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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 gro...

By Nikhilesh De

Apr 28, 2020 at 8:49 p.m. UTC

Apr 28, 2020

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With Kik and Telegram Cases, the SEC Tries to Kill the SAFT

Invented by white shoe New York City law firms, the two-step Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT) was supposed to keep crypto companies out of trouble. Now, the SEC is co...

By Preston J. Byrne

Apr 28, 2020 at 5:43 p.m. UTC

Apr 28, 2020

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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.

By Paddy Baker

Apr 28, 2020 at 3:05 p.m. UTC

Apr 28, 2020

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

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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

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

Apr 25, 2020

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Kik CEO Ted Livingston (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

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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...

By Anna Baydakova

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

Apr 21, 2020

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Ted Livingston, Kin Ambassadors event, April 2018, NYC. Photo by Brady Dale for CoinDesk.

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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

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

Mar 23, 2020

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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)

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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

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

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

Jan 22, 2020

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