Many people were excited when Telegram announced its TON blockchain venture. Two and a half years later, the venture has been officially cancelled, allegedly due to pressure from US regulators. It was seemingly a matter of time until Telegram’s blockchain would be scrapped. No TON Blockchain After All Initial delays in delivering on the blockchain...Read More
Telegram has announced it will be ceasing all active involvement with the TON blockchain. The CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov, announced the news in a Telegra.ph post on May 12, 2020, which declared Telegram’s work with TON officially finished. Durov announced: “I am writing this post to officially announce that Telegram’s active involvement with TON...Read More
Telegram is one of the many technology companies venturing into the world of blockchain technology. It now appears that this launch will be postponed for another year. Venturing into the blockchain industry is never an easy feat. Telegram Struggles With its Blockchain Building the technology is one thing, but ensuring it works is something else...Read More
The critical situation between Telegram and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took another step forward. The market regulator now claims that the popular messaging company saw its upcoming Gram token as securities and thus should fall under established regulations. Is Gram Token A Security? Telegram’s controversy regarding its TON blockchain and its native...Read More
Telegram appears to have caught a break with the recent case filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company recently refused to share its financial records with the market regulator, and now the New York court has ruled against SEC’s demand. SEC Request Denied This year started on the wrong foot for...Read More
Well, that didn’t take long. The ‘Pro Bitcoin’ Nakamoto initiative has already whipped up a Crypto Tweetstorm and had its Telegram channel shut down in just three days. The Nakamoto Initiative Disheartened by the lack of discussion about the “philosophical principles that motivated Satoshi Nakamoto, or the society that he wanted to build” a group...Read More
The case between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the encrypted messaging platform Telegram takes another turn. The latter has reportedly refused to hand over financial details regarding its ICO from two years ago, which was recently requested by the market regulator. Telegram Does Not Want To Share After raising over a billion...Read More
Telegram’s blockchain project, TON, has entered the last preparation stage before going live. The code for running a blockchain node was released on the test network portal late Friday. Yesterday, Telegram delivered its Telegram Open Network (TON) testnet explorer and node software on its website. Last month, three anonymous investors in Telegram’s $1.7 billion private...Read More
The steady growth of the cryptocurrency market has caught the attention of a lot of major tech giants, including the likes of Facebook, JP Morgan and now, Telegram. Out of these, Facebook’s Libra remains the most talked-about project, not only owing to its huge user base, but also due to the several hearings which have...Read More
Photo: Liquid / Instagram Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange Liquid, that conducted a sale of Telegram’s crypto tokens back in July, has revealed the wallet address where the sum will stay until releasing of the tokens. The wallet, as announced, carries $4,123,116.76 worth of the USDC stablecoin. As we previously reported, the strange story started out in...Read More
There are a lot of eyes on Telegram’s upcoming currency. Gram is designed to rival existing monetary solutions for internet users worldwide. What is of even more interest is the Telegram Open Network, or TON. This blockchain project needs to deliver on its initial promises. The cross-compatibility with Ethereum is certainly one of its major...Read More
With increased scalability and compatibility options, does Telegram’s TON blockchain threaten to take over from Ethereum? | Source: Shutterstock. Image Edited by CCN. With just over a month left until the TON blockchain officially launches, Telegram’s debut cryptocurrency project is shaping up to be one of Ethereum’s biggest threats to date. Numerous would-be assassins have...Read More
A new tool for crypto hedge funds is in the works. This will provide accurate investment choices for these institutional members of the crypto-verse. Billionaire Alan Howard is the mastermind of this innovation. Superstar Hedge fund manager Alan Howard has decided to create a unique enterprise which will forever change the crypto space. Created by...Read More
According to some reports, Telegram Open Network (TON) will be compatible with Ethereum. The company is set to release the code to run a node on the Telegram Open Network (TON) on Sunday. It seems that Telegram messenger is planning to begin public testing of its long awaited blockchain, TON (the Telegram Open Network) on...Read More
Terror groups are increasingly using Telegram to raise cryptocurrency, a think tank has claimed. | Source: Shutterstock The privacy-focused instant messaging app Telegram – that is launching its blockchain in October – is reportedly used by terrorist groups to raise funds in crypto for their cause, a recent study shows. Supporting terrorists by donating car...Read More
Telegram has announced it will launch its own cryptocurrency as soon as October, sources have said, in a direct move against Facebook Libra. Sources: Gram Cryptocurrency To Appear By October 31 Speaking to the New York Times on August 27, three anonymous investors said that Telegram had confirmed the issuance of its Gram tokens would...Read More
After raising more than $1 billion in one of the most successful ICOs in the crypto sector, Telegram is now ready to launch its Gram tokens by October. Button Wallet has also announced it will facilitate trading of the tokens. There currently are more than a few thousand different digital assets in the market and...Read More
Based on a recent report, the ability to test how to trade digital currencies will soon be made available to users of mobile messaging giant —Telegram. A publication released by the messaging giant today stated that the developers of Button Wallet, a well-known messenger-based platform for trading Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Bitcoin and many other...Read More
As per Telegram TON Board channel, the first version of TON, the Telegram blockchain, will be launched on September 1st. According to the platform: “The development of the TON core technology is almost complete, according to sources close to Telegram. The version is expected to be launched by 1 September 2019: it will include a...Read More
Telegram has yet to publicly or formally acknowledge the project, but investors in last year’s $1.7 billion token offering, widely publicized in the press, are selling their gram allocations via OTC desks, exchanges and special-purpose vehicles. Telegram TON Board channel announced the first version of TON, Telegram blockchain, will be released on September 1st. From...Read More
Crypto-related services tend to become popular during the first few months. Sustaining such a trend is often very difficult Convenience plays a crucial role for users across the globe. ParJar might be checking a lot of the right boxes in this regard. The Telegram-based service allows for conveniently exchanging dozens of cryptocurrencies. The ParJar Service...Read More
By CCN.com: Nike is launching a blockchain product. Telegram is launching a blockchain. Samsung is reportedly planning to launch its own token platform; building with Ethereum for the S10 wasn’t enough. Facebook is getting into blockchain. Google still hasn’t done much with it, but JP Morgan now uses it. The list of major corporate names...Read More
