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Kik Messenger app shuts down, CEO threatens to quit in drunken text

WhatsApp rival Kik Messenger has announced it it shutting down, despite having hundreds of millions of active users around the world.

The company said it was closing down the messaging service to focus on its cryptocurrency, known as Kin.

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