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Rise of Telegram-friendly blockchain spurs talk of crypto super-app

“Telegram is the only major platform that is free of regulatory hurdles to incorporate Web3 for an open blockchain network.”
Telegram hits 900 mil users, nears profitability as founder considers IPO: FT - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

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Telegram hits 900 mil users, nears profitability as founder considers IPO: FT

In a rare interview, Pavel Durov says the secretive messaging app is making hundreds of millions of dollars from its ads business.

Telegram plans biggest ICO ever

SINGAPORE (Jan 22): Messaging service app maker Telegram is reportedly launching the biggest initial coin offering (ICO) in history, with plans to raise up to US$1.2 billion ($1.6 billion). The end-to-end encrypted messaging app that was once labelled the

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UK tells WhatsApp to open up to intelligence services

LONDON (March 27): UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd said Facebook Inc.’s WhatsApp messaging system should open its encryption to security services and urged online companies to be more aggressive in shutting down sites exploited by terrorists.
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WikiLeaks says CIA hacks into devices from iPhones to smart TVs

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (March 8): The Central Intelligence Agency’s hackers have developed tools letting them break into devices from iPhones and Android phones to Samsung “smart” televisions to monitor conversations and messages, according to Wik
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