To an extent, I wonder if this is the fear of the unknown. Here is a guy, who actually seems to understand the 'magic' of crypto. God only knows what he could do with dangerous knowledge like that.

I am not foreign policy, NK, crypto, or national security expert, but it is not about safety. It is about sending a message at a time when US engages in very heavy sanctions effort ( currently against Russia ).

From that perspective, as sad as it sounds even as I type it, Virgil is a sacrifice government makes to send a message.

I too feel his mind locked behind bars is a terrible waste.