Legal

The SEC Has Rejected Every Bitcoin ETF. This Firm Thinks It Has a Solution
Wilshire Phoenix believes balancing funds between BTC and T-bills may convince the SEC that its bitcoin ETF proposal is better than the rest.

Zcash Trademark Talks Were About More Than a Logo
Can an altcoin outgrow its founders? A new agreement between Electric Coin Company and the Zcash Foundation could be a good first step.

ATM Coin Founders Ordered to Pay $4.25 Million for Fraud
A U.S. court fined the team and firms behind ATM Coin for fraud and misappropriation of client funds in a case brought by the CFTC.

Investor Lawsuit Argues Ripple Still Has to Answer Over Ongoing XRP Sales
Ripple's argument that an XRP holder waited too long to file suit has no precedent, a new legal filing claims.

What’s Next in the Securities Case Against Ripple Over XRP
Ripple has strong defenses against a lawsuit alleging it violated securities laws by selling XRP, but the road ahead is long, legal experts said.

SEC, CFTC Charge XBT Corp. With Selling Unregistered Swaps for Bitcoin
The SEC and CFTC have settled charges with XBT Corp. after alleging the company sold unregistered security-based swaps for bitcoin.

UK Banking Pilot Aims to Streamline Compliance Using Factom Blockchain
Crypto startup Knabu is launching a 30-day pilot today to put regulatory reporting on the blockchain.

SEC Blasts Kik's 'Void for Vagueness' Defense of 2017 ICO
Kik wants to depose top SEC officials, and expose that they were making it up as they went. But the SEC is having none of it.

AT&T Responds to Crypto Exec's SIM Swap Suit: See You in Court
The loss highlights an obvious question for security experts, who wondered why an experienced crypto executive would keep such high sums online.

Inter-American Development Bank to Pilot Land Registries on Blockchain
The global organization is aiming to ease the burden of trying to reset land titles in Latin American countries.

