Weekly Crypto Recap: Kik vs. SEC, Wei Lui vs. CSW's copyright, and more!

The Weekly Crypto Recap, with @zaphoid (Chris Karabats of SmartCash), and @ChrisPacia (Chris Pacia of Open Bazaar)

News from the week:
Kik launches a "crypto defense fund" to fight the SEC, adds $5 million and encourages the community to donate also

Wei Lui challenges CSW's copyright of the Bitcoin Whitepaper and files a competing copyright claim

Miner attacks BCH, leading to a "soft fork" or "51% attack" to reverse the transactions

Bitcoin "toxicity" hashed out over twitter between Samson Mow and Matt Corallo

First ever Tezos upgrade activated

Liquidated Cryptopia owes creditors $2.7 million

Salesforce unveils first blockchain product

Facebook's "GlobalCoin"

Crypto Around the world:
US:
Some lawmakers ask for blockchain to be included on Trump's list of emerging technology initiatives. "Crypto" not mentioned

(ASIC) (The Australian Securities and Investments Commission) issues guidance on ICOs and crypto assets

China cracks down on local bitcoin farms built "without approval"

Egypt lifts ban on cryptocurrency, allows companies "approved by central authority" to operate

University of Surrey (UK) to use blockchain to secure digital government records of national video archives around the world against tampering