“Want to go to a crypto conference in North Korea?” is not a commonly asked question, but it was asked to Canadian journalist Ethan Lou. This is the incredible story about how Lou flew to a crypto conference in North Korea but was unexpectedly asked to be a presenter — instead of being a spectator. Eight months later, one of the participants, Virgil Griffith, who worked with the Ethereum Foundation and was among the attendees Lou got to know, was arrested by the FBI for violating sanctions and illegally providing “highly technical information” to the North Korean government. Subscribe to Cointelegraph Markets Pro: https://pro.cointelegraph.com Check out the latest crypto merch at the Cointelegraph Store: https://store.cointelegraph.com/ Want to join the Cointelegraph team? Check out https://cointelegraph.com/careers. #CryptoStories #Bitcoin #animation Subscribe to Cointelegraph: https://goo.gl/JhmfdU Follow COINTELEGRAPH: Website: https://cointelegraph.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/cointelegraph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cointelegraph Twitter: https://twitter.com/cointelegraph Cointelegraph covers everything Bitcoin, bringing you the latest news, prices, breakthroughs, and analysis, with emphasis on expert opinion and commentary from the digital currency community.