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Overview
ICO Opening Date
Sep 12th, 2017
ICO Closing Date
Sep 26th, 2017
Description
Kik Interactive, Inc., connects the world through chat. The company is the maker of Kik, a chat platform popular with U.S. teens where people can chat with friends and connect with chat-based services. Founded in 2009, Kik Interactive, Inc. is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Kik is creating Kin as an ERC20 token on the Ethereum blockchain that will be integrated into Kik as the primary transaction currency. With millions of users, Kik hopes to drive mainstream consumer adoption of Kin, potentially making it the most adopted and used cryptocurrency in the world. Eventually, Kin will create a decentralized ecosystem of digital services through the Kin Rewards Engine, an innovative cryptoeconomic structure intended to promote the use of Kin as a common currency, that will be administered by the Kin Foundation.
Technology
Blockchain Platform
Ethereum
Team
Members
Ted Livingston - Founder & CEO, Kik
Peter Heinke - CFO & COO, Kik
Eran Ben-Ari - CPO, Kik
Dany Fishel - President, Kik Israel
Alim Dhanji - Chief People Officer
Erin Clift - CMO, Kik
Dave Simons - SVP Engineering, Kik
Eileen Lyon, General Counsel and CCO, Kik
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March 30th, 2018
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March 22nd, 2018
The transfer of tokens across two blockchains will be done through atomic swaps. The Ethereum blockchain will be used for liquidity and the Stellar platform for transactions.
December 15th, 2017
Popular messaging app Kik is moving its Kin tokens from the Ethereum network to the Stellar network sighting issues with speed, reliability and costs.
September 27th, 2017
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