Virgil Griffiths, a former Ethereum developer, was working to serve ETHEREUM (ENS) He released from prison On the conditional release and move to a house in the middle of the road.
The updates published on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, revealed that Griffiths has now begun his return to civil life after spending some of his punishment due to his violation of US sanctions.
Confirmation of ethereum developer prison by sources
Ethereum Idementity Foundation, Executive Director of Ethereum Identity Foundation, destroyed the news with the image of Griffiths and his parents outside the prison. Alexander Orpis, ENS General Adviser and part of the Griffiths Legal Team, confirmed his release from FCI MILAN in Michigan.
Virgil Griffiths is outside the prison !!!
It was just released this morning! He will be in a house in the middle of the road for a few weeks, and then with work restrictions (so pardon is still important), but it is outside
– Flash. April 9, 2025
Griffiths were arrested in November 2019 after his speech at the Crown Currency Conference in North Korea. Public prosecutors claimed that his offer provided information that could help North Korea to evade sanctions and money laundering.
From 63 months to 56: Wholesale trip
In 2022, Griffiths were sentenced to 63 months in prison and a fine of $ 100,000 yet Admit The law of international emergency economic powers. In July 2024, the American boycott judge, Kevin Castel, reduced his sentence to 56 months, citing him as a for the first time.
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The return of encryption faces serious obstacles
Griffiths starts himself for several years test. His lawyers are fighting to transfer him from home in the middle of the road to imprisonment, but returning to normal life hinders.
Urbeis explained that the Ministry of Commerce has placed highly export restrictions on Virgil, which will extend until 2032. These borders can prevent his return to the cryptocurrency field.
The possibility of presidential pardon under the Trump administration
Before joining Ethereum, GRIFITH got a Caltech PhD and created Wikiscanner, a unknown Wikipedia modified tool. He also worked with Aaron Sureez on Tor2Web.
According to Airberis, Griffiths seeks to pardon US President Donald Trump. Trump has previously gave the mercy to others in encryption cases, including Ross Olbricht and Arthur Hayes.
The case sparked a discussion about the sharing of open source information for the approved assistance. Vitalik Buterin, co -founder of Ethereum Griffith, supported, even signed a petition calling for his release in 2023.
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