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Watch: Why This Video Could Doom Kik’s SEC Fight

January 31, 2019 UTC: 8:40 PM.

Kik CEO Ted Livingston may have already doomed the chat app’s chances to win its high-profile legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its Kin cryptocurrency, a video uncovered by The Block suggests. Kik’s SEC Gambit As CCN.com reported, the SEC has sent Kik a “Wells submission,” a prelude to suing … Read more

Under Fire from the SEC, Kik’s Crypto Project is Going to War

January 27, 2019 UTC: 4:05 PM.

Canadian messaging app company Kik Interactive Inc. is planning to take the SEC to court over a potential enforcement action against Kik’s 2017 initial coin offering (ICO) of the Waterloo, Ontario-based tech company’s proprietary cryptocurrency, Kin. A Kik representative told CCN.com the stakes are high for the entire cryptocurrency industry: We are unsure of how … Read more