A US cryptocurrency expert is behind bars for helping North Korea evade sanctions
The former US researcher at a cryptocurrency group has been sentenced to more than five years in Jail.
Virgil Griffith is locked up for conspiring to help North Korea evade US sanctions using crypto.
The 39-year-old had been facing a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $1 million dollar fine.
He had earlier pleaded guilty but this sentence is the minimum amount of prison time sought by prosecutors.
He formerly worked for the Ethereum Foundation, a non-profit organisation focused on the tech behind the cryptocurrency ether.
He was also fined $100,000 dollars.
