Kik Messaging App Shutting Down 2019. Popular Canadian messaging app Kik is shutting down. In a blog post on Tuesday , Kik's CEO Ted Livingston confirmed that the company would be closing Kik to focus on Kin, its cryptocurrency business. Kik Interactive is shutting down its messaging app popular for letting you chat with strangers who have similar interests. The app's shutdown is directly connected to the lawsuit the US Securities. The popular mobile instant messaging app, Kik Messenger, is officially shutting down after nearly 9 years of being in service. The news is shocking to the 300 million+ people throughout the world who use the app. They love the fact that the app is free because they can send text messages without exhausting their SMS text limit. Friends and family members can easily communicate with each other.
Popular Canadian messaging app Kik is shutting down. In a blog post on Tuesday , Kik's CEO Ted Livingston confirmed that the company would be closing Kik to focus on Kin, its cryptocurrency business. The SEC accused Kik of offering a coin after running low on cash to fund its operations in 2017. Kin’s market capitalization has dropped to about $6 million, down from more than $900 million in.
— The messaging app Kik is shutting down. The company is in a legal fight with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over another of its apps and it shut down Kik to focus on the legal battle.
Kik Messaging App to Shut Down Following SEC Lawsuit Against ICO. Sep 24, 2019 at 00:04 UTC Updated Sep 24, 2019 at 14. Monday that Kik will also be shutting down its core messaging service.. Kik shutting down – Messenger app closing for shocked users after owners are sued over cryptocurrency side-business Charlotte Edwards , Digital Technology and Science Reporter 24 Sep 2019, 11:22 POPULAR messaging app Kik has announced its no longer shutting down. The chat service upset millions of users last month when it said the platform had to close so the company could focus on its. Kik Messenger is shutting down despite the service having millions of active users around the world. The company said it was closing down the messaging service so it could concentrate on the Kin.