Re: FinCEN Conducting 'Examinations' of Digital Currency Businesses

FinCEN has fined Ripple Labs and its subsidiary XRP II a combined $700,000 for "willful violations" of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). This is the beginning!
http://www.coindesk.com/fincen-fines-ripple-labs-700000-bank-secrecy-act/

I don't understand how crypto's like Ripple tend to stay on top and trusted while coins like Nxt which are amazing but get no recognition at all ..