One-year deal, yet to be formalised, will see xAI paying Telegram $300mn and equity, and a share of revenue on subscriptions sold
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov back in Dubai after six months in France
French officials temporarily relax bail conditions until April 7; Telegram founder Durov posts it felt “great to be home” after being held in France
Funding
Decentralised credit intelligence platform Synnax raises $550k from Wintermute and TON Ventures
The new capital will be used for the continued development of Synnax’s flagship credit intelligence protocol and its Telegram mini-app, SynQues
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Bitget Wallet launches OmniConnect to bridge Telegram users to multichain web3 ecosystem
The integration allows Telegram Mini-Apps to utilize Bitget Wallet for signing and conducting transactions across multiple blockchain networks
Bitget
Bitget, Foresight Ventures to invest $30mn in TON blockchain to spur growth of Telegram-based projects
This investment will be allocated through the acquisition of TON tokens, and is expected to further accelerate the adoption of Tap-to-Earn, GameFi, and new emerging trends within the TON ecosystem
Brazil
Big tech’s ‘tobacco moment’? Durov, Musk, and the geopolitical taming of tech CEOs
These high-profile cases may point to signs of a broader shift in tech and geopolitics, experts say
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov banned from leaving France
Telegram founder Pavel Durov granted conditional bail by French court
France
Pavel Durov charges revealed: Telegram founder faces multiple allegations
The charges, revealed in a statement from the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office, span a wide range of alleged offences against the 39-year-old tech entrepreneur
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UAE ‘closely following’ Pavel Durov case after Telegram founder’s arrest
UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs closely following case of citizen arrested in France
Internet
Arresting tech CEOs won’t fix the internet
There’s no easy fix for the internet’s dark underbelly, but arresting tech visionaries like Pavel Durov isn’t it
France
India probes Telegram over extortion, gambling concerns: Report
The move comes as Telegram’s 39-year-old founder and chief executive officer Pavel Durov was arrested in Paris on August 24 over the app’s moderation policies
France
Pavel Durov: Telegram’s Dubai-based founder arrested by French Police
Pavel Durov taken into custody at Le Bourget airport near Paris as part of an investigation into criminal use of the encrypted platform
content removal
Saudi Arabia combats terrorism online: Removes 6mn pieces of extremist content
The content and channels were removed from January 1 to March 30
Messaging app
Mubadala, Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners invest $150m in social media platform Telegram
Telegram has become one of the 10 most downloaded apps in the world with over 500 million monthly active users
Apple App Store
Hong Kong protests drive surge in popular Telegram chat app
Dubai-based app Telegram gained about 110,000 new users in Hong Kong in July across the Apple App Store and Google Play
Bitcoin
Dubai-based Telegram cryptocurrency offered for sale at triple ICO price
Telegram founder Pavel Durov aims to enable transaction speeds faster than the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains
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Telegram raises $1.7 billion in coin offering, may seek more
Company plans to use the ICO proceeds to develop the Telegram Open Network blockchain