The Chief Legal Officers of Coinbase and Ripple, Paul Grewal and Stuart Alderoty respectively, recently met for an offsite meeting amid the ongoing regulatory battle for clear regulations from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The meeting between the two companies comes as they both seek regulatory approval from the SEC. Coinbase has gone international as it awaits clear rules, while Ripple Labs and its executives await a summary judgment in the long-running lawsuit with the SEC. (coingape)