffith’s defense counsel argued for a lighter punishment, arguing that Griffith had no criminal history and that no one was financially affected by his actions.

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