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July 29, 2026 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Russia’s Federal Security Service has formally accused Pavel Durov, the founder of the popular messaging platform Telegram, of facilitating terrorist activities and has issued an international arrest warrant for him. On July 29, 2026, the FSB announced that Durov, who heads Telegram’s administration, faces charges… Read More

July 12, 2026 @ 10:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The native Wallet in Telegram has rolled out tokenized access to SK Hynix shares, enabling eligible users to participate in one of the most prominent AI semiconductor events of the year through xStocks integration. This offering comes immediately after the South Korean company’s record-breaking U.S…. Read More

May 6, 2026 @ 12:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Toncoin has posted impressive gains alongside a broad rally in meme tokens on its blockchain after Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced that the messaging platform would step in as the primary driver of The Open Network (TON). The move effectively positions Telegram to replace the… Read More

May 6, 2026 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of social media platform Telegram, announced yesterday that Telegram will effectively take over as TON, replacing the TON Foundation. Telegram is a messaging app with over 1 billion monthly active users and is one of the largest in the world. … Read More

February 4, 2026 @ 4:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has taken the country in a decidedly authoritarian direction, seeking to rein in free speech while claiming to combat disinformation and illegal content. Sánchez is the leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, who did not win an outright majority… Read More

December 18, 2025 @ 11:49 am By JD Alois  |  

xStocks says it is bringing tokenized securities to Telegram’s one billion users. According to a statement issued by the firm, tokenized securities will be available on the TON Blockchain, accessible via the non-custodial wallet in Telegram. Max Crown, President and CEO of TON Foundation, said… Read More

November 20, 2025 @ 1:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, the global enabler of digital asset decisioning, has partnered with Wallet, a digital asset solution built to run on Telegram’s interface, in order to provide more advanced wallet screening and built-in risk intelligence, reinforcing Wallet in Telegram’s commitment “to compliance, security and fostering a… Read More

October 2, 2025 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Wallet in Telegram says it will soon offer tokenized US stocks in partnership with Kraken and Backed. The move is expected to expand the market for US equities to emerging markets. The company explains that approximately 2.8 billion people are underbanked, with only limited access… Read More

August 3, 2025 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Telegram’s May 2025 ban on two major illicit cryptocurrency marketplaces, Huione Guarantee and Xinbi Guarantee, has disrupted Southeast Asia’s guarantee services ecosystem, though it has not eradicated it. According to a July 29, 2025, report by TRM Labs, these platforms, which facilitated over $35 billion… Read More

July 24, 2025 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trojan on Solana, a Telegram trading bot, announced it has surpassed $25 billion in total trading volume and now serves “a community of over 2 million users.” These figures solidify Trojan’s position as a significant force in onchain trading, particularly within the Solana ecosystem. Since… Read More

August 25, 2024 @ 9:37 am By Michael Wong  |  

Pavel Durov, the Russian-French billionaire founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested at Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening. At one point, Durov sought to issue a native crypto TON (Gram), but following an enforcement action by the Securities and Exchange… Read More

July 13, 2024 @ 12:51 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Web3 company Wirex has launched Whale, a Telegram app targeting the attention economy. Through active engagement, Whale users can earn rewards, gain access to exclusive token deals, and achieve industry recognition. Wirex said Whale is designed to transform attention into a valuable currency in the digital… Read More

May 5, 2024 @ 3:33 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Pantera Capital has announced a significant investment in TON, the Telegram L1 blockchain, signaling a major push to boost cryptocurrency adoption across the globe. Revealed on the social media platform X, this collaboration is set to utilize Telegram’s vast user base of over 900 million… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Telegram has recently introduced an ad revenue-sharing initiative through the TON blockchain. In a key development that may transform the current ecosystem of online advertising, Telegram recently unveiled an innovative ad revenue-sharing solution through the TON blockchain/DLT network. This latest announcement has led to a… Read More

March 23, 2023 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Telegram users are now able to send Tether’s USDT stablecoin to each other. As part of a recent notification, the messaging app provider told its users that the app’s wallet feature can support USDT-TRON, commonly referred to as the TRC-20 standard. The ability to accept… Read More

July 21, 2020 @ 3:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

What makes something a “distributed ledger or blockchain technology-based” security? SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has published a speech delivered to the Blockchain Association of Singapore. Unable to attend in person due to COVID-19, Commissioner Peirce visited with the Association virtually, addressing the hot topic of… Read More

July 7, 2020 @ 1:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Telegram, a major social network with hundreds of millions of users, had attempted to raise funds through a digital asset offering. However, it recently decided to settle an enforcement action initiated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As part of the settlement, Telegram… Read More

June 26, 2020 @ 7:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Telegram, the fast-growing social network that attempted to raise funds via a digital asset offering, has decided to settle an enforcement action initiated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to a release, the SEC has obtained court approval of a settlement with the… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, it was reported that Telegram has decided to abandon its initiative to launch a blockchain platform called TON (Telegram Open Network) and a cryptocurrency named Gram. The decision was the direct result of an ongoing enforcement action launched by the US Securities… Read More

May 13, 2020 @ 9:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Encrypted messaging provider Telegram has reportedly abandoned its TON blockchain project after a lengthy court battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, confirmed on May 12, 2020, that the Telegram Open Network (TON) initiative would be discontinued, because… Read More