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SEC Sues Kik Over $100 Million ICO, Sees Kin as a Security

  • Agency says Kik illegally raised cash without disclosures
  • Kik recently started crowdfunding to defend against the SEC
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Kik Interactive Inc. for illegally raising $100 million through a 2017 digital-token sale, in one of its highest profile cases targeting a company for not registering an offering with the regulator.

After losing money for years on its sole product, an online-messaging application, Kik raised more than $55 million from U.S. investors by selling a digital token called Kin without the proper disclosures, the SEC said in a Tuesday court filing. The agency is seeking unspecified monetary penalties.