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TON’s Journey Over Before It Began as Others Take Up Telegram’s Mantle
15.5.2020
Telegram’s TON network and coin were destined to fail with regulators, experts say. So, what’s left of the project?
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
Bitcoin Suisse Raising USD 56M, 'Free TON', Zcash Eyes Cosmos + More News
8.5.2020
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Bitcoin Suisse, a crypto financial services firm, has announced the start of its Series A capital raise. According...
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
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
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 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
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 Offers ICO Investors Refund or Option to Hang On Till April 2021
30.4.2020
Investors who choose to “loan’ their investment to Telegram for 12 months may be able to redeem it for Grams or another cryptocurrency in future
Telegram Caves to US Regulators: Delays Blockchain Launch, Offers to Return $1.2B to Investors
30.4.2020
Telegram is delaying the launch of its TON blockchain for a second time, and offered to repay investors up to 72 percent of their funds back after losing an initial court fight with the