SEC vs. Telegram: Part 1 — Key takeaways for now
The legal battle between the U.S. SEC and Telegram could be a strong warning against the SAFT process. Telegram is a popular, global, cloud-based instant messaging, videotelephone and voice-over service company. Particularly popular with crypto-enthusiasts, at the end of 2017, Telegram came up with a plan to raise funds to support the development of a new crypto asset, dubbed Gram, and a network originally planned as the Telegraph Open Network. Proceeds would also fund further expansion of the messaging service that had previously been funded by the founders.Telegram set out to fundraise....
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Announced on Twitter on February 11, 2015, Telebit started to gain traction earlier today. Telegram is an instant messaging app for smartphones, tablets and the web. Similar to Whatsapp, the popular instant messaging app acquired by Facebook in 2014 for $19 billion, Telegram offers better privacy and security, as well as an open protocol and API. These features have gained Telegram 50 million faithful users. A Bitcoin wallet integrated with Telegram, Telebit allows bitcoin to be exchanged among other Telegram users as well as external bitcoin addresses. "The [Telebit] system has been live....
Telegram took the world by storm when it was first released in 2013. The brainchild of the Durov brothers, the founders of VKontakte (known as “Russia’s Facebook”), the cloud-based app soon became a synonym for secure, end-to-end encrypted messages, and a wide range of channels and user-friendly features. Telegram was an immediate hit and grew […]
Joel Monegro, partner of Fred Wilson’s Union Square Ventures has recently launched a Telegram Bot that allows users to purchase mobile minutes with bitcoin instantly. Mobile Minutes is a prepaid funding system provided by several internet service providers and telecommunications corporations in the U.S. The Telegram Bot user works by sending a simple command “/start” to BitMinutes on Telegram, users can begin the process of purchasing mobile minutes with bitcoin. I built a @telegram bot that lets you buy mobile minutes with Bitcoin bitminut.es. After the Telegram Bot receives the message,....
Telegram's TON saga seems far from over, as a disgruntled investor seeks compensation. Da Vinci Capital, a major investor in Telegram’s $1.7 billion initial coin offering, has reportedly requested compensation for the failed launch of the Telegram Open Network, or TON.Investors at Da Vinci Capital reportedly sent a letter before claim to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, stating that the fund is planning legal action against TON Inc. and Telegram, Forbes Russia reports Monday.Citing anonymous sources close to Da Vinci, the report states that the fund has demanded $100 million incompensation from....