Well yes, the executive summary of the article obviously tries to make this look like the US is punishing a freedom researcher for saying things a ten-year old knows:
> The US sentenced a crypto researcher to five years in prison after he presented at a blockchain conference in North Korea.
> Prosecutors say Virgil Griffith, 39, undermined US sanctions imposed on North Korea.
> "The most important feature of blockchains is that they are open" Griffith said in his presentation, according to prosecutors.
> The US sentenced a crypto researcher to five years in prison after he presented at a blockchain conference in North Korea.
> Prosecutors say Virgil Griffith, 39, undermined US sanctions imposed on North Korea.
> "The most important feature of blockchains is that they are open" Griffith said in his presentation, according to prosecutors.