Tag Archives: kik
Telegram to pay $18.5 million and return $1.2 billion following SEC crypto charges
Kik Messenger will keep running under a different owner
Kik Interactive may have chosen to focus on cryptocurrency, but its messaging app will apparently live on. In a new post on Kik's blog, MediaLab has revealed that it has acquired Kik Messenger from its creators and will continue developing the app. M...
Kik is killing its messaging app to focus on cryptocurrency
Kik Interactive is shutting down its messaging app popular for letting you chat with strangers who have similar interests. The app's shutdown is directly connected to the lawsuit the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed against the compa...
SEC sues Kik for running an unregistered Initial Coin Offering
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing messaging service Kik Interactive, stating that its 2017 digital token sale, which raised $100 million, was essentially an illegal, unregistered securities offering. According to Bloomberg, thi...
Who needs friends when you have anonymous feedback apps
The current number one app in the iOS App Store has a curious name. It's called Sarahah, and it's been at the top of the Free Apps chart on iTunes for the past few weeks. The premise behind the app is that it's an anonymous messaging service geared s...
Microsoft’s second try at social chat bots arrives in Kik
Microsoft's first foray into social chat bots didn't go so well given that propensity for racist diatribes. It's giving the concept another try, however, and this time it promises to be more successful. Twitter user Tom Hounsell has noticed the exist...