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Aggrieved Investors Mull Suing Telegram Over Canceled TON Blockchain Project
14.5.2020
Some backers of the now-shelved TON blockchain project are in talks to sue Telegram over their refund structure
Telegram’s TON Was Built on Sand. Its Failure Isn’t All Bad For Crypto
14.5.2020
Telegram's Pavel Durov rails against the SEC's "ossification." But his TON project was always on shaky ground legally-speaking, says Preston Byrne
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...
Investors Say Lawsuits May Follow as Telegram Boss Concedes TON Defeat
13.5.2020
Telegram and its owner Pavel Durov have officially sounded the death knell for the company’s Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain platform and its Gram token. But investors and other experts claim that a slew of lawsuits may follow as the company attempts to appease investors who stumped up...
Breaking: Telegram Abandons Telegram Open Network and GRAM Tokens
12.5.2020
Telegram CEO announces the end of Telegram Open Network and Gram following regulatory battle
Telegram Abandons TON Blockchain Project After Court Fight With SEC
12.5.2020
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says the company is abandoning its TON blockchain project after losing an initial court fight with the SEC
Telegram Agrees to Give SEC Bank Records, Communications in Ongoing TON Lawsuit
9.5.2020
Telegram will fork over bank records and communications with its investors in an agreement with the SEC as part of the agency's ongoing lawsuit
Telegram Agrees to Hand Over Trove of ICO Documents to SEC
8.5.2020
Telegram has agreed to provide communications relating to purchase agreements between the firm and the initial purchasers in its 2018 ICO
Telegram Founder Bashes US as a ‘Police State’ Amid Free TON Launch
8.5.2020
Telegram founder says that the U.S. is no longer an attractive place for tech entrepreneurs
No, Free TON Hasn’t Just Forked Telegram’s TON Blockchain
7.5.2020
Free TON Community answers questions on the unexpected launch of a “free” version of the Telegram Open Network that took place today
Sidestepping Telegram, Devs and Validators Launch Fork of TON Blockchain
7.5.2020
TON Labs, a startup that helped Telegram run the test network for its blockchain network, launched its own version called Free TON Thursday, with the support of professional validators
TON Community Launches Free Version of Telegram Open Blockchain
7.5.2020
Free TON Blockchain and tokens are launching today by the decentralized community, which claims that Telegram needs to step away from the project
Anonymous Crypto Payments Cause Problems for South Korean Child Porn Case
6.5.2020
IT experts believe that South Korean authorities could not track the crypto payments made from overseas exchanges
Telegram’s TON OS to Go Open Source on GitHub Tomorrow
6.5.2020
While Telegram’s TON and GRAM are delayed, TON OS, an operating system for the TON blockchain, is going to be open sourced on GitHub on May 7
Blockchain Bites: Hyperledger Makes Inroads, Bitcoin Gets ‘Harder’ and Buffett’s Not ‘Halving’ It
5.5.2020
Bitcoin's difficulty has increased ahead of the halving event as more retail investors pour in. Warren Buffett has yet to be enticed
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...
Telegram Ditches 110% US Investor Refund Option ‘for Fear of Litigation’
5.5.2020
Instant messaging giant Telegram appears to be keen on cutting all ties with the American investors who, along with international parties, stumped up USD 1.7 billion in its delayed token launch. A Russian investor believes the move is preemptive and has been made in order to avoid legal challenges...
Telegram Withdraws Offer to Repay Investors With Gram Tokens
5.5.2020
Telegram says it won't be repaying investors in its 2018 TON token sale in gram tokens, one week after saying it could do so once the network launches
Telegram Won’t Let American TON Investors Get 110% Refund in 2021
4.5.2020
American TON investors will be reportedly only eligible for an immediate 72% repayment instead of a 110% refund option in April 2021
What We Can Learn From Telegram’s Token Troubles
1.5.2020
Telegram's success blinded investors to the risks inherent in building blockchains and raising a token sale