Report: Kik Considers Shutting Down Popular Messaging App

The Canadian social media and messaging app company Kik is reportedly considering shutting down its popular Kik messaging app.70 reported layoffs at Kin subsidiary In a Sept. 23 article, Israeli tech publication CTech Calcalistit cites two anonymous sources at Kik, claiming that the Canada-based firm is considering closing down its messaging app.70 employees have reportedly received layoff notices and have been given the option to transfer to a new company that operates in the same sector.

Kik has been fighting its initial coin offering's designation in court ever since the United States Securities and Exchange Commission sued the Canadian startup for an allegedly unregistered $100 million token offering.

Steven Peikin, Co-director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement, said at the time that by conducting its Kin tokens sale, Kik "Deprived investors of information to which they were legally entitled and prevented investors from making informed investment decisions."

As of press time, Kik has not responded to Cointelegraph's request for comment.

Kik says SEC does not have strong evidenceKik's lawyers stated that the SEC took quotes out of context, twisted facts in order to support their allegations, and misrepresented the facts because they have no strong evidence to support their claims.

Kik launched a $5 million crypto initiative to fund its lawsuit against the SEC, which was taken over by the Blockchain Association, a collective of advocates involved with the blockchain industry.

Kik believes that the Blockchain Association "Will be in the best position to objectively allocate the resources to the highest impact initiatives."