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The Canadian company Kik Interactive, the developer of the Kik mobile messenger, will cut 70 employees of the cryptocurrency division, Calcalist reports. Kik CEO Ted Livingston wrote in a blog post that the company will close the messaging app and reduce the team to 19 people to focus on developing the Kin token ecosystem. According to Livingston, the decisions taken will reduce the average monthly cost of the company by 85%. […]

Dapper Labs, the developer of the game CryptoKitties, raised $ 11.2 million to create the Flow blockchain, Forbes reports. Investors included Andreessen Horowitz, Digital Currency Group and Warner Music Group. They have acquired stakes in the company, but will be able to convert them into Flow native tokens after approval by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Flow blockchain is focused on […]

Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Jay Clayton saw progress in work on the Bitcoin ETF. At the same time, the department has doubts. In an interview with CNBC, Clayton emphasized that there is no proper custodian in the industry. He also pointed out the threat of price manipulation on unregulated exchanges. The head of the SEC acknowledged that cryptocurrency enterprises are already much closer to […]

Russian-based research firm ICORating has agreed to pay fines of $ 268,998 to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). SEC Charges ICO Research and Rating Provider With Failing to Disclose It Was Paid to Tout Digital Assets https://t.co/G9SMJfddvk – SEC_News (@SEC_News) August 20, 2019 So, representatives of the department accused the organization of […]