Kin Picks a Fight with the SEC in Hopes of Inspiring a New Howey Test

By CCN: The Kin Foundation is attempting to take crypto regulation into its own hands. In an interview with Laura Shin on the Unchained podcast, Ted Livingston, founder of the Kin Foundation and Kik CEO, unveiled the Defend Crypto fund, which is designed to “fight the SEC in court.” The fund, which was launched on Coinbase Custody, is already comprised of $5 million, which was contributed by the foundation across bitcoin, ether, and Kin. They are also taking contributions by other “frustrated” industry participants. Ultimately, Ted Livingston wants the SEC to take the company to court in the hopes that

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