

When Kik Interactive launched its blockchain cryptocurrency, Kin, the SEC alleges it did so to try and claw back money it was losing through running its messaging app. Mr Livingston's company is being sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which regulates the country's financial market. Kik Messenger was launched in 2009 but is being taken offline by its founders so they can afford to take on the US Government in court to keep their cryptocurrency business running The Canada-based app, which is reportedly used by 300million people, has been troubled by accusations it is a haven for child abusers but this does not appear to be linked to the decision to shut it down. To win this battle, founder Ted Livinston said in a blog post, Kik Interactive has decided to shut down the app and lay off dozens of employees. Any new contacts who search for your username won't be able to find your account.The firm faces a lawsuit from the US Government over the way its currency has been sold to users. This means that it may be a few days before it disappears from their phone. If you or someone you know has searched for, or sent messages to your account, your profile will be cached on their device. We'll send you an email with a link to permanently deactivate your account.Enter the correct information on our permanent deactivation website.To permanently deactivate your account, you must have access to the email registered to the account.

Once you permanently deactivate your account, you’ll no longer be able to log back in or access any information, such as contacts and message history.

You'll no longer receive Kik messages, or emails from us.Temporarily deactivating your account means: We're sorry to hear you're considering leaving Kik! You have the option of temporarily deactivating your account or permanently deactivating your account on Kik.

You will be unable to complete the request without it. In order to process an account deactivation, you MUST have access to the original registration email address.
