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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.

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Markets

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Markets

Another AT&T SIM Swapping Hack Targets Trio of Crypto Execs

Another crypto executive is suing AT&T over a SIM swapping hack that he claims cost him $1.7 million in digital assets.

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Bitfinex Denies Laundering, Says It's a Victim of 'Fraud' by Crypto Capital

The crypto exchange released a statement Friday denying that it had any part in the payment processor's alleged money laundering.

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Zuckerberg: Facebook Would Quit Libra if the Association Launched Prematurely

Facebook's CEO told lawmakers the company would pull out of the Libra Association if the consortium launched its cryptocurrency without regulatory approvals.

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) created a "Zuck Buck" graphic to describe his view of Libra. (House Financial Services Committee)

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Former World Gold Council Exec Develops New Bitcoin ETF

The portfolio manager behind SPDR Gold Shares is developing a bitcoin ETF, but winning SEC approval remains a holy grail in the nascent space.

Kryptoin CEO Jason Toussaint