https://www.developer-tech.com/news/2019/dec/02/ethereum-founder-vitalik-buterin-petition-release-arrested-dev/ > Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin pledges to support a petition backing the release of arrested developer Virgil Griffith. > Griffith was arrested by the FBI at Los Angeles International Airport on 28th November after travelling to North Korea, one of the “United States’ foremost adversaries,” to attend and present a paper at the Pyongyang Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference.