OKX Ventures, The Open Platform, and Folius Ventures jointly launched a $10 million Telegram growth hub to bring the large user base of the social media platform into the Web3 space. As per the latest update from the OKX, they selected the first batch of projects for this program to
Telegram Scams Crypto scammers are turning to Telegram to scam, a strategy that has grown by 2,000% since November. According to Scam Sniffer, 15th Jan, the scam happened. Instead of typical phishing attempts, where users are tricked into connecting their wallets to fraudulent sites, these new tactics involve fake verification
Telegram has reached profitability for the first time, marking a pivotal moment in its business journey. The social media platform announced total revenue exceeding $1 billion in 2024, with over $500 million in cash reserves, excluding crypto assets. Founder Pavel Durov highlighted the platform’s strong performance in a recent post.
The arrest of CEO Pavel Durov in France in August impacted the messaging app Telegram. Circumstances changed and a policy was reversed. The app will now share users’ IP addresses and phone numbers with the government for criminal investigations. How do you think this will play out for their user
In a recent post on X, Banana Gun announced plans to refund $3 million stolen from users affected by a Telegram bot exploit last week. The incident impacted eleven users, with hackers stealing 563 ETH from 36 separate wallets associated with the bot. Notably, Banana Gun confirmed that no tokens
Users of the messaging app Telegram are understandably worried about the recent changes it made to its privacy policy. Telegram will begin cooperating with appropriate authorities by disclosing user data in response to legitimate legal demands. When users break the rules of Telegram, CEO Pavel Durov said on September 23
In the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency sector witnessed a spur in activity after the weekend. Notably, the Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris’s pro-crypto statement caused a wave of relief among community members who anticipated for her silence to end. Additionally, Hamster Kombat revealed the token allocations for their token drop
With its active addresses lately surpassing industry-leading blockchains, the Open Network (TON) protocol has continued to achieve amazing growth. In the first week of September, the number of daily active TON addresses soared to 3 million, according to statistics from the industry research portal IntoTheBlock. The research showed that this
The trading of telegram tap-to-earn game Catizen’s token has gone live on Friday, with 150 million tokens, representing 15% of the total 1 billion supply, airdropped to users as part of its Season 1 distribution. This launch followed a two-month delay from its initially scheduled date. The airdrop process began
When news spread about the Banana Gun Hack and how user wallets were compromised, it sent shockwaves across the crypto world. A security compromise occurred at the Banana Gun trading bot on Telegram, leading to the loss of almost $1.4 million, or 563 ETH. Despite the scale of the hack,
