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Four years on, Telegram’s blockchain project gains ground in Africa

It was 2018 when privacy-focused messaging platform Telegram announced that it was in the process of building a blockchain-based decentralized computer network technology called The Open Network (TON). However, following a lengthy litigation battle that lasted until May 2020 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission over its $1.7 billion

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‘Facebook of Russia’ Exec Rogozov Joins Telegram’s Spin-Off Blockchain Project

In Rogozov’s view, Telegram is not just a messaging app: It’s a major content platform because its many channels function as media outlets. That means the current boom in content creation will benefit it and boost the development of crypto tools aimed at rewarding those creators – including Toncoin’s donation

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BNY Mellon and Credit Suisse Involved in Telegram’s $1.7B Sale: Report

Two global financial giants, BNY Mellon and Credit Suisse, were reportedly involved in Telegram’s $1.7 billion Gram (GRAM) token sale in 2018.Telegram allegedly informed its investors that it was using BNY Mellon and Credit Suisse to move and store fiat currency raised in the GRAM sale, industry publication Coindesk

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SEC Requests UK’s Intervention to Force Telegram’s Former Advisor to Testify

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked the High Court of England and Wales to force Telegram’s former chief investment advisor John Hyman to testify in the case over the firm’s Grams tokens offering.Industry news outlet Coindesk reported on Dec. 7 that the SEC’s request was revealed

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