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This week on the pod: we discuss the latest in the XRP and Ripple litigation, with Ripple filing a motion to consolidate and notice of removal to federal court; IBM seeks a patent for storing scientific information on the blockchain; and Bitmain sues a John Doe in Washington state for the theft of 617 Bitcoin. Finally, for our crypto of the week, we take a look at Bytecoin, the self-proclaimed “first private untraceable cryptocurrency.”

This week: rapper T.I., the self-proclaimed “Rubber-band man,” is being sued to the tune of $5 million by investors for shilling the FLiK token; the founder of EtherDelta has been charged by the SEC for running an unregistered securities exchange; and finally, for our crypto of the week, we take a squiz at Nano, formerly RaiBlocks, where each user has their own blockchain on the main chain.

This week: a 21-year old trader could spend 5 years in prison for buying and subsequently selling bitcoin for cash; Russian exchange WEX, successor to BTC-e, allegedly moves user funds to Binance; and Coinbase gets a partial win in court, defending itself against accusations of insider trading. Finally, we’ll take an in-depth look at Dash, in Crypto of the Week.

This week: a consolidated class action complaint aims to show Bitconnect who's boss; the SEC decides that fighting us is harder than joining us and sets up an ICO division; and Coinbase gets approval for a crypto custody service. Finally, we’ll take an in-depth look at Sia, the decentralized storage solution looking to take on giants like AWS.

This week: CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz wants smart contract authors to know they can be held liable for predictive code; Civil fails to reach its ICO soft-cap, prompting a refund to investors; and Tether has a roller coaster of a week, triggering a rise in alternative stablecoins. Finally, we’ll take an in-depth look at Lisk, the nascent distributed app platform built on JavaScript.

This week: the operator of Dream Market and owner of the best beard in the biz, OxyMonster, is sentenced to 20 years in prison; another US indictment of Russian hackers mentions the use of bitcoin for illicit purposes; and Binance shakes up the exchange world with a massive overhaul of its coin listing process. Finally, our panelists face off over Aurora, the dApp platform "creating a bright and colorful blockchain world."