immut is the Evidence Trust Layer. It sits underneath your existing compliance tools and anchors every file to the XRP Ledger blockchain with a precise timestamp. This creates tamper-evident, independently verifiable proof that a document existed at a specific moment — court-admissible in 88 countries.

Is blockchain evidence accepted in court?

Yes. Blockchain-anchored evidence has been accepted as legal evidence in US Federal Court (US v. Sterlingov, 2024), the EUIPO across all 27 EU member states (AZ Factory v. Valeria Moda, 2025), China's Supreme People's Court (1,400+ IP cases since 2018), and under EU Regulation 2025/2531. immut certificates are accepted in 88 countries and 171 jurisdictions.

Does my file leave my device?

No. immut generates a SHA-256 hash of your file on your own device. Only the hash is recorded on the blockchain. Your original file never leaves your infrastructure. Public proof. Private work.

Does immut replace Vanta or Drata?

No. immut is the proof layer that sits underneath your existing compliance tools. Vanta and Drata collect your evidence. immut proves when that evidence existed. They complement each other — immut adds the independent timestamp your compliance platform cannot provide.

Which compliance standards does immut support?

immut produces records that satisfy evidence requirements in ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, SOC 2, GDPR, HMRC R&D, HSE health and safety, KYC/AML, EU AI Act, HIPAA, and more. Any standard that requires dated, tamper-evident records is supported.

What happens if immut shuts down?

Every certificate already issued remains independently verifiable on the public XRP Ledger. The proof does not depend on immut existing. A regulator, a judge, or opposing counsel can verify your certificate on the public blockchain at any time, with or without immut.

Evidence Record

UK HMRC Criminal Investigation · 2025 · Fabrication

Bennett Verby Ltd: Criminal Prosecution for R&D Fraud

HMRC Criminal Prosecution, UK 2025

R&D tax recordsBackdated document

What happened

In August 2025, HMRC charged Bennett Verby Ltd, a Stockport-based accountancy firm, and six individuals with offences under the Criminal Finances Act 2017. The allegations concern over £16 million in fraudulent R&D tax credit claims filed by the firm on behalf of clients. Over 100 HMRC investigators were involved. The prosecution is notable as the first use of the Corporate Criminal Offence against a tax advisory firm specifically for R&D fraud. Under the CCO, a corporate body can be convicted of failing to prevent its associated persons from facilitating fraud without proof that individual directors knew about or authorised the fraud. Trial is set for September 2027. For the R&D tax market, Bennett Verby represents an escalation in enforcement: from compliance checks and rejected claims to criminal prosecution of the advisers who submitted them. The difference between a legitimate claim and a fraudulent one rests on whether the technical work was done contemporaneously, by a qualified person, in a way that was documented at the time.

Outcome

Criminal charges filed. Trial set September 2027. A firm can be convicted without proving individual director culpability if it failed to prevent staff facilitating the fraud.

Sources

Authority source confirmed

AuthHMRC: Bennett Verby charges announcement

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