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    SEC sued the Kik project because of the ICO

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    By BlockchainJournal on junio 4, 2019 Noticias
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    The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against the company-developer of instant messenger Kik, accusing it that during the ICO in 2017, she led an unregistered sale of securities. It is reported by CoinDesk .

    In particular, the Canadian Kik Interactive Inc. accused of violating the provisions of section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, under which the placement of securities requires registration.

    “Based on the fact that Kik sold securities for $ 100 million without registering an offer or sale, we argue that the company deprived investors of information for which they had a legal right, and also prevented investors from making decisions based on this information”, – said SEC co-director of law enforcement Stephen Peikin.

    He also added that companies do not have the opportunity to choose between innovation and compliance with federal laws in the field of securities.

    The suit itself says that in October 2016, Kik hired an investment bank, which was supposed to help with identifying companies that could acquire its business. The investment bank contacted 35 market participants and signed non-disclosure agreements with seven companies that wanted more information about Kik.

    By February 1, 2017, however, all seven bidders refused to buy Kik. Faced with the problem of diminishing reserves and not having the prospect of making profits from their current business, Kik's management discussed the idea of launching a digital token as a means of raising capital. As a result, it was concluded that the ICO will be the only possible option for raising capital.

    As a result of the ICO project, Kik raised $ 98 million , using these funds to develop its Kin token and the ecosystem based on it, in which users, it was claimed, could earn and spend cryptocurrency.

    Recall that in January, the startup management announced that it intends to judicially challenge the decision of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to recognize the token Kin as a security.

    In addition, in May, Kik, with the support of Coinbase, launched a special fund to cover potential legal costs.

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