ICO Aftermath: US Rules in Favour of SEC in $100M KIK Case – SALT to Reimburs...

ICO Aftermath: US Rules in Favour of SEC in $100M KIK Case – SALT to Reimburs...

A US court has ruled in favour of the US SEC after the regulator’s filing of a motion seeking summary judgment against Kik for violating the country securities laws. Kik, which raised $100 million from 2017 ICO, had filed its own motion of summary judgment but the court refused to grant this. In his judgment, US District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein agrees with the US SEC’s contention saying “undisputed facts show that Kik offered and sold securities without a registration statement or exemption from registration, in violation of Section 5.” In a suit filed on....


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