Pavel Durov
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Pavel Durov is widely known for founding VK, a popular social networking site, and Telegram, an encrypted messaging service that now has about 200 million active users monthly. Currently, Durov and his team are developing the Telegram Open Network (TON), which is a darknet decentralized blockchain and cryptocurrency platform.
The TON Blockchain Platform Development Team Stops Participating in the Project
TON development team stops its active participation in the project for the reasons we wrote about earlier. The efforts of the team were redirected to other projects.
Telegram Lawyers Withdrew an Appeal Over the Ban of Selling Gram Tokens in the United States
On May 12, Pavel Durov announced the closure of the Telegram Open Network (TON) project. That's why the lawyers of Telegram Group Inc. decided to withdraw a March appeal against a court order banning the sale of Gram.
The Official Durov's Announcement That Telegram's Active Involvement With TON Is Over
Many investors did not believe that the TON project would start either this year or a year later, and they were right. Today, Pavel Durov officially announced that Telegram's active involvement with TON is over.
Telegram Launched a Contest to Create a News Aggregator
The participants of the second stage of the Data Clustering Contest should develop an algorithm that will qualitatively rank the information. Winners will share a prize fund of $100,000.
TON Investors Believe That Telegram Refuses to Launch Its Blockchain Platform
TON investors have been receiving many letters from Durov’s team since April 30, but still have not received an exact answer whether the blockchain platform will ever be launched or not.
Pavel Durov Refused to Give the Gram to Investors in 2021 and Will Return the Money to American TON Investors
US investors received a new letter from the Telegram Open Network team, in which they are offered only one way out – to take back 72% of the investments.
Postponement of the TON Launch: Investors Will Get Their Money Back with Telegram Shares
Durov's blockchain platform should be launched today, but as expected, this did not happen. At night, Durov sent a letter to all investors offering to return 53% more investments than promised.
