Legal

Ripple Granted Access to SEC Documents on Bitcoin, Ether in Ongoing XRP Fight
Ripple is hoping to find evidence the regulator defined XRP as being similar to bitcoin and ether.

Ethereum Researcher's Copyright Injunction Against CasperLabs Denied
The court's decision was based partly on the fact Zamfir took too long to file for an injunction.

Ethereum's Vlad Zamfir Files Injunction Against CasperLabs Citing Copyright Infringement
Zamfir is alleging CasperLabs intentionally violated the U.S. Trademark Act by filing a federal registration of the Casper mark without his knowledge or consent.

Payments Firm Wirex Wins Trademark Infringement Case in UK High Court
The case was brought against several companies for their use of Wirex's registered trademark for its bitcoin rewards scheme.

BitMEX Co-Founder Arthur Hayes Offers to Surrender to US Authorities in Hawaii
Under a proposal, Hayes would be allowed release on a $10 million bond secured by $1 million in cash.

CryptoKitties Developer Dapper Labs Blocks Token Project From Using 'Flow' Name
Flow is also the name of Dapper Labs' blockchain.

Mining Firm Takes Landlord to Court to Retrieve Equipment Both Had Used
Aurum Capital Ventures and its landlord in Calgary, N.Y., fell out after a deal for the sale of the mining machines collapsed.

Craig Wright Demands Bitcoin Developers Give Him Access to Stolen Mt. Gox Coins
Craig Wright claims someone “stole” 110k BTC from him from wallets connected to the Mt. Gox hack. He wants Bitcoin developers to get them back.

Ripple, SEC Say Settlement Unlikely Before Trial Over Alleged Securities Violations
The SEC's case over allegedly unlawful sales of XRP by Ripple to retail investors is entering the discovery phase.

DC Magistrate Judge Calls Unhosted Wallet 'Horror Story' a 'Fiction'
“Indeed, cash poses a greater challenge to law enforcement than cryptocurrency in unhosted wallets," wrote Judge Zia Faruqui in an opinion on a forfeiture case.

