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KIN Token Surges Over 20% After Vote to Burn 70% of Supply Passes
28.7.2023
The token climbed on news that about 7 trillion KIN tokens worth $156 million will be burned
Code Wallet Aims for Fresh Start on Solana After Messy Tale of Kik and KIN
19.7.2023
Kik, the instant messaging app, founded KIN in 2017 but was forced to pay $5 million settlement to the SEC
DeFi Money Market closure after SEC probe could set rocky precedent
19.2.2021
What started with the unexpected closure of an investment platform may have ramifications for U.S. DeFi projects say critics
Ripple CEO answers 5 key questions about the SEC lawsuit
8.1.2021
Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse has responded to some of the community’s concerns surrounding the SEC’s $1.3 billion lawsuit against the firm
The SEC collected $1.26 billion from unregistered ICOs in 2020
12.11.2020
In a record-breaking year, the SEC seized $4.68 billion — more than one-quarter of which came from cryptocurrency-related firms
Kik’s Token Survives SEC Battle, No Barrier to Exchange Listings, Says Kin Foundation
23.10.2020
The Kin Foundation says both itself and the Kin token have survived the recently resolved court battle with the U.S. SEC over a 2017 ICO
SEC sees $5M victory in case against Kik
21.10.2020
The outlook is grim for the Canadian messaging app as it loses $5 million over its ICO for Kin tokens
Kik, SEC Propose $5M Settlement Over 2017 ICO, Ending Yearlong Battle
20.10.2020
Kik will pay $5 million in penalties as part of a proposed settlement with the SEC, which sued the messaging app last year
SEC versus Kik: SAFTs are far from safe
4.10.2020
SEC v. Kik doesn’t have to be game-over for Kik or SAFTs. In fact, the decision is perhaps more favorable than the SEC v. Telegram order
ICO Aftermath: US Rules in Favour of SEC in $100M KIK Case – SALT to Reimburse Claimants From 2017 ICO
1.10.2020
A US court has ruled in favour of the US SEC after the regulator’s filing of a motion seeking summary judgment against Kik for violating the country securities laws. Kik, which raised $100 million from 2017 ICO, had filed its own motion of summary judgment but the court refused to grant this....
Court rules Kik’s 2017 ICO violated U.S. securities laws
1.10.2020
A judge has ruled that the $100 million ICO conducted by the Canadian messaging platform Kik in 2017 violated federal securities laws
Judge Rules Kik’s Token Sale Violated US Securities Law
1.10.2020
A federal judge has ruled that Kik's 2017, $100 million token sale violated U.S. securities law, and wants to see a proposal for refunds
Telegram’s Defeat Isn’t ‘Binding’ in Kik Case, Judge Tells SEC
11.7.2020
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
Crypto Subreddit Mods Remove Post That Connects Kik to Child Porn
23.6.2020
Kik and Solana may be trying to keep damaging allegations hidden from the public
Kin Community Approves Move From Stellar Fork to Solana’s Blockchain
19.6.2020
Devs, node operators and the Kin Foundation board have approved its move from a fork of the Stellar blockchain to Solana's network
The Death of the ICO: Has the US SEC Closed the Global Window on New Tokens?
23.5.2020
As Telegram learned, regulators in the U.S. are a major barrier to new projects looking for funding anywhere in the world
Fed Up With Its Fork of Stellar, Kin Is Looking to Move Onto Solana
22.5.2020
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
21.5.2020
The Kin Foundation is offering a peek under the hood of its operations with a new transparency report published with Messari
Kik’s Drama With The SEC May Soon Be At An End
9.5.2020
Both SEC and Kik are requesting summary judgment in their lengthy dispute over the firm’s 2017 ICO
Judge Approved Blockchain Association’s Brief in Kik Case Despite SEC Objections
28.4.2020
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein allowed the Blockchain Association to file a brief in the SEC v. Kik case a day after the regulator filed an objection to letting the group comment