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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 (TechCrunch)

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.

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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)

Videos

TON Foundation Launches Data Storage Ecosystem Ton Storage

Telegram-linked TON Foundation, the stewards of the TON network, has unveiled a data storage ecosystem called TON Storage that aims to enable users to exchange files of any size while providing financial incentives to node operators for hosting files. "The Hash" panel discusses the industry implications for TON foundation entering the crypto storage market.

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Finance

Blockchain Project TON Enters Crypto Storage Market

The TON Foundation aims to solve large-scale data storage problems with the new project.

TON Foundation is introducing a data storage ecosystem. (Unsplash)

Markets

Telegram's No-SIM Signup Feature Helps Toncoin Rally, Bitcoin Also Higher

Telegram users can purchase blockchain-based identities by paying Toncoin and bypass the need to use a SIM card to apply for the service as previously required.

Ícono de Telegram. (Archivo)

Videos

Wealthy Crypto Funds Being Targeted By Attacker Through Telegram Chats

An attacker known as DEV-0139 has targeted wealthy cryptocurrency funds through the use of Telegram group chats, Microsoft's (MSFT) Security Intelligence team reported. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest crypto-focused attack.

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Opinion

Economic Unreality: What SEC ICO Precedents Mean for Ripple

The history and future of crypto securities law told in four acts: Kik, Telegram, Library and Ripple.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Alex Wong/Getty Images)