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Biggest Movers: TON Hits 7-Month High, After Rising 50% in the Last Week
19.9.2023
Toncoin rallied to a fresh seven-month high on Tuesday, as Telegram founder Pavel Durov revealed more details about its recent partnership with the blockchain. Generally, the crypto market cap has been higher in the past days, mostly in anticipation of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve interest rate...
Telegram crypto bots gain momentum in the market: Binance Research
7.8.2023
Daily volumes of crypto trades on Telegram bots hit a record high of $10 million in July, according to a new report by Binance Research
Messaging Platform Telegram Has Issued $270M in Bonds to Fund Growth
18.7.2023
"I personally bought about a quarter of the new Telegram bonds," said Pavel Durov, the CEO of the popular but not-yet-profitable platform
Brazil Bans Telegram Temporarily Due to Alleged Lack of Collaboration in Fight Against School Violence
29.4.2023
A federal judge in Brazil has ordered the temporary suspension of Telegram in the country and established hefty fines due to the supposed lack of collaboration of the company in a national crusade against school violence. Telegram failed to deliver information regarding the actions it is taking...
Crypto Groups on Russian Social Media Hit by Bots Discrediting Bitcoin
23.2.2023
Social media groups devoted to cryptocurrencies in Russia have been attacked by bots in what looks like a campaign against bitcoin and the like. Their comments on Russia’s largest social media platform are triggered by certain keywords like crypto and blockchain, members of the community have...
Telegram to allow no-sim accounts via anon-blockchain-numbers
8.12.2022
Telegram has increased its security features by enabling support from anonymous blockchain-based numbers that go for around $16
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 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...
No Developed Nation Bans Cryptocurrencies, Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Warns Russia
24.1.2022
Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging app Telegram, has criticized Bank of Russia’s proposal to impose a blanket ban on a range of crypto-related activities. Such move would stifle high-tech development and chase away blockchain specialists, Durov says. Durov Speaks Out Against Bank...
Russian tech and political executives denounce crypto ban proposal
24.1.2022
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov wrote that the proposed ban on crypto would “destroy a number of sectors of the high-tech economy” in a recent post on his massaging platform
Telegram-verified payments bot to accept Toncoin cryptocurrency
23.12.2021
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is proud that the TON project is "alive and evolving" despite Telegram terminating TON last year
Report: TON investor demands $100M compensation from Durov
2.3.2021
Telegram's TON saga seems far from over, as a disgruntled investor seeks compensation
Crypto Industry’s Favorite Messaging App Telegram Surpasses 500 Million Active Users
13.1.2021
Telegram, a popular messaging app within the cryptocurrency space, surpassed 500 million monthly active users during the first week of January, according to Telegram chief executive officer Pavel Durov. In the last 72 hours, said Durov, the app has seen a massive surge in new users, with...
Free TON, From an Abandoned Project to the Frontier of PoS Networks
9.12.2020
The Durov brothers fought a long and exhaustive battle with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the Telegram Open Network (TON)’s acceptance in the United States, which ended with an official announcement that the further development of the project was abandoned....
Telegram supports protests in Belarus with new opposition flag emoji
27.8.2020
The app has helped Belorussians stay in touch during a communications blackout
Starting Second Term Today, SEC Commissioner Peirce Tells Cointelegraph Her Crypto Priorities
17.8.2020
Sworn in for her second term today, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce tells Cointelegraph about the commission’s work on crypto and new tech in investing
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
Facebook’s Zuckerberg and Telegram’s Durov Posture as Defenders Against Foreign Tech Invasions
28.7.2020
The leaders of two tech giants are using nationalism to win back the governments of their respective home countries after stumbling over crypto launches
SEC Commissioner Peirce Asks ‘Who Did We Protect?’ in Telegram Shutdown
21.7.2020
Commissioner Hester Peirce clearly doesn’t see the SEC’s courtroom win against Telegram as a victory for the regulator or innovation in the U.S