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Telegram launches marketplace to auction rare username handles
27.10.2022
The popular messaging app launched a new marketplace on the TON blockchain, on which it plans to auction off rare user handles
Crypto News Summary: $40M in Crypto Seized, Hong Kong May Allow Direct Crypto Purchases, Bitcoin Group May Buy Local Bank
21.10.2022
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Read More: Crypto News Summary: $40M in Crypto Seized, Hong Kong May Allow Direct Crypto Purchases, Bitcoin Group May Buy Local Bank
Telegram username auction marketplace 'almost' ready to launch
21.10.2022
Telegram said that the development of its marketplace is almost finished, and a launch date will be announced soon
Messaging App Telegram to Auction Usernames on TON Blockchain
21.10.2022
Messaging app Telegram is to offer usernames via a platform on The Open Network (TON) blockchain, two months after the idea was floated by Telegram founder Pavel Durov
Interest in Russian Crypto Channels on Telegram Declining, Analysis Shows
17.10.2022
Russians have been losing interest in Telegram channels devoted to cryptocurrencies and tokens, according to a new research covering the period since the start of the war in Ukraine. Industry experts behind the study say that bitcoin’s lower valuation and financial restrictions increasingly...
Pro-Russian Groups Raised $400,000 in Crypto Since Ukraine Invasion, Report Reveals
4.10.2022
Groups supporting Russia’s war effort in Ukraine have been actively collecting cryptocurrency to fund paramilitary operations and evade sanctions, researchers say. According to a new report, these organizations use Telegram to raise money then used to pay for equipment and training....
Mastercard to Launch Crypto Secure, EU Parliament Voted to Use Blockchain in Taxation, Open Network's P2P Market to Enable Toncoin Trade on Telegram + More News
4.10.2022
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Hate Forum Kiwi Farms Practically Dead As Owner Posts Conspiracy-Laden Rant
6.9.2022
Only 24 hours after it was forced to flee to Russian servers, it now looks like hate forum Kiwi Farms—which has been in the news once again for its role in harassment campaigns and threats against life—has seen its last days as a functional website.Read more
178 South Korean Darkweb Users Arrested on Suspicion of Crypto-powered Drug Trading
26.8.2022
Police in Seoul, South Korea, have arrested 178 people on suspicion of buying and selling drugs online using cryptoassets as a means of payment.
According to JTBC, Seoul Metropolitan Police officers said they had arrested 12 suspected drug dealers and 166 of their alleged customers, stating that...
Durov Suggests Telegram May Launch a Toncoin-powered Marketplace
24.8.2022
Pavel Durov, the mastermind behind the Telegram chat app and messaging platform, has suggested that Telegram may one day launch a blockchain technology-powered marketplace for usernames, emojis, and other app-based assets. And Durov has also praised the efforts of the TON network – a blockchain...
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Hints at Web3 Integration
24.8.2022
Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, has hinted at a series of Web3 enhancements coming to the popular messaging platform. Durov talked about the benefits that tradable usernames and channel links might have in the future, creating a marketplace where users could use them in the same way Ethereum Name...
Telegram founder suggests 'NFT-like smart contracts' to auction usernames
23.8.2022
“Imagine how successful Telegram with its 700 million users could be if we put reserved usernames, group and channel links for auction,” the Telegram founder wrote
Telegram Founder Teases Marketplace for Address Auctions
22.8.2022
Since founder Pavel Durov teased the feature Monday afternoon, the price of TON, the native token behind The Open Network, increased 15%
TON Foundation launches Ethereum Name Service-like domain names
1.7.2022
After launching the TON DNS, the TON Foundation will conduct an auction of the first “.ton” domain names on July 30
‘Unique phenomenon’: All 5B toncoins mined on PoS TON blockchain
28.6.2022
The TON blockchain has always been proof-of-stake, while the mining of toncoin began “spontaneously and randomly” in 2020, according to the TON Foundation
Telegram Launches Premium Tier Benefits Seeking to Monetize Platform
22.6.2022
Popular messaging platform Telegram has announced it is launching a new premium tier of its services as it seeks to monetize a part of its userbase. Reaching more than 700 million active users monthly, the new tier answers to the need of these users for more bandwidth and storage capacity...
Crypto influencers allegedly weaponize conspiracies to fleece QAnon followers
22.6.2022
Mixing conspiracy theories, a distrust for traditional institutions and hopium in crypto, two influencers are alleged to have made millions using pump-and-dump schemes
Telegram zavádí placenou úroveň Premium, s uploady větších souborů či novými emotikony
20.6.2022
Komunikační služba Telegram oznámila spuštění předplatného. Platící uživatelé mají získat řadu výhod a předplatné má zajistit také udržitelné financování služby do budoucna. Cenu firma zatím nezveřejnila, podle dostupných informací se ale má pohybovat mezi 4,99 a 6 USD (v přepočtu mezi 120 a...
Don't click links: Crypto community responds to alleged Telegram ‘exposé’
8.6.2022
Telegram announced that the anonymous account's claims are “baseless” and are made to "get users to download malware."
Bitcoin․com’s Director of Engineering Answers Verse Questions in AMA
25.5.2022
With the Verse token sale slated for June, and registration already open at getverse.com, Bitcoin.com’s Head of Financial Services Corbin Fraser hosted an ‘Ask-Me-Anything’ with special guest Director of Engineering Andrei Terentiev. Addressing questions submitted across...