Kin ICO (2017): Sale History, Figure & Outcome
Kin was a social and messaging token created by Kik, launched through a token sale in 2017. The project initially operated on Ethereum before migrating to Solana.
| Token | Kin (KIN) |
|---|---|
| Sale year | 2017 |
| Category | social/messaging token |
| Chain | Ethereum, later Solana |
| Documented figure | $98,000,000 |
| Outcome | listed |
| Data tier | 1 — hand-verified |
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What the record shows
The Kin token sale raised USD 98 million during the 2017 offering. The U.S. securities watchdog later pursued legal action against the project, resulting in a USD 5 million settlement. The case became significant for its impact on how token offerings were evaluated under securities law.
Era context: ico mania (2017–2018)
The 2017-2018 period saw token sales reach unprecedented scale, with many projects raising large sums rapidly. This boom was followed by widespread project failures and legal scrutiny that reshaped the cryptocurrency market landscape.
This sale is one of the 234 entries in our ICO Mania (2017–2018) era archive, part of the complete history of crypto presales — a sourced dataset where every figure links to the page that shows it.
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Sources
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