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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
SEC Opposes Blockchain Association’s Brief Supporting Kik, Says Group Isn’t ‘Neutral’
28.4.2020
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
25.4.2020
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
Both Kik and SEC Seek Summary Judgement in $100 Mln ICO Case
24.3.2020
Both Kik and the SEC appear confident they will win a summary judgment, with each party claiming to possess “undisputed evidence” supporting their claims
SEC Seeks Early Judgement in Lawsuit Over Kik’s $100M ICO
21.3.2020
Claiming to have “undisputed evidence” that Kik’s ICO was an unregistered securities offering, the SEC is seeking an early judgment
Pitch Deck Says Solana Is Courting Dish Network, Kik for Its ‘Web-Scale’ Blockchain
9.3.2020
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
10.1.2020
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
18.10.2019
Kik has sold its messaging business to a holding company called MediaLab but plans to continue enabling Kin on the platform
KIK Closes Messenger and Lays off Staff to Continue SEC Lawsuit Fight
1.10.2019
Kik app with over 2 million users to close unexpectedly in order to fund ongoing lawsuit for illegal ICO run in 2017
WATCH: Join CoinDesk LIVE With Ted Livingston, CEO of Kik
7.8.2019
After rocky interactions with the SEC, Kik CEO Ted Livingston will join us on CoinDesk LIVE
Kik vs SEC – The Lawyers Speak
14.6.2019
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
Kik vs SEC: The Lawyers Speak
14.6.2019
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