According to Odaily, Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith was released on April 9 and will temporarily reside in a halfway house while awaiting the completion of his parole process. Griffith was arrested in 2019 for delivering a blockchain-related presentation in North Korea and was subsequently charged with violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Despite opposition from prosecutors, the court reduced his sentence from 63 months to 56 months in July 2024.