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Messaging Giant LINE Launches Token Reward Program
23.9.2020
Messaging app company LINK has started a rewards program where people can get LINK tokens by using its remittance and investment mobile apps
Blockchain-Based Twitter Alternative Twetch Adds Encrypted Chat Feature
9.9.2020
Twetch, a social network that runs on the BSV blockchain, has introduced an encrypted messaging feature that lets users send each other money in the chat
Messaging Firm LINE Makes Own Token Available to Japanese Traders for First Time
10.8.2020
The blockchain subsidiary of the messaging app giant has made its LINK (LN) token available to Japan-based traders for the first time
Japanese Messaging Giant LINE’s LN Token Trading on BitMax
10.8.2020
The native token of Japanese messaging giant LINE is now available for trading on crypto exchange BitMax
Pavel Durov Denies He’s Selling Telegram Following TON Failure
5.8.2020
“We are not selling Telegram – neither in part, nor in full,” Telegram CEO Pavel Durov promises
The Encrypted Messaging Dilemma: Balancing Censorship and Freedom
11.7.2020
Experts are of the opinion that governments need to work hand-in-hand with encryption-centric service providers to combat illegal activities on their platforms
As Chat Privacy Under Threat in US, Firm Develops ‘100% User-Controlled’ Messaging
7.7.2020
Unstoppable Domains is working to give users full control over their chat data with a new decentralized protocol
Developer Reveals Layer-Two Private Messaging and Payment System on Bitcoin Cash
7.7.2020
On July 4, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash proponent Cain published an interview with the blockchain developer, Shammah Chancellor, about a new project called Stamp Chat. At its basic level, “Stamp is a prototype of a layer-2 private messaging and payment system on Bitcoin Cash. It implements stealth...
Millions of Telegram Users's Data Exposed on Darknet
24.6.2020
Telegram’s built-in contact import feature was exploited to leak the personal data of millions of users onto the darknet
Telegram CEO Says Global Resistance to Tech Bans Is ‘Just Getting Started’
22.6.2020
Telegram’s digital resistance in Russia will contribute to further anti-censorship efforts in countries like China and Iran, Pavel Durov says
Russia Officially Lifts Its Two-Year Telegram Ban
18.6.2020
Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media has officially lifted the ban on Telegram
Fraudulent Site Impersonates Encrypted Messaging Service to Steal Bitcoins
15.6.2020
A new Bitcoin-related scam emerged through a phishing site that impersonates a self-destructing encrypted notes service
Encrypted Messaging Site Privnote Cloned to Steal Bitcoin
15.6.2020
The free web service, which lets users send encrypted messages that self-destruct once read, has been copied with the reported aim of redirecting users' bitcoin to criminals
Russian Authorities Disagree Over Lifting Telegram Ban
27.5.2020
While Russia is facing disagreement over the legal status of Telegram and crypto, both continue operating in the country
Telegram Drops TON Cryptocurrency Project After US Prohibits Global Distribution
13.5.2020
Popular messaging app Telegram has shut down its TON cryptocurrency project. Telegram founder Pavel Durov explains that a US court has stopped his TON project and prevented the gram cryptocurrency from being distributed to investors, not just in the US but globally. Telegram Discontinues...
Crypto Firms Establish Messaging Standard to Deal With FATF Travel Rule
7.5.2020
The standard defines a uniform model for data that must be exchanged by crypto firms alongside transactions
Telegram Forces US Investors to Take 72% Refund and Exit Gram Token Project
5.5.2020
Telegram is now forcing U.S investors to immediately exit its TON blockchain project by accepting a 72% refund on their original investment. The encrypted messaging platform’s unexpected volte-face also disqualifies American investors from the loan option, which promised a 110% refund either...
Mike Novogratz on Telegram: ‘We Don’t Need Another Crypto’
30.4.2020
Mike Novogratz argues that Telegram app should integrate Bitcoin and stablecoins instead of creating the TON and Grams
Telegram to Pay Back Investors 110% After Gram Token Launch Fails – Again
30.4.2020
Telegram has offered to refund investors after its scheduled release of the Gram token failed – again – due to regulatory complications. Investors will immediately receive 72% of their stakes, as first option, or 110% if they choose to wait another year. The second option may be paid...
Lightning Network Messaging, Political Expediency and What Crisis Has Revealed
26.4.2020
In a time of increasing censorship aimed towards protecting us, is truly private messaging possible? Why are we using "data driven" approaches when we know the data is wrong? Juggernaut's John Cantrell and HRF's Alex Gladstein help us see what the crisis has revealed