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๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ โฐ Telegram | DID YOU KNOW?
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 Telegramโs user base is already fairly crypto-savvy. It raised an initial tranche of cash โ worth more than a billion dollars โ 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. False news often spreads via public groups, or chats, with potentially fatal effects. So, uh, whenever I hear about Telegram, itโs always in relation to something bad. What gives? He floated the idea of restricting the use of Telegram in Ukraine and Russia, a suggestion that was met with fierce opposition from users. Shortly after, Durov backed off the idea. Such instructions could actually endanger people โ citizens receive air strike warnings via smartphone alerts.
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ โฐ from VN