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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.

By Nikhilesh De

Sponsored

Apr 25, 2020 at 9:06 a.m. UTC

Apr 25, 2020

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Blockchain Association Tries to Draw Legal Line Between Kik's Token and Its 2017 Pre-Sale

The Blockchain Association is claiming that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is wrongfully conflating Kik's exempt offering of securities during a 2017 ICO with the issuance of kin tokens

By Anna Baydakova

Sponsored

Apr 21, 2020 at 9:20 a.m. UTC

Apr 21, 2020

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Kik Backs Away From Jury Trial Request in SEC Fight Over $100M Token Sale

Kik had previously asked for a jury trial to make its case against the SEC. Now it's seeking a summary judgment.

By Paddy Baker

Sponsored

Mar 23, 2020 at 4:42 p.m. UTC

Mar 23, 2020

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Pitch Deck Says Solana Is Courting Dish Network, Kik for Its 'Web-Scale' Blockchain

Solana is looking to raise up to $12M at a $125M valuation, touting potential relationships with Dish and Kin in a pitch deck seen by CoinDesk.

By Paddy Baker

Sponsored

Mar 9, 2020 at 7:49 p.m. UTC

Mar 9, 2020

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Federal Judge Orders Kik Technical Advisor to Sit for Deposition With SEC

Kik technical advisor Tanner Philp must sit for another deposition in the company's ongoing legal fight with the SEC over its 2017 token sale, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

Jan 22, 2020 at 9:29 p.m. UTC

Jan 22, 2020

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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.

By Nikhilesh De

Sponsored

Jan 10, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC

Jan 10, 2020

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The View From Tel Aviv: Ouriel Ohayon

Tel Aviv is a hotspot for crypto development. ZenGo CEO Ouriel Ohayon puts us on the ground there.

By Daniel Kuhn

Sponsored

Dec 26, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Dec 26, 2019

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Kik Suffers Setbacks With 'Void for Vagueness' Defense in SEC Case

Kik has hit a brick wall with its ambitious "void for vagueness" defense in a case brought by the SEC over its $100 million initial coin offering.

By Daniel Palmer

Sponsored

Nov 13, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. UTC

Nov 13, 2019

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SEC Blasts Kik's 'Void for Vagueness' Defense of 2017 ICO

Kik wants to depose top SEC officials, and expose that they were making it up as they went. But the SEC is having none of it.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

Oct 29, 2019 at 6:45 p.m. UTC

Oct 29, 2019

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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

By Nikhilesh De

Sponsored

Oct 18, 2019 at 7:05 p.m. UTC

Oct 18, 2019

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