2019-6-5 01:30 |
In a complaint filed Tuesday, the SEC laid out where Kik allegedly ran afoul of U.S. securities law with its $98 million ICO in 2017. It also revealed a lot more. origin »
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A US court has ruled in favour of the US SEC after the regulator’s filing of a motion seeking summary judgment against Kik for violating the country securities laws. Kik, which raised $100 million from 2017 ICO, had filed its own motion of summary judgment but the court refused to grant this.
2020-10-2 20:30 | |
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A US court has found Kik’s sale of its cryptocurrency, Kin, to violate the nation’s securities laws. Kik raised just short of $100 million during the initial coin offering (ICO) it held in 2017.
2020-10-1 18:13 | |
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Canadian instant messaging company, Kik, has hit back at the US regulator trying to sue its ICO with a giant public document. Kik Implies ICO Trial Was SEC Publicity Stunt Following that news that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was taking Kik to court in June, the company has now released a response in which lawyers dissect its allegations on a sentence-by-sentence basis.
2019-8-8 14:00 | |
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By CCN: Kik might very well have good intentions by inviting a fight with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. If the litigation, which the securities regulator has filed against the company, goes Kik’s way, it will set a precedent for other blockchain startups that have taken a similar approach to raise funds in an initial coin offering (ICO).
2019-6-8 00:20 | |
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2019-6-5 19:00 | |
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Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC) обвинила компанию Kik в продаже незарегистрированных ценных бумаг в ходе ICO в 2017 году. SEC подала в суд заявление, в котором Kik Interactive Inc. обвиняется в нарушении положений раздела 5 Закона о ценных бумагах 1933 года, который требует регистрации предложений. «Продавая ценные бумаги на 100 миллионов долларов […]
2019-6-5 14:18 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued messaging app Kik over their 2017 ICO for its KIN token. Officials allege that the ICO constituted an unregistered securities offering.
2019-6-5 12:05 | |
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Комиссия США по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC) подала судебный иске против компании Kik Interactive за проведение ICO для своего токена Kin на $100 млн. без регистрации. Это крупнейшее дело против ICO, когда-либо поданное со стороны Комиссии, которая, видимо, решила при помощи этого громкого дела показать, кто в доме хозяин. Компания Kik привлекла вышеназванные […]
2019-6-5 11:41 | |
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In a turn everyone should’ve seen coming, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing messaging app Kik for its initial coin offering (ICO). In court documents released yesterday, the SEC outlined that Kik’s sale of one trillion “Kin” tokens was not registered with the SEC.
2019-6-5 11:26 | |
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Coinspeaker SEC Accusing Kik for Illegal ICO, and They May Be RightThe U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission is suing messenger app maker Kik for $100 million ICO for its Kin token which they think was an unregistered securities sale.
2019-6-5 11:20 | |
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In a press release issued June 4, 2019, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated that it was suing Kik Interactive Inc. for conducting a $100 million illegal initial coin offering (ICO) of digital tokens.
2019-6-5 11:00 | |
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The SEC seems to have a strong case on the facts in its complaint against Kik and its 2017 token sale, according to legal experts.
2019-6-5 07:00 | |
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As expected, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Kik Interactive Inc. The regulatory body alleges that the social messaging firm turned crypto company broke securities laws when it held its $100 million ICO in 2017.
2019-6-5 00:00 | |
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it is suing Kik Interactive Inc. for conducting an illegal $100 million ICO. We are excited to finally get the clarity we all need.
2019-6-5 22:48 | |
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A newly released document shows the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Kik for holding a $100 million dollar ICO in 2017. SEC Claims $100 Million Token Sale was Illegal An SEC filing from June 4 shows that the U.
2019-6-4 22:30 | |
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Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC) подала в суд на разработчика мессенджера Kik, обвинив его в незарегистрированном размещении ценных бумаг в ходе ICO в 2017 году.
2019-6-4 22:00 | |
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Kik for raising $100 million in an allegedly unregistered token offering in 2017
2019-6-4 21:53 | |
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In 2017, messaging service Kik raised $100 million during its Kin token ICO. The US Securities and Exchange Commission now claims the ICO constituted an illegal securities offering.
2019-6-5 21:48 | |
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Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC) подала в суд на компанию-разработчика мессенджера Kik, обвинив ее том, что в ходе ICO в 2017 году она вела незарегистрированную продажу ценных бумаг. Об этом сообщает CoinDesk.
2019-6-4 20:34 | |
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Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC) подала в суд на компанию-разработчика мессенджера Kik, обвинив ее том, что в ходе ICO в 2017 году она вела незарегистрированную продажу ценных бумаг. Об этом сообщает CoinDesk.
2019-6-5 20:34 | |
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed suit against Kik over its 2017 initial coin offering.
2019-6-4 19:34 | |
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On May 28, 2019, during the Unchained podcast, the co-founder of the social media platform Kik and its cryptocurrency arm Kin Foundation, Ted Livingston, announced the launch of a $5 million fund to fight Kin’s ICO case with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
2019-5-30 20:00 | |
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By CCN: Canadian mobile-messaging company Kik is preparing to fight the SEC tooth-and-nail when the agency sues the firm over its $100 million ICO. Many companies settle to avoid a protracted and expensive legal war.
2019-5-31 17:36 | |
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The project, a promising ICO based in Canada, saw troubles with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, as the KIN digital asset had an uncertain status, possibly deemed a security.
2019-5-29 14:48 | |
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The stakes are high as Kin becomes the first major ICO to face a court battle with the SEC, thus potentially setting an important precedent
2019-5-29 20:20 | |
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Kik, the embattled messaging startup behind the Kin cryptocurrency, is now crowd-sourcing donations to help fund its legal battle with US regulators. The Defend Crypto Fund is said to be tailored specifically to fight the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “on behalf of the future of crypto in the [United States].
2019-5-28 17:30 | |
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Messaging app firm Kik has launched a crypto crowdfunding campaign to support a likely court battle with the U.S. SEC over its ICO token, kin.
2019-5-29 17:11 | |
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Kik's CEO says the company has spent more than $5 million talking to the SEC about whether its kin ICO was an unregistered securities sale.
2019-5-17 23:50 | |
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Token sales have boomed in 2017 and ICOs are becoming an increasingly popular way of fundraising. However, Kik is the first established mainstream company to use this funding model instead of traditional venture capital.
2019-2-27 02:20 | |
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Get a Kik out of this.
2019-2-2 22:39 | |
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Kik Interactive Inc. , a social media startup based in Waterloo, Ontario is planning to fight the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in court. The startup’s 2017 initial coin offering is at the center of the controversy, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.
2019-1-29 15:29 | |
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Канадский стартап-разработчик криптомессенджера Kik объявил о готовности судиться с Комиссией по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC) из-за принудительных мер регулятора в отношении токенов Kik, распространенных посредством ICO в 2017г.
2019-1-29 12:30 | |
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission took a fairly harsh view on ICOs, judging almost all to be undeclared securities. But isn’t that response just reactionary, over-broad and perhaps even a little bit lazy? Canadian messaging company, Kik, are fighting back, and the industry as a whole should be glad that they are.
2019-1-29 12:00 | |
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Представители канадской компании Kik Interactive Inc. , которая в 2017 году провела ICO почти на $100 млн для запуска собственной криптоэкономики в мобильном мессенджере Kik, намерены через суд доказать Комиссии по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC), что токены Kin не являются ценными бумагами.
2019-1-29 01:17 | |
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The messaging app believes it has precedent on its side in a would-be court battle.
2019-1-29 23:17 | |
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Ted Livingston, founder of the popular Canadian messaging app Kik, has tried not to tangle with regulators, at least until now. He responded to Canada’s murky regulatory framework by blocking residents of his home country from participating in the company’s ICO.
2019-1-29 22:34 | |
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KIK CEO Ted Livingston is challenging the SEC’s treatment of the firm’s native token which was released last year. In September 2018, $100 million worth of Kin tokens were sold to the public. However, according to Livingston, the enforcement division of the Securities and Exchange Commission believes that Kik issued an unregistered currency, a claim […]
2019-1-28 17:28 | |
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According to a report by The Wall Street Journal published on January 27, 2019, Canadian social-media giant Kik Interactive Inc. is contemplating locking horns with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the latter’s diktat on the legal status of tokens issued throug initial coin offerings (ICOs).
2019-1-28 16:00 | |
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Messaging app company Kik says it will stand up to the SEC over an expected enforcement action relating to its 2017 initial coin offering
2019-1-28 15:20 | |
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Tokenized social media startup Kik says the SEC will be “doubling down on a deeply flawed regulatory and enforcement approach” if it pursues a recommended enforcement action
2019-1-28 14:56 | |
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It’s Monday Morning, you should know how this works by now. Dive in for a wrap up of the weekend’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news. 1. Peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading website, Localbitcoins.
2019-1-28 12:35 | |
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Ever since initial coin offerings (ICOs) became mainstream, regulators, especially the U. S. ’ governmental agencies, have sought to make moves against this newfangled form of funding. The crypto assets from these sales are touted as utility-centric, but incumbents have argued that they resemble securities.
2019-1-28 03:00 | |
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Kin Ecosystem Foundation - разработчик мессенджера Kik, который был запущен на ethereum в период бума ICO - заявил, что прекращает работу с эфириумом в рамках дальнейшего развития своей цифровой валюты Kin и вскоре выпустит инструмент для вывода накоплений Kin из Ethereum.
2018-11-15 12:59 | |
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Разработчики мессенджера Kik из Kin Foundation откажутся от блокчейна Ethereum в пользу Stellar, сообщается в блоге компании. Согласно сообщению, компания прекратит атомарные свопы с ETH. Не давая точных дат, Kin Ecosystem Foundation объявила о скором создании инструмента для вывода токенов KIN из блокчейна Ethereum.
2018-11-15 12:06 | |
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Kik, the instant messenger app has finally decided to quit on Ethereum permanently as it works to develop its own cryptocurrency called Kin. While the token had initially launched early on during the upward trend of the ICO boom, Kik has since announced that it will be moving away from its atomic swap with Ethereum. […]
2018-11-15 09:27 | |
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Messaging service Kik unveiled their own cryptocurrency last year, partially as a way to set it apart from the competition. A growing number of companies are now trying out Kik’s ‘Kin’ virtual currency and associated application for their own usage.
2018-8-7 23:00 | |
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Canadian messaging application Kik has launched its first beta product called Kinit, which is related to the company’s Kin token, TechCrunch reported July 18. The ICO for the Kin token concluded in September 2017, having raised almost $100 million from more than 10,000 participants in 117 countries. Kinit is a wallet app designed for active
2018-7-19 07:40 | |
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Following a $100 million ICO, messaging app Kik has revealed its beta product Kinit related to the company’s Kin token
2018-7-19 04:48 | |
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Люди платили бы за цифровые стикеры и фотографии, если бы это было достаточно просто. Спорное утверждение, но именно оно стало основой одного из самых крупных прошлогодних ICO ($98 млн.), в ходе которого продавались токены Kin (тогда ещё на эфириуме), созданные специально для приложения мессенджера ...
2018-7-12 19:07 | |
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A group of state attorneys general and the DeFi Education Fund filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and its five commissioners alleging the regulatory agency was overstepping its bounds in bringing enforcement actions against crypto exchanges.
Bitnomial's action follows a similar suit filed by Crypto.com on Tuesday.
The SEC filed its proposed amended complaint against Binance on Thursday with a greater emphasis on the exchange's token listing process.
Tether, the company behind USDT, the world's largest stablecoin by market cap, said it will defend itself from "shakedown" litigation brought by bankrupt crypto lender Celsius on Friday.
Two American artists filed suit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, seeking a declaratory judgment from a Louisiana court that their forthcoming non-fungible token (NFT) projects would not violate U.S. securities laws.
Two former executives of Tether-backed German tech company Northern Data have filed suit against the firm, alleging that they were wrongfully terminated after raising concerns about the company’s financial health and alleging tax evasion.
Last month, Ethereum incubator ConsenSys sued the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an injunction asking a federal court to block the regulator from investigating its MetaMask offering or from declaring Ether (ETH) a security.