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Re:Kik Messenger App Debuts Own Digital Currency Amid Bitcoi... by juliangoldsmith on Thursday May 25, 2017 @04:48PM (#14420044)
The currency is based on Ethereum, so it's doubtful they'd be able to modify the supply of coins at will.
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Re:Kik Messenger App Debuts Own Digital Currency Amid Bitcoi... by baobabKoodaa on Thursday May 25, 2017 @08:03PM (#14421053)
You can program any token you want on top of Ethereum. In this case they did indeed program a token with a money-printing machine that they control.
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