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TON Users Donate $1B to Advance Ecosystem, Foundation Says
Picking up where Telegram left off, the cryptocurrency project is attempting to increase its allure to potential Web 3 builders and developers.
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Huobi, Kucoin, Others Lead $250M Toncoin Ecosystem Fund
Toncoin is independent from Telegram, though does have the messaging service's endorsement.
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Andrew Rogozov, Former Exec at VK, the 'Facebook of Russia,' Joins Telegram’s Spin-Off Blockchain Project
Toncoin will be integrated into the Telegram messaging app, Rogozov says.
Andrew Rogozov, a VP at VK, is joining the TON Foundation. (Andrew Rogozov)

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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.
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TON Legacy: How Telegram's Crypto Coin Lives On
Telegram abandoned its blockchain project in 2020, but devoted fans keep maintaining the open source code and now run two competing networks
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Investors in Failed TON Project Sue Telegram
A group of investors wants compensation for the way Telegram refunded them, and is suing the company in London.
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Telegram Is Nearly Done Paying Back TON Investors, Eyes IPO Next
Telegram is closing the page of its $1.7 billion token sale and paying back its last debts to the token buyers. The company just raised more funding via bonds and planning an IPO.
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TON Investor Threatens to Sue Telegram if Not Compensated: Report
The investor said it would go to court if its compensation demand was not met, according to Forbes Russia.
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SEC Commissioner Peirce Blasts Regulator's Action Against Telegram
"Crypto Mom" took no prisoners in her fiery rebuke of the SEC's Telegram action.
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Telegram's Defeat Isn't 'Binding' in Kik Case, Judge Tells SEC
Kik's proverbial day in court may take a lot longer than Telegram's, if the judge’s response to the SEC during a hearing this week is any indication.
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