The United nations has warned that attending a North Korean cryptocurrency briefing in February is likely to found a sanctions violation, according to a report by Reuters on Jan. 15.

The report follows terminal calendar week's indictment of Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith on charges of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Griffith traveled to Due north Korea for its outset blockchain and cryptocurrency conference in Apr last year. While in that location, he and other conference attendees allegedly discussed cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. The United states of america government contends that Griffith's presence could have aided Democratic people's republic of korea in skirting international sanctions.

Prosecutors in the Griffith case say that he had been encouraging other The states citizens to nourish the briefing this yr.

The conference website states that individuals from whatever land except for South korea, Nihon and Israel are allowed to visit, adding that visitor passports will not be stamped:

"We volition provide a paper visa separated from your passport, and so there volition be no prove of your entry to the state. Your participation will never be disclosed from our side unless you publicize it on your own."

Sanctions experts say "don't go"

Northward Korea has been subject to U.N. sanctions since 2006 over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Among other things, these sanctions oblige countries to prevent "financial transactions, technical training, advice, services or assistance," if information technology could contribute to the missile programs or aid to evade sanctions.

The alleged "explicit discussions of cryptocurrency for sanctions evasion and money laundering," would seem to exist in direct violation of this sanction.

As Cointelegraph previously reported, the North Korean-affiliated hacking grouping Lazarus has seemingly been deploying new viruses and malware to steal cryptocurrency. Lazarus has been targeting cryptocurrency users for some time, stealing over half a billion dollars worth, betwixt early 2022 and October 2022.