Telegram, the popular encrypted messenger launched by Pavel Durov in 2013, has completed second private token sale for its new blockchain project. As much as $850 million have been raised from 94 investors, reported Bloomberg, citing a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission published this past Thursday. “Raising the planned amount is a success for Telegram, …
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The Russian authorities are formally moving ahead with the process by which they could block the use of Telegram on Russian soil. On March 20 Roskomnadzor, the Internet and telecom regulator, officially informed Telegram that it’s in noncompliance with the law, after Telegram refused to provide decrypted copies of all user correspondence to the Federal …
Telegram, the popular encrypted messenger launched by Pavel Durov in 2013, is not allowing persons falling into international sanction lists to participate in its giant ICO. This restriction is specified in the standard Telegram ICO investor form, the Russian business publication RBC wrote yesterday after getting acquainted with the document. The ban applies to the …
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It looks like Telegram’s billion-dollar ICO has reached its first milestone after the chat app company raised an initial $850 million, according to a filing. A document submitted to the SEC earlier this week states that the money was raised “for the development of the TON Blockchain, the development and maintenance of Telegram Messenger and the other purposes.” …
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Sergey Solonin, co-founder of Qiwi, a major NASDAQ-listed Russian e-payment operator, confimed that he personally invested Telegram’s ICO private presale. The Russian businessman revealed this investment informally during the Russian Investment Forum, an international business event which is taking place these days in Sochi on the Black Sea. [Update Feb. 26: Among the other Russian …
Messaging services in Russia have been banned from disclosing any cooperation with law enforcement agencies, according to a new government decree issued last month. The decree orders messengers to “ensure the non-disclosure of any information regarding specific facts and contents” when cooperating with the authorities, as reported by The Moscow Times. The messengers are also required …
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How much exactly does Telegram intend to raise in its ICO? That is the question asked by CrunchBase, which reviews the various amounts which have been reported by the media over the past couple of weeks — from $1.2 billion in total to $5 billion. According to a leaked white paper primer, Telegram plans, among other …
Encrypted messaging startup Telegram plans to launch its own blockchain platform and native cryptocurrency, powering payments on its chat app and beyond. According to multiple sources which have spoken to TechCrunch, the “Telegram Open Network” (TON) will be a new, ‘third generation’ blockchain with superior capabilities, after Bitcoin and, later, Ethereum paved the way. The …
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Telegram, which staunchly refuses to surrender encryption keys for all user exchanges, has appealed to the United Nations for support in their dispute with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). The instant messenger is represented by lawyers from Agora, a Russian human rights group, reports Meduza, a Russian and English language online publication based in Latvia. In a letter to David …
Twitter is banning advertising from all accounts owned by RT (Russia Today) and Sputnik effective immediately, after US investigators concluded the Russian media companies attempted to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, reports Bloomberg. This is one of the biggest changes made yet by social media companies who have been called to respond to the US government’s concerns. …
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The instant messenger Telegram has formally challenged a fine imposed for refusing to obey orders from the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to surrender the encryption keys it uses to protect its users’ communications. Telegram was fined by a Moscow district court on October 16. After the ruling takes effect, Roskomnadzor, the Russian telecom and Internet regulator, will have legal grounds to block …
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The presidential administration plans to use encrypted and anonymous Telegram channels to collect and monitor voter sentiment in the Russian regions, RBC daily reported on October 10 citing the draft of the project developed by a third-party contractor. Kremlin would turn Telegram from foe to friend, as previously the privacy-minded brainchild of exiled Russian tech …
