Kin

Ted Livingston speaks at Kin Ambassadors event in NYC April 2018. Photo by Brady Dale for CoinDesk.
Code Wallet Aims for Fresh Start on Solana After Messy Tale of Kik and KIN
The minimalist payment app is built around the cryptocurrency KIN, which forced its creator – the messaging app Kik – to pay a $5 million fine to the SEC following a $100 mill...
Ted Livingston speaks at Kin Ambassadors event in NYC April 2018. Photo by Brady Dale for CoinDesk.

Kik CEO Ted Livingston
Kik Must Pay SEC $5M, Judge Rules, Ending Yearlong Battle Over $100M ICO
Kik will pay $5 million in penalties as part of a proposed settlement with the SEC, which sued the messaging app last year.
Kik CEO Ted Livingston

U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein said there is "no binding precedent" for SEC vs. Kik case. Credit: Shuttershock
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.
U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein said there is "no binding precedent" for SEC vs. Kik case. Credit: Shuttershock

SWITCHING CHAINS: Kin may soon be powered by the Solana blockchain. (Credit: Shutterstock)
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.
SWITCHING CHAINS: Kin may soon be powered by the Solana blockchain. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Kik CEO Ted Livingston is one of two board members for the Kin Foundation. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)
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.
Kik CEO Ted Livingston is one of two board members for the Kin Foundation. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton
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 Chairman Jay Clayton

The Kin cryptocurrrency was launched by the social media app Kik back in 2017. (Sharaf Maksumov / Shutterstock)
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.
The Kin cryptocurrrency was launched by the social media app Kik back in 2017. (Sharaf Maksumov / Shutterstock)

Dish Network and Kin are both looking to build on top of Solana's protocol, according to a pitch deck reviewed by CoinDesk. (Image via Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock)
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.
Dish Network and Kin are both looking to build on top of Solana's protocol, according to a pitch deck reviewed by CoinDesk. (Image via Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock)

Kik CEO Ted Livingston (Credit: CoinDesk archives)
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 CEO Ted Livingston (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

Kik CEO Ted Livingston
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
Kik CEO Ted Livingston