The Kin Ecosystem Foundation, creator of the cryptocurrency backed by social media company Kik Interactive, has selected consumer 40 apps to participate in the inaugural edition of its development incubator.…
Continue ReadingSocial media conglomerate Facebook denied reports that its blockchain task force is considering launching a cryptocurrency project through a partnership with Stellar. Citing a Facebook spokesperson, financial news outlet Cheddar…
Continue ReadingKik Messaging App Reveals Its First Beta Product, Kinit Canadian messaging application Kik has launched its first beta product called Kinit, which is related to the company’s Kin token, TechCrunch reported July…
Continue ReadingKik rolled out its much anticipated the standalone app, KinIt just a few months after it posted its product vision on Medium. The product is quite unique in that it has…
Continue ReadingThe creators of chat app Kik and the kin cryptocurrency are making a multi-million dollar bet that crypto tokens can help the firm create and monetize digital economies. The Kin…
Continue ReadingKik CEO Ted Livingston created the kin token so people could easily buy and sell digital stuff online. Now he’s paying devs to make the stuff. This article is originally…
Continue ReadingThe company behind Kakao, the most popular messaging app in South Korea, has suggested it will do a private placement next month to raise money for a crypto platform. The…
Continue ReadingKik Premium Chat Themes Are the First Kin Token Use Case One of the more interesting initial coin offerings was the one organized by Kik. The popular messaging application issued its…
Continue ReadingKin, a cryptocurrency developed by the makers of Kik Interactive, has gone live in the popular chat app for a group of 1,000 beta testers. Kik, which raised nearly $100…
Continue ReadingMessaging app Kik’s users can now begin earning and spending its kin token with the launch of its “crypto-economy,” the company said Wednesday. This article is originally written and posted…
Continue ReadingThis week Kik announces a new partnership with IMVU, the world’s largest avatar-based social network. Kik is a messenger service which has over 15 million monthly users including 1 in 5 US…
Continue ReadingAt the True North tech conference earlier this week, Kik CEO Ted Livingston expressed his surprising opinion about blockchain: “Almost nobody should be looking at it.” Kin Founder Belittles the…
Continue Reading“Kin needs to be scaled now.” That’s how Netanel Lev, vice president of research and development at the Kin Ecosystem Foundation, explained Kik Messenger’s decision to fork stellar and develop…
Continue ReadingKik has decided that fees just won’t work for its crypto token mission and has decided to fork stellar to create its own blockchain. This article is originally written and…
Continue ReadingWednesday in New York, Kik gathered up the strongest believers in its plan to create a new revenue model for services online using its kin token. This article is originally…
Continue ReadingThe Kin Foundation, which governs the cryptocurrency developed by Kik, announced a partnership with Unity Technologies on Thursday. This article is originally written and posted on https://www.coindesk.com/video-game-giant-unity-work-mobile-app-kiks-ico-token/. Visit https://www.coindesk.com/ today for…
Continue ReadingWhile Kik said it would move its “kin” crypto tokens off ethereum and onto stellar, today it announced it was allowing the tokens to live on both. This article is…
Continue ReadingThe silence is deafening. After rumors began to fly late last week that the SEC has been sending out subpoenas to initial coin offerings (ICOs), some of the biggest projects…
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