Kinfo: Partnering with IMVU, Kin at Consensus, and more

Kinfo: The Kin Ecosystem Foundation newsletter

View in your browser Welcome to Kinfo, your monthly digest of all things Kin!  Last week, we announced our third Kin Ecosystem partner, IMVU, the world's largest avatar-based social network. IMVU users spend 55 minutes per day in-app and generate more than 15 million transactions per month using the platform's existing native currency, IMVU credits. With millions of active users in tow, they will integrate the Kin SDK and marketplace to give users native ways to transact in the Kin Ecosystem. In May, Kin was well-represented at Consensus NYC with both our CEO, Ted Livingston, and our executive vice president of partnerships, Dany Fishel, taking the stage on two separate panels. Dany's panel covered use cases for consumer apps entering the blockchain space. Ted's panel, 'Before crypto, after crypto', focused on the new opportunities that cryptocurrency has brought forth. Later in the month, Ted discussed why blockchain isn't for every company at True North in Waterloo, Canada.  We've got some exciting things in the works for the coming weeks. Join the Kin community on Reddit and Twitter for the latest on all things Kin!   IMVU and Kin partner to deliver native crypto experiences in 3D social networks June 8, 2018 IMVU will integrate the Kin SDK to give millions of users and creators a new way to exchange value with one another. Crypto, Kin, and Consensus 2018 - Now every week is blockchain week May 18, 2018 Kin hit the conference circuit with two panels at Consensus NYC - Ted spoke about life before and after crypto, and Dany about consumer applications and their place in the blockchain space.  Kin grows developer engagement with first blockchain hackathon in Tel Aviv May 15, 2018 We ramped up our developer relations efforts by hosting our first Kin hackathon. We worked with small teams of developers to create real Kin use cases inside working applications, and received feedback on our core SDK and documentation in real-time. Keep an eye out for more hackathons in the coming months!  Product insights from the Kinit beta app Explore our findings on user retention, earn tasks, and the spending habits of initial users of our Kinit beta app.  Kin Q&A: Takeaways from Ted's May 2018 AMA Check out the key takeaways from our monthly AMA with CEO Ted Livingston.   Kin Participation in LongHash Hackathon Members of our Kin team headed to Tokyo to compete in the LongHash Hackathon—here's a look at what they did. Scaling Kin Blockchain - Status Update Here's an update on our progress in improving Kin's scalability.  Kik is creating its own blockchain for its cryptocurrency Kin May 9, 2018 Adweek Kik founder plots a rebel alliance to take down Facebook's 'death star' May 18, 2018 Wired Kik CEO who issued cryptocurrency says blockchain isn't for everyone May 31, 2018 Financial Post Messaging giant Kik brings Kin crypto tokens to avatar-based social network IMVU June 8, 2018 CCN Copyright © 2018 Kin Ecosystem Foundation, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Kin Ecosystem Foundation 420 Weber Street North, Suite I Waterloo, ON N2L 4E7 Canada Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.