Weil Robert Habeck es nicht ertragen kann, „Schwachkopf“ genannt zu werden, klingelte morgens um sechs bei einem 64jährigen aus Unterfranken die Polizei zur Hausdurchsuchung.
Und dieser Mann, der bei einem vergleichsweise harmlosen Kraftausdruck schon durchdreht, will allen Ernstes Kanzler werden und mit den wirklich harten Jungs dieser Welt verhandeln.
Weil Robert Habeck es nicht ertragen kann, „Schwachkopf“ genannt zu werden, klingelte morgens um sechs bei einem 64jährigen aus Unterfranken die Polizei zur Hausdurchsuchung.
Und dieser Mann, der bei einem vergleichsweise harmlosen Kraftausdruck schon durchdreht, will allen Ernstes Kanzler werden und mit den wirklich harten Jungs dieser Welt verhandeln.
Oh no. There’s a certain degree of myth-making around what exactly went on, so take everything that follows lightly. Telegram was originally launched as a side project by the Durov brothers, with Nikolai handling the coding and Pavel as CEO, while both were at VK. He said that since his platform does not have the capacity to check all channels, it may restrict some in Russia and Ukraine "for the duration of the conflict," but then reversed course hours later after many users complained that Telegram was an important source of information. At the start of 2018, the company attempted to launch an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) which would enable it to enable payments (and earn the cash that comes from doing so). The initial signals were promising, especially given Telegram’s user base is already fairly crypto-savvy. It raised an initial tranche of cash – worth more than a billion dollars – to help develop the coin before opening sales to the public. Unfortunately, third-party sales of coins bought in those initial fundraising rounds raised the ire of the SEC, which brought the hammer down on the whole operation. In 2020, officials ordered Telegram to pay a fine of $18.5 million and hand back much of the cash that it had raised. In view of this, the regulator has cautioned investors not to rely on such investment tips / advice received through social media platforms. It has also said investors should exercise utmost caution while taking investment decisions while dealing in the securities market. After fleeing Russia, the brothers founded Telegram as a way to communicate outside the Kremlin's orbit. They now run it from Dubai, and Pavel Durov says it has more than 500 million monthly active users.
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