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US sentences crypto expert to 5 years after North Korea blockchain presentation
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#222Earlier quoted context omitted.
lol, this comment is too much.
May be a bit extreme comment but not completely nonsensical. It is raising somewhat valid point. Currently Russian regime is not that much different from NK regime. Both are under sanctions. In fact, Russia is more dangerous than NK in current situation. Germany needs fuel and it is essentially financing Russia. The only difference between NK and Russia is that nobody is dependent on NK for anything. This guy helped…
Germany needs those btu's. And the German authorities are invested with the authority and responsibility to make exactly that sort of decision.
Did this guy need to help NK for anything remotely like that sort of responsibility?
Re: US sentences crypto expert to 5 years after North Korea blockchain presentation
#223Mods: Better link: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/united-states-citizen-p... Better title: "United States Citizen Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Assist North Korea In Evading Sanctions"
Business Insider isn't a great source, but I don't like primary sources: They will be very biased in their own interest. A good secondary source can provide context, information from sources that disagree or have other perspectives or concerns, etc. That's one reason Wikipedia requires secondary sources.
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No news sources are entirely unbiased, even when they make an effort to be. Regardless, we know a lot from NK from multiple sources. The main reason we don't know more is because of how closed that dictatorship is.
Or how closed we are to them? There is no media unbiased about them in the west. But I do know you can travel to NK and see for yourself. That said, it is easier to know things about Portugal than NK. They are definitely doing something to hide information. I'm just trying to say that any image based on the media from non friendly country is bound to be wrong. No matter how much different sources you have.
> But I do know you can travel to NK and see for yourself.
My understanding is that tourists in North Korea only see what the government of North Korea wants them to see.
Here's one (admittedly potentially biased) source that claims as much:
"Tourist travel to North Korea is only possible as part of a guided tour. Independent travel is not permitted. If you are not prepared to accept severe limitations on your movements, behaviour, and freedom of expression, you should not travel to North Korea." [0]
Re: US sentences crypto expert to 5 years after North Korea blockchain presentation
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Doesn't matter. Like Clint Eastwood said, "deserve's got nothing to with it".
And here I thought that since march of this year, we're of the general impression that countries have the right to defend themselves, and to seek external allies when bullied by a bigger neighbour...
We didn't invade after the Cuban Missile Crisis; in fact, Cuba remained closely aligned with the USSR until the end of the USSR. If Russia merely sanctioned Ukraine, nobody would be discussing this. Your rebuttal is facile.
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#226He should be in jail for longer. What a traitor.
Imagine knowing literally anything about north Korea and wanting to help that government. He should be put away for life for aiding crimes against humanity.
Lol what if by spreading crypto knowledge in totalitarian states, you give people in those states a viable way to preserve their income and assets in a way that no other asset class can? Imagine someone trying to protest or escape a regime imposing capital controls on citizens such as North Korea or Canada. What if, those citizens could simply memorize or encode a 12-24 word phrase that could preserve their net worth against all forms of tyranny? What if by doing so, you create the conditions that lead to the eventual collapse or reform of said totalitarian state?
Re: US sentences crypto expert to 5 years after North Korea blockchain presentation
#227Earlier quoted context omitted.
No news sources are entirely unbiased, even when they make an effort to be. Regardless, we know a lot from NK from multiple sources. The main reason we don't know more is because of how closed that dictatorship is.
Or how closed we are to them? There is no media unbiased about them in the west. But I do know you can travel to NK and see for yourself. That said, it is easier to know things about Portugal than NK. They are definitely doing something to hide information. I'm just trying to say that any image based on the media from non friendly country is bound to be wrong. No matter how much different sources you have.
We are not closed to them. The relationship in terms of how much each country sees inside the other is highly asymmetric here.
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Robert Jackson, Supreme Court justice and lead prosecutor at Nuremberg: "any lawyer worth his salt will tell the suspect in no uncertain terms to make no statement to police under any circumstances"
> Robert Jackson, Supreme Court justice While that qualifier is unnecessary (we know who Robert H. Jackson is), and while being a Supreme Court Justice is certainly impressive, Jackson is even more impressive for applying his ideologies and simultaneously writing about them and publishing while serving as Attorney General. The quote you pull is a good one, but I prefer what I think is a finger wag to all prosecutors,…
While you may know who he is, I, for example, didn't. It's worthwhile pointing it out.
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#229Earlier quoted context omitted.
Personally, I support imprisoning anyone who helps subvert sanctions against a despotic state pursuing nuclear weapons.
Looking forward to see how you'll imprison the German government for continuing to purchase oil from Russia through shell companies like Gazprombank.
Germany is not breaking the law there. They are preventing the law from happening, which is something different entirely.
Also, USA does not have jurisdiction over Germany. Nor should have.
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#230According to the original complaint, a few months after being interviewed by an FBI agent on returning from his trip to North Korea, Griffith had the following conversation over text messages: Griffith: I need to send 1 [REDACTED UNIT OF CRYPTOCURRENCY] between North and South Korea. Other Guy: "Isn't that in violations of sanctions?" Griffith: It is. A few day later, also in text messages to someone else: Someone: W…
> I need to send 1 [REDACTED UNIT OF CRYPTOCURRENCY] between North and South Korea I find this fascinating. How can you send any crypto between one country and the other? In reality, everyone who is using crypto is doing the transaction in every country where a validator/node is running. There is no concept of "sending BTC between Mexico and the USA". There may be a concept of someone paying USD money to somebody els…
Where ever the private keys reside is where the crypto resides. It's pretty simple.