Kin is a distributed ecosystem of digital services for daily life, created by Kik. Kik has been an innovator in the chat space since the first million people signed up for the chat application in 2010. Kik was the first chat application to become a platform in 2011, and the first Western chat platform (rather than Asia) to integrate bots in 2014. Throughout 2015 and 2016, Kik also tested with a form of digital currency on its platform, called Kik Points. As a company, Kik has been seeking for a sustainable monetization model that does not compromise user experience or privacy. Rather than using mass display advertising or the selling of consumer data, Kik adopts a distributed organizational model. Its objective is to foster the development of a digital services ecosystem that is fair and open. Kik prefers to be a member rather than a landlord in this user-first economy. To foster an ecosystem that is not only open and decentralized but also more compelling than its traditional counterpart, Kik must produce a series of new products, services, and systems. Building a decentralized system is a complicated process, and the transition to it must be done in a measured and responsible methodology over time.