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Finance

Toncoin Rises 61% in Two Days as Telegram Eyes Potential IPO

While officially separate, Telegram endorsed Ton Network as its blockchain of choice in September.

Toncoin rises amid potential Telegram IPO (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)

Markets

TON Rockets Nearly 40% After Telegram Says Will Share Ad Revenue Via Ton Blockchain

The Telegram Ad network will open to advertisers in March, founder Pavel Durov said in a broadcast on his official channel.

Telegram app on smartphone (Shutterstock)

Finance

Solana Startup Dialect Builds 'Conversational' Telegram Trading Bot

Chat is the "ideal human-computer interface," said CEO Chris Osborn.

Dialect Operator's interface (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Messaging App Telegram Gives Endorsement to TON Project; Token Surges

The messaging app has made TON its official Web3 infrastructure, giving the network exclusive promotion within the user interface

Telegram app on smartphone (Shutterstock)

Videos

Telegram-Based Trading Bots Gain Interest From Crypto Traders

Telegram-based trading bots are attracting scores of crypto traders, allowing their users to punt on tokens just as easily as they would send messages to each other on the popular messaging app. Data from CoinGecko shows the total market cap for this niche sector remains just under $100 million. CoinDesk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker breaks down the latest hype as some platforms strive to create an "everything app."

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Tech

Crypto Traders Flock to Unibot as Telegram Bot Tokens Near $100M Market Cap

The swiftly-growing category commands a market capitalization of just under $100 million.

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Finance

Messaging Platform Telegram Has Issued $270M in Bonds to Fund Growth

"I personally bought about a quarter of the new Telegram bonds," said Pavel Durov, the CEO of the popular but not-yet-profitable platform.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov

Videos

Merchants on Messaging App Telegram Gain Access to In-App Crypto Payments for First Time

Merchants on Telegram are now able to accept payment in cryptocurrency as services provider Wallet expands beyond its chat-centric payments mechanism. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments for the messaging app.

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Finance

Telegram Merchants Gain Access to In-App Crypto Payments for First Time

Wallet, which is built on the TON blockchain, is allowing merchants to integrate cryptocurrency into the bots they use to accept payments in the messaging app.

Telegram app on smartphone (Shutterstock)

Finance

Telegram Users Can Now Transfer USDT Through Chats

USDT has been added to the @wallet bot on Telegram, expanding the messaging app's facility for buying and selling crypto.

Telegram app on smartphone (Shutterstock)