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Telegram Drops TON Testnet, but Independent Projects Carry New Hope
14.7.2020
Telegram ceases its support of the test network for TON, but that will seemingly not deter the community from keeping the open-source project going
Telegram Will Shut Down the TON Testnet by August 2020
7.7.2020
Users will need to install their own testnet validators to continue using the network
Russian TON Investors Decry UK Firm’s ‘c. USD 1.5m Commission Fee’
6.7.2020
Russian investors in the failed Telegram Open Network (TON) token launch said they have reported a British brokerage they said is withholding almost USD 1.5 million of their funds to the Moscow-based federal investigating authority.
Per a Telegram post from Baza, the group has taken its case to...
Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Expects ‘A Ton of Innovation’ Around Stablecoins
3.7.2020
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers praised stablecoins last week, saying he sees use cases in cross-border transactions as one example
Russia to Reportedly Investigate an Allegedly Fraudulent TON Offering in UK
3.7.2020
Russian prosecutors are reportedly investigating a British firm that allegedly sold fraudulent Gram tokens
US Investor Backs up Telegram’s Claim of Completing $1.2B Refund
1.7.2020
Documents shared with Cointelegraph confirm that Telegram refunded some American TON investors 72% of their investments about a month ago
Final Judgment: Telegram to Pay Crypto Investors Back $1.2 Billion, US Court Orders
26.6.2020
The dispute between Telegram and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is coming to a close as the final judgment has been filed. Telegram has been ordered to pay back $1.2 billion. The company must also pay the SEC a fine of $18.5 million. Final Judgment in Case of SEC vs. Telegram...
Telegram Agrees to Pay $18.5M Penalty in SEC Settlement Over Failed TON Offering
25.6.2020
Telegram has settled its six-month court case with the SEC, agreeing to pay $18.5 million in penalties and to notify the agency if it plans to issue another digital asset in the next three years
SEC Asks Court to Order Telegram to Pay $1.2B Back for $1.7B ICO
25.6.2020
Despite the original TON project being officially terminated, the U.S. SEC asks Telegram to return $1.2 billion
WebP Image Support Coming to iOS 14
24.6.2020
Apple announced a ton of new updates at yesterday’s WWDC20 keynote address, from new hardware to updated applications. There’s lots to gawk at and enough device-envy to go around.
But there’s one little line in the Safari 14 Beta release notes that caught my eye:
Added WebP image...
China’s TON Community to Launch Their Own Blockchain Network
29.5.2020
As the official TON team transfers the TON development to “free source community,” the Chinese TON Community launches their own TON network
Telegram CEO Donates 10 BTC to Charity Project in Russia
28.5.2020
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov donates 10 BTC to a Russian charity project backed by a local political activist
TON Doesn't Stand for 'Telegram Open Network' Anymore
27.5.2020
Going forward, the abbreviation “TON” will stand for “The Open Network,” following the departure of the project’s original creator, Telegram
Framer Web
26.5.2020
The prototyping app Framer just launched the web version of their design tool and it looks pretty darn neat. I particularly love the design of the marketing site that explains how to use Framer and what sets it apart from other design tools. They have a ton of examples that you can pop open...
Telegram Quits Court Fight With SEC Over TON Blockchain Project
25.5.2020
Telegram has thrown in the towel in its court battle against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and will no longer be appealing the ban on its blockchain token project
Telegram Puts Final Nail in GRAM's Coffin After Withdrawing Appeal
25.5.2020
Telegram has dropped its appeal against a U.S. federal court’s injunction that forbade Gram distribution, putting a halt to the TON project
Free TON Launches First Contests to Distribute Tokens Among Contributors
18.5.2020
Free TON launches first community contests, planning to distribute thousands of TON Crystals among winners and participants
Bitcoin Breakout Hopes, R.I.P. TON, Trump Threatened: Hodler’s Digest, May 11–17
17.5.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Bitcoin on the verge of an exciting breakout, Telegram abandons TON, and ransomware group threatens to air Trump’s “dirty laundry”
Majority of TON Investors Reportedly Choose to Quit for 72% Refund
16.5.2020
Only few TON investors reportedly want to support Telegram and wait for a 110% refund until April 2021 after TON’s official termination, a new report says
Qiwi Co-Founder Reissues $17M TON Investment as Loan to Telegram
16.5.2020
Qiwi co-founder Sergey Solonin has confirmed that he is taking the option to reissue his $17 million investment in Telegram’s TON as a loan, repayable at 110% next April, over an immediate 72% refund