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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.

By Jamie Crawley
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 12:19 p.m. Published Mar 2, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has reportedly received a demand for compensation from Da Vinci Capital, an investor in the messaging firm's failed TON blockchain project.

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  • Da Vinci Capital's lawyers have sent Durov notice of intent to file a lawsuit against TON Inc. and Telegram Inc., sources close to the matter told Forbes Russia Monday.
  • Telegram likely has two weeks to respond to the letter before the investor will move the matter to a U.K. court, Forbes said.
  • The TON blockchain project was shelved in May 2020 following a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • The SEC said Telegram's massive $1.7 billion initial coin offering for the project in 2017 had been an unregistered securities sale.
  • Investors were offered a choice of getting 72% of their stake back at the time or lending the funds to Telegram for another year and receiving 110% back.

See also: Ripple, SEC Say Settlement Unlikely Before Trial Over Alleged Securities Violations

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