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US man imprisoned for counselling North Korea on crypto

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A US cryptocurrency specialist was sentenced to 63 months in jail Tuesday for counseling North Korea on how to build cryptocurrency services and blockchain technology in order to avoid US restrictions on its nuclear program, New York court authorities said. Virgil Griffith, 39, pled guilty to conspiring to break US law to avoid a 20-year … Read more

North Korea test-fires ‘remarkable’ anti-aircraft missile

PYONGYANG. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) test-fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Friday. According to the report, the missile was developed by the Academy of Defence Science, and the test was aimed at confirming the practicality of operation of the launcher, radar and comprehensive battle … Read more