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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov To Leave His $13.9 Billion Fortune to His 100+ Children
Saturday, June 21, 2025 - 1:50pm | 492Pavel Durov, the CEO and co-founder of messaging platform Telegram, has announced that his vast fortune will be inherited by his numerous offspring. What Happened: In an interview with the French outlet Le Point, Durov said that his 100-plus children will be the beneficiaries of his multi-...
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Pavel Durov's 100-Plus Children Won't See A Cent Of His Fortune Until 2055, Here's What The Telegram CEO Plans To Do With His Estate
Friday, June 20, 2025 - 2:41am | 539Telegram founder Pavel Durov says he will divide his roughly $17 billion fortune among more than 100 children he has fathered, but they will have to wait three decades to claim it. What Happened: Durov, 40, told Le Point he recently drafted a will stipulating that biological or sperm-donated...
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Telegram Raises $1.5B In Bond Sale Despite CEO's Legal Battle In France
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 7:38am | 557Despite its CEO being barred from leaving France due to a criminal investigation, messaging platform Telegram (CRYPTO: TON) is set to raise at least $1.5 billion through a new bond sale, according to a report. The funding round, expected to be finalized Wednesday, signals investor confidence in the...
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TON Token Value Soars 20% As Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Regains Passport From French Authorities
Sunday, March 16, 2025 - 12:30pm | 403The TON (CRYPTO: TON) token has witnessed a significant surge in value, following the recovery of Telegram founder Pavel Durov‘s passport from French authorities. What Happened: The price of TON has escalated by over 20%, trading above $3.45 and boasting a market capitalization of $8.14...
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Telegram Fined $640,000 By Australia For Delayed Response To Child Abuse, Terrorism Inquiry: 'Unfair And Disproportionate Penalty'
Sunday, February 23, 2025 - 10:25pm | 568On Monday, Australia’s online safety regulator fined messaging platform Telegram about 1 million Australian dollars ($640,000) for failing to respond on time to an inquiry into measures preventing the spread of child abuse and extremist content. What Happened: The eSafety Commission had...
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Telegram-Related TON Crypto Secures $20 Million Raise From Pantera Capital, Down 13% From All-Time High
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - 8:47am | 529Pantera Capital, a leading hedge fund and venture capital firm in the cryptocurrency space, has secured $20 million to invest in Toncoin, the cryptocurrency linked to the Telegram Open Network (CRYPTO: TON). What Happened: This development was revealed in documents filed with the U.S. Securities...
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Telegram's $1.3B Crypto Windfall Shields Business Amid Pavel Durov's Legal Troubles, Toncoin Emerges As The Golden Goose
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 - 2:19am | 622Telegram has reported significant financial growth in the first half of 2024, with revenue reaching $525 million, driven by strong performance in cryptocurrency holdings. This is despite ongoing legal challenges facing its CEO, Pavel Durov. What Happened: Telegram’s financial disclosures...
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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Cracks Down On $64B 'Pig Butchering' Scams Involving Dating Apps, Social Media And Crypto Investing
Friday, November 22, 2024 - 4:32am | 712Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) on Thursday announced new efforts to combat the growing threat of “pig butchering” scams, which have cost Americans billions of dollars each year. What Happened: Pig butchering scams typically involve scammers building fake online...
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V3V Ventures Invests $5 Million In Premium Telegram Usernames, Seizing 'Unique Advantages' To Build Crypto Channels
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 2:56pm | 938V3V Ventures, a $20 million VC fund that invests in start-ups and cutting-edge technologies in crypto, NFTs, and Web2 and Web3, has invested in a number of prominent Telegram usernames. The fund has invested $5 million acquiring usernames such as: @buzz, @trade, @startups, @ether, @trading, @...
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Telegram The New Frontier For Criminal Gangs? UN Report Uncovers Alarming Trends In Organized Crime
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 - 2:25am | 637On Monday, the U.N. revealed in a report that the messaging app Telegram, an encrypted messaging app, has been identified as a major platform for criminal activities. What Happened: The report by the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime or UNODC disclosed that Telegram is being...
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Telegram Joins X, Meta, LinkedIn In Privacy Dilemma: Social Media Faces Growing Government Control
Friday, October 4, 2024 - 8:56am | 759The tech world is buzzing with news of Telegram's recent shift in privacy policy, where the platform will now provide user data like IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities in response to valid legal requests. Known for its staunch commitment to free speech and privacy, this change signals a...
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Pavel Durov's Telegram Forked Over Data To US Law Enforcement — 'Affected Users: 108'
Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 1:09am | 691Pavel Durov’s Telegram, the widely-used social media platform, has acknowledged its compliance with multiple U.S. law enforcement data requests this year. What Happened: Following the arrest of Durov by French police in August, Telegram has expanded its privacy policy to encompass...
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Telegram's Pavel Durov: 'Little Has Changed' In Privacy Policies Despite Legal Woes
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 11:59am | 508In a bold assertion, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov insists his messaging platform’s privacy policies remain largely unchanged, despite his recent legal troubles in France. Following his arrest at Le Bourget airport in late August, Durov took to his personal Telegram channel to clarify the app...
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From Binance's Zhao To Silk Road's Ulbricht: Meet The Crypto Moguls Who Amassed 272 Years Of Prison Time
Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 7:41am | 894Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao was released on Friday, after having served a four-month sentence for failing to implement Anti-Money Laundering (AML) measures between 2017 and 2022. But Zhao’s case is just one among many that highlight the growing enforcement against crypto crimes. The...
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Telegram Uses AI To Filter Problematic Data, Will Share User Info To Authorities
Monday, September 23, 2024 - 5:31pm | 521Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov agreed to provide user IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities in response to valid legal requests. Following his arrest in France last month, Durov, who previously resisted government demands for user data, changed Telegram's terms of service to prevent criminals...