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Telcoin
TEL

Telcoin

$0.001787
4.41%
Market Cap. #151
$176,157,955
Volume (24h) #741
$823,812
Supply (Circ. / Total / Max)
98.57B / 100.00B / ∞
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TelcoinTEL

TEL

$0.001787
4.41%
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  • Markets
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Market Cap. #151
$176,157,955
Volume (24h) #741
$823,812
Supply (Circ. / Total / Max)
98.57B / 100.00B / ∞
Launch Date
2020-01-28
Built On
Token Standard
Smart Contract Address
Decimal Places
2020-01-28
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Smart Contract Address
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About Telcoin

Telcoin (TEL) is a cryptocurrency used as a medium of exchange, reserve asset, and protocol token on a user-owned, decentralized financial platform. The platform enables users to access and use decentralized financial products globally, and Telcoin incentivizes telecoms and active users to provide value-added services to end-users. By aligning around this platform, Telcoin aims to provide every mobile phone user in the world with fast and affordable, user-owned financial products, which are better than traditional banking services.

Telcoin (TEL) is a cryptocurrency based on the Ethereum blockchain. It serves as the native medium of exchange, reserve asset, and protocol token for the Telcoin user-owned, decentralized financial platform. This platform is designed to enable end users to access and power a global suite of decentralized financial products seamlessly.

Telcoin was founded in 2017 by Paul Neuner.

$TEL has several utilities within the Telcoin ecosystem:

Medium of Exchange: TEL is the native token of the Telcoin Platform and functions as the gas fee token of the Telcoin Network. This means consumers use TEL to pay for transaction fees on the network.

Staking and Governance: Miners and validators stake TEL on the Telcoin Platform. The amount of TEL they stake determines both their earnings from transaction fees and their influence in platform governance. Validators who stake more TEL have a higher probability of securing a block on the blockchain, thus earning more TEL over time.

Revenue Source for Validators: Validators earn TEL in two primary ways. First, they receive gas fees in TEL from consumers to secure their transactions on the blockchain. Second, they can harvest TEL issuance flows from each block they secure.

Liquidity and Transactional Use: Validators can exchange TEL for other assets using TELx liquidity pools. They also pay TEL as gas fees to ensure their transactions are included in blocks and secured on the Telcoin Network blockchain.

Governance Participation: The amount of TEL staked by a validator influences their political power within their Miner Group in the Telcoin Platform's governance. This staking weight affects their proposal and voting power in various governance processes, including Council Member selection and decisions related to the governance system rules.

In essence, $TEL is integral to the operation, security, and governance of the Telcoin Platform, ensuring that it functions efficiently and democratically.


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