During an interview on the Unchained podcast, Ted Livingston, founder of the Kin Foundation and Kik CEO, announced he has launched a DefendCrypto fund in opposition to the Securities and
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Instant messaging platform Kik will be launching a digital currency to act as the primary payment method for a range of decentralised digital services. The ‘Kin’ cryptocurrency, which will be
Kik has acquired Rounds, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based video-enabled real-time social network, in a bid to boost its group video chat features – which it launched in December 2016. The
Popular Canadian mobile instant messaging app Kik now allows users to video chat with friends. Unlike other popular video call providers, such as Facebook Messenger, Apple’s FaceTime or WhatsApp’s recently
Just a year ago, bot was for the most part a dirty word in this industry. It conjured up images of fake Twitter accounts sending endless spam, but over the
Maybe youve noticed, but theres been an influx of interest in bots in the past few weeks. It all started with the disastrous launch of Microsofts Twitter bot Tay, but the
Messaging app Kik has launched its Bot Shop, where users can download chatbots. The store is broken down into three categories – Entertainment, Lifestyle and Games – with 18 bots available at
Chat app Kik has appointed MediaBrix to help it grow its Kik Points rewards program, in which users can earn points by completing activities on Kik, such as watching a video
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