Kik, the instant messaging app, founded KIN in 2017 but was forced to pay $5 million settlement to the SEC.
Kik, SEC Propose $5M Settlement Over 2017 ICO, Ending Yearlong Battle
Kik will pay $5 million in penalties as part of a proposed settlement with the SEC, which sued the messaging app last year.
Telegram’s Defeat Isn’t ‘Binding’ in Kik Case, Judge Tells SEC
Kik’s proverbial day in court may take a lot longer than Telegram’s, if the judge’s response to the SEC during a hearing this week is any indication.
Fed Up With Its Fork of Stellar, Kin Is Looking to Move Onto Solana
The Kin Foundation is seeking to move the kin cryptocurrency onto the Solana blockchain, according to a proposal shared with CoinDesk.
Kin Foundation Publishes First Transparency Report Amid SEC Court Fight
The Kin Foundation is offering a peek under the hood of its operations with a new transparency report published with Messari.
SEC Opposes Blockchain Association’s Brief Supporting Kik, Says Group Isn’t ‘Neutral’
The SEC says 7 members of the Blockchain Association have financial interests in Kik in its opposition to the group’s brief around the case.
SEC, Kik Continue Court Clash Over $100M Kin Token Sale
The SEC and Kik doubled down on their respective views of whether the 2017 KIN token sale was a securities transaction in new legal filings published late Friday.
Pitch Deck Says Solana Is Courting Dish Network, Kik for Its ‘Web-Scale’ Blockchain
Solana is looking to raise between $2 and $12 million, touting potential relationships with Dish and Kin in a pitch deck reviewed by CoinDesk
Kik (Again) Asks for Trial in Legal Tussle With SEC Over Token Sale
Kik is hoping to go to trial in the ongoing legal fight with the SEC over its 2017 kin token sale.
Kik Sells Messaging App, Reaffirms Kin Crypto Integration
Kik has sold its messaging business to a holding company called MediaLab but plans to continue enabling Kin on the platform
WATCH: Join CoinDesk LIVE With Ted Livingston, CEO of Kik
After rocky interactions with the SEC, Kik CEO Ted Livingston will join us on CoinDesk LIVE.
Kik vs SEC – The Lawyers Speak
The SEC’s complaint against Kik, after it raised $100 million in an ICO, seemed pretty brutal, but not so fast, we’re only hearing one side of the story. Watch more here as three lawyers discuss the case, its merits and its potential impacts for the crypto industry as a whole.
The 8 Biggest Bombshells From the SEC’s Kik ICO Lawsuit
In a complaint filed Tuesday, the SEC laid out where Kik allegedly ran afoul of U.S. securities law with its $98 million ICO in 2017. It also revealed a lot more.
What to Expect at the SEC’s Blockchain Forum on Friday
At a fraught moment for government-industry relations, the SEC and crypto insiders are sitting down for a meeting.
Kik is Crowdfunding $5 Million in Crypto to Help Fight SEC
Messaging app firm Kik has launched a crypto crowdfunding campaign to support a likely court battle with the U.S. SEC over its ICO token, kin.
SEC Negotiations Have Cost Kik $5 Million, Says CEO
Kik’s CEO says the company has spent more than $5 million talking to the SEC about whether its kin ICO was an unregistered securities sale.
Chat App Kik Launches ‘Crypto-Economy’ With Kin Token Integration
Messaging app Kik’s users can now begin earning and spending its kin token with the launch of its “crypto-economy,” the company said Wednesday.
Game Giant Unity to Work With Kik’s ICO Token
The Kin Foundation, which governs the cryptocurrency developed by Kik, announced a partnership with Unity Technologies on Thursday.