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TON Under Pressure After Telegram's Pavel Durov Confirms No xAI Deal Was Signed

"No deal was signed" said Elon Musk, the xAI CEO, in response to an announcement earlier on Wednesday by Telegram's Pavel Durov

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (TechCrunch Disrupt Europe/Creative Commons)

Finance

Telegram Signs $300M Deal With Elon Musk's xAI to Integrate Grok Into Its Messaging App, TON up 16%

Telegram will also receive 50% of revenue from xAI subscriptions sold via the app.

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Markets

Telegram to Raise $1.5B Through Bond Sale Backed by BlackRock and Citadel: WSJ

The funds will be used to repurchase debt and are convertible into equity if Telegram goes public.

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Finance

Telegram Shuts Down 'Largest Illicit Online Marketplace' After Elliptic's Insights

Telegram has now shut down both Haowang and Xinbi, which processed a combined $35 billion of illicit transactions in stablecoins

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Tech

The Protocol: Lido Avoids Major Hack

Also: Bitcoin DeFi Blossoms, Fusaka Planning Begins, and Telegram Cracks Down on Crypto Crime Marketplace

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Finance

Telegram Cracks Down on Suspected $8B Chinese Crypto Crime Marketplace Set Up in Colorado

Illicit marketplaces are a key part of the growing global cyberscams industry, with Southeast Asia being among the hubs for such activity.

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Finance

Telegram’s TON Takes On Real World Assets With Libre’s $500M Tokenized Bond Fund

Libre’s Telegram Bond Fund ($TBF) will offer accredited investors institutional-grade yield products that will also be available as collateral for on-chain borrowing and product development on TON,

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Markets

TON Surges 20% as Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Recovers Passport From French Authorities

Telegram founder Pavel Durov regained access to his passport, allowing him to travel freely.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (TechCrunch)

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RampMeDaddy Turns Telegram Into Your Memecoin Wallet

Co-founders Andrey Chabanov and Trevor Hoffman are looking to make crypto transfers as easy as sending a text message.

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Opinion

Telegram's Tap-to-Earn Games Will Drive Web3 Gaming's Success in 2025

If Web3 gaming is to reach its full potential as a catalyst for blockchain adoption, it needs to take a page from Telegram’s success.

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