Kik and SEC Proposes Joint Settlement With a $5 Million Penalty

According to public court documents, US Security Exchange Commission (SEC) and Canadian firm Kik has proposed a joint settlement to end the long legal battle between them. The settlement is now waiting for approval from the presiding judge Alvin K. Hellerstein. The case is related to securities law violations when Kik raised $100 million during its ICO launch in 2017. Last month, Judge Hellerstein ruled that Kik's ICO satisfied the famous Howey Test. Thus declared Kin token sale as an…