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RampMeDaddy Turns Telegram Into Your Memecoin Wallet

Co-founders Andrey Chabanov and Trevor Hoffman are looking to make crypto transfers as easy as sending a text message.

RampMeDaddy co-founders

Opinion

Telegram's Tap-to-Earn Games Will Drive Web3 Gaming's Success in 2025

If Web3 gaming is to reach its full potential as a catalyst for blockchain adoption, it needs to take a page from Telegram’s success.

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Tech

Steve Yun: Driving Web3 Adoption Via Telegram

The president of the TON Foundation has millions tapping their phones to earn crypto.

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Videos

Web3 Games Funding Stabilizing at $1B in 2024

Web3 gaming is not seeing the $4 billion fundraising highs of 2022 to 2023, but data from Game 7 DAO shows that the sector has stabilized around $1 billion as it matures. Telegram is a new standout platform for game building. Plus, many are leaving Polygon for Immutable and Arbitrum. Check out 2024 Web3 game trends with CoinDesk Anchor Christine Lee on "Chart of the Day."

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Videos

Telegram to Provide More User Data to Authorities; Will We See Harris' Crypto Policy Soon?

"CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Telegram is making significant changes to its terms of service after the arrest of its CEO Pavel Durov. Plus, why it's unlikely to see a full-throated crypto policy from Kamala Harris before election and Caroline Ellison's upcoming sentencing.

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Policy

Telegram to Provide More User Data to Governments After CEO’s Arrest

The changes come after the app’s chief executive officer, Pavel Durov, was arrested in France last month.

Telegram app on smartphone (Shutterstock)

Web3

Flappy Bird Foundation Flaps Back at Critics, Says Reboot Game Is True Successor of the 2013 Hit

The foundation says its mission is to preserve and foster the Flappy Bird game and legacy for the community.

Birds fighting. (Jonatan Pie/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitget, Foresight Ventures Buy $30M TON Tokens From Whales

Deal was with a number of TON whales directly, and not a fundraising round with the TON Foundation

Telegram app on smartphone (Shutterstock)

Videos

U.S. Added 142K Jobs in August; UK Crypto Companies Struggle With Licensing

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as the U.S. job growth returns slightly less than expectations in August. CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said Telegram had changed its policy for private chats to permit moderators to police them. According to Telegram, there has been no change; moderators were already able to review private chats if a member of that chat requested that.

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