Pavel Durov

Toncoin Jumps 61% in Two Days Amid Telegram's Potential IPO Steam

TON Network's native token, toncoin (TON), has risen by more than 60% in two days after Pavel Durov, founder of messaging app Telegram, revealed plans for an initial public of...

By CoinDesk Staff

Mar 13, 2024 at 4:45 p.m. UTC

Mar 13, 2024

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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.

By Danny Nelson

Jul 18, 2023 at 3:23 p.m. UTC

Jul 18, 2023

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Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov (Getty Images)

Finance

Telegram Founder Teases Marketplace for Address Auctions

Since founder Pavel Durov discussed the feature Monday afternoon, the price of TON – the native token behind The Open Network – increased 15%.

By Cam Thompson

Aug 22, 2022 at 6:07 p.m. UTC

Aug 22, 2022

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Telegram CEO Endorses TON Blockchain Spin-Off Toncoin

Pavel Durov, CEO of encrypted messaging platform Telegram, has publicly backed Toncoin, an independently developed iteration of the TON blockchain project that ended in 2020.

By CoinDesk Staff

Dec 23, 2021 at 10:03 p.m. UTC

Dec 23, 2021

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (TechCrunch/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Telegram CEO Endorses TON Blockchain Spin-Off Toncoin

For the first time since Telegram abandoned TON in 2020, CEO Pavel Durov has backed one of the competing spin-off projects.

By Anna Baydakova

Dec 23, 2021 at 4:01 p.m. UTC

Dec 23, 2021

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Telegram CEO Donates 10 BTC to Pandemic Relief Effort

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov reportedly donated about $90,000 worth of bitcoin to help alleviate the financial burden of COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.

By Anna Baydakova

May 28, 2020 at 7:03 p.m. UTC

May 28, 2020

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Aggrieved Investors Mull Suing Telegram Over Canceled TON Blockchain Project

Some backers of the now-shelved TON blockchain project are in talks to sue Telegram over their refund structure.

By Anna Baydakova

May 14, 2020 at 9:16 p.m. UTC

May 14, 2020

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SEC Asks for Telegram ICO Financials Ahead of CEO's Deposition

Telegram has been ordered by a judge to explain why it should not have to turn over bank documents relating to its $1.7 billion initial coin offering.

By William Foxley

Jan 3, 2020 at 7:05 p.m. UTC

Jan 3, 2020

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SEC Reveals Telegram's Communications With Investors, Seeks to Question Advisor

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants Telegram’s former chief investment advisor to testify and hand over documents related to the company's $1.7 billion 201...

By Anna Baydakova

Dec 6, 2019 at 11:50 p.m. UTC

Dec 6, 2019

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