June 29, 2025

Author - John Deacon

John is a researcher and digitally independent practitioner focused on developing aligned cognitive extension technologies. His creative and technical work draws from industry experience across instrumentation, automation and workflow engineering, systems dynamics, and strategic communications design.

Rooted in the philosophy of Strategic Thought Leadership, John's work bridges technical systems, human cognition, and organizational design, helping individuals and enterprises structure clarity, alignment, and sustainable growth into every layer of their operations.

Chronological Case for Kin as a Utility Token

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2017–2020: The SEC’s Ear­ly Cryp­to Reg­u­la­tions and the Kik Case July 2017 – The SEC issues the DAO Report, con­clud­ing that DAO tokens are secu­ri­ties under the Howey Test. This marks the SEC’s first offi­cial stance on ICOs...

The Potential of Kin as an Officially Recognized Utility Token

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The Changing Landscape of Crypto Regulation As of March 1, 2025, the reg­u­la­to­ry envi­ron­ment sur­round­ing cryp­tocur­ren­cies is shift­ing rapid­ly, thanks to the SEC’s new­ly estab­lished Cryp­to Task Force. Under the lead­er­ship of Act­ing...