Telegram will expand group calls to 100 people and launch paid messages
The beta version of Telegram for Android has a new feature that allows you to make group calls with up to 100 participants at once. Another change concerns the payment for messages.
Toncoin (TON) soared after Grok integration: now you can buy a Tesla Cybertruck (and more) with coins
In mid-March Pavel Durov left France and started actively promoting Telegram. On March 26, it became known that the Grok chatbot was integrated into the messenger (the day before the AI became available for Android). Grok’s name on Telegram is @GrokAI (search as a user), and it is available only to Telegram Premium users.
Leading US venture capital funds own Toncoin (TON) for $400 million
The Open Network (TON) blockchain, which powers Telegram messenger applications, has raised $400 million in investments from well-known American venture capital companies, including Sequoia Capital, Ribbit Capital, Benchmark Ventures, Kingsway Capital, and Draper Associates. In these decentralized applications, payment is made with Toncoin (TON)…
Telegram reached 1 billion users — and became the world’s second largest messenger after WhatsApp, or «a miserable copy» according to Durov
Telegram founder Pavel Durov saidreported that Telegram has become the second most popular messenger in the world, with 1 billion active users per month.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov has left France: «It feels great to be home»
Pavel Durov, the founder of the popular messenger, has left France and returned home to Dubai, where Telegram’s headquarters are based. Rumors of his dismissal surfaced on March 15, and on March 17, he personally confirmed this information. Numerous charges against Durov have not yet been dropped, and the investigation is ongoing. The head of…
Goodbye, Skype: How the legend of the 2000s came to an end
Today, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger rule the world of convenient messengers. Signal is also gaining popularity. And we have gradually begun to forget how in the early 2000s, everyone who had a computer used «ICQ». Gradually, ICQ turned into something from the long-forgotten past, and in 2024, the messenger ceased to exist. Now Skype…
UPDATED: Telegram users are attacked by EvilVideo — how to avoid the exploit
Telegram is positioned as a secure and private platform for digital conversation, offering features such as secret chats, end-to-end encryption (not for group chats), two-step verification, self-destructing messages, proxy support, and the ability to hide your phone number. However, these same features have made the messenger attractive to…
Telegram’s limited edition gifts for February 14 were sold out in a matter of hours for $5 million. Who bought them and why?
On the eve of Valentine’s Day, Telegram launched a Valentine’s collection of 9 gifts, 3 of which can then be converted into NFTs, which caused a real stir. Who bought them? No, these are not romantic and head-over-heels in love messenger users.
Telegram blockchain TON aims to expand in the US under Trump’s leadership
TON Foundation, associated with the Telegram messenger, announced plans for active expansion into the American market. This decision is driven by the anticipated favorable regulatory environment under the leadership of the newly elected US President Donald Trump. TON Blockchain plans to use this opportunity for the integration of its solutions.…
MemeFI: another failed «tap» game of the year?
MemeFI — Tap-to-Earn game, which claims to be even worse than Hamster Kombat. The listing will take place on November 22 on the exchanges Bybit, Bitget, OKX, Gate.io, Kucoin, MEXC. It was preceded by a long wait and several postponements. The project was officially launched in May 2023.
Hype Telegram game Hamster Kombat lost 86% of users
In September, the clicker game (tapalka) Hamster Kombat has made a lot of noise: 300 million players who had been diligently completing tasks for half a year and poking at their smartphone screens every day were expecting to make a little extra money. But when the time came for the listing, the major hype turned into total disappointment. Almost…
Telegram blocking: Kyiv universities started to restrict access to the messenger in their networks
From theoretical discussion the idea of blocking Telegram in Ukraine has begun to move to the practical implementation of restrictions. In September officials and the military were banned from using Telegram on their work devices. In October National Council restricts Telegram on its network. And now the messenger has been blocked in some higher…
From glory to oblivion: are Tap-to-Earn games dead, or do they still have a chance?
After the phenomenal success of Notcoin in early 2024, which brought millions of users profit, the market was flooded with similar clones with primitive gameplay. However, user frustration, rising project launch costs, and falling profitability call into question the future of this format. Will «tap» games be able to evolve to survive, or are…
Telegram channels disseminated data on TCC routes: 19 administrators were detained and face up to 8 years in prison
The SBU and the National Police exposed 19 administrators and contributors of Telegram channels who tried to disrupt mobilization and disseminated information about the locations of the Armed Forces. It is noted that they also filmed provocative streams and spread fake reports about the Ukrainian military, including representatives of the TCC.
UPDATED: National Council restricts Telegram on its network and hopes to block the messenger in Ukraine
The Ukrainian authorities are not abandoning their plans to restrict the use of the Telegram messenger. Earlier this year, a representative of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine saidthat Telegram poses a number of threats to Ukraine’s security.
New Telegram features: improved gifts, adding media after sending a message, and more
Pavel Durov spoke about several new features that will soon be available in the Telegram messenger. Most of the innovations are related to improvements in gifting.
UPDATED: Blocking Telegram: Poltava regional council prepares to ban the messenger in the region
The Poltava Regional Council has begun preparations for a vote to ban Telegram in the region. The plans became known from the broadcast of a meeting of the deputy commission on regulations.
Cryptocurrency paradox: why does TON’s success cause skepticism?
One interesting crypto project has recently attracted special attention from the general public. TON (The Open Network) is a decentralized blockchain that has gone from an idea to an independent ecosystem with record transaction speeds. Despite the contradictory opinions and attitudes towards TON and Toncoin due to its connection with Pavel Durov…
Telegram will transmit the IP address and phone number of criminals at the request of law enforcement
Telegram owner Pavel Durov said about some updates to the platform that will make it more difficult to use it for illegal purposes.
Crypto exchange BingX accidentally doubled the reward for Hamster Kombat players
Listing of Hamster Kombat on exchanges will take place in just three days, and the crypto community is already calling this game one of the worst tap games in Telegram’s history. However, the BingX exchange apparently doesn’t think so, and that’s why it has been pouring HMSTR tokens with a slide. But first things first.
Threat to national security: Ukraine to restrict Telegram for civil servants and military
The National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity of Ukraine has decided to restrict the use of Telegram in government agencies and critical infrastructure facilities.
Telegram channel with fake news about terrorist attacks in Lviv blocked
Law enforcement officers have blocked the Telegram channel that disseminated information about the terrorist attacks in Lviv. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Only 9% of Ukrainians support the idea of blocking Telegram – KIIS poll
The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) conducted a survey to find out how Ukrainians perceive the threats of Russian propaganda on social media and their attitudes toward the ban on Telegram. The survey was conducted on September 1-6, 2024, by telephone interviews with 1,015 respondents in all government-controlled regions of Ukraine.
Telegram is harmful and poses a threat to national security. All channels should be registered – Budanov
Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, gave a long interview to «Radio Charter». Among other topics, he also said that the Telegram messenger poses a threat to national security.
Telegram employs mostly Ukrainian programmers — they won a professional competition
Referring to Telegram founder Pavel Durov, the Financial Times writes that the platform is used mostly by Ukrainian coders.
Pavel Durov is released on bail but banned from leaving France — he faces up to 10 years in prison
Telegram’s founder is accused of complicity in a dozen crimes, including drug trafficking and distribution of child pornography.
After Pavel Durov’s arrest, Telegram downloads increased — in France, the messenger topped the App Store rankings
Detention of Telegram founder
Pavel Durov was interrogated on 12 charges — full list
According to the cybercrime department of the Paris prosecutor’s office, Pavel Durov, founder and chairman of Telegram, was interrogated on 12 charges. Durov was detained on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 20:00 local time at the airport «Le Bourget».
Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested at the airport in France, — media
Telegram founder Pavel Durov was detained at Paris Le Bourget airport. He arrived in the French capital on a private jet from Azerbaijan, accompanied by a bodyguard and a woman.
11 years of Telegram: the messenger added superchannels, stars as reactions, and more
In honor of Telegram’s eleventh anniversary, the popular messenger has announced many new features. Among them are starred reactions and subscriptions, paid media, a new mode of messages on behalf of other channels, and more.
Blocking can’t work: MP proposes to close Telegram in Ukraine, like «Vkontakte» and «Odnoklassniki»
Ukrainian authorities are once again talking about restricting the operation of the Telegram messenger. As a reminder, at the beginning of the year started discussing the idea of fines and state control over the platform’s activities. Now we are talking about the possible blocking of Telegram in Ukraine.
Telegram introduces app store and improved built-in browser
Telegram is improving the user experience by adding a new way of interacting with the browser and the Mini App Store for native apps.
Durov has 100 biological children and opens the DNA code so they can find each other
Pavel Durov, an unmarried and ideological loner, found out that he is actually a father of many children. Now the Telegram owner wants to open his DNA so that his biological children can identify themselves if they wish.
Telegram will display the main country and time of creation of public channels (+ monetization for Ukraine)
Now we will find out which channels are administered by Russians?
Significantly more than «30 engineers»: security experts commented on Telegram’s concerns
After the publication of the material «Durov boasts that Telegram employs «about 30 engineers» ─ security experts call this a «red flag» for users» A representative of Telegram contacted ITC.UA and commented on the main points of concern for security experts.
Updated: Durov boasts that Telegram employs «about 30 engineers» ─ security experts call this a «red flag» for users
Last weekend, X (formerly Twitter) posted a video of a recent interview with Telegram founder Pavel Durov. In the video, Durov tells Tucker Carlson that he is the only product manager in the company and that he only employs «about 30 engineers».
Army+ from the Ministry of Defense — a chatbot has been launched to advise the military and persons liable for military service in Telegram
The Ministry of Defense has launched the Army+ chatbot, which is positioned as a consultant for people liable for military service, the military and their families.
Telegram Stars – a new internal currency for paying for digital goods
Telegram has launched a new feature – the ability to sell digital goods and services through bots and mini-apps using a new internal currency called «Telegram Stars».
The EU wants to control Telegram, but the messenger lacks 4 million users for the «gatekeeper» status
The EU is investigating whether Telegram falls under a new strict content law, as it is concerned about the spread of Russian disinformation on the platform.
Microsoft has launched a beta version of Copilot on Telegram — up to 30 requests per day for free
Requests for Copilot can be sent directly to the messenger for free, but with restrictions.
Telegram blocked «єВорог» and other Ukrainian military bots — only Russian fakes work
Telegram blocked Ukrainian military bots for data collection. About this, in particular, reports The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine on its official Telegram channel. The GUR has lost its «Main Intelligence Bot», and «eVorog» the Ministry of Digital Transformation, «Stop russian war bot» the SBU, and others, including the «Shahedov»…
Durov: Apple demands to ban some Telegram channels for users with Ukrainian SIM cards
Telegram founder Pavel Durov said that Apple had sent a request to block some Telegram channels for Ukrainian users. Although the platform’s community usually opposes such blocking, the company has to listen to such requests in order to keep the app available in the App Store.
Video interview with Durov conducted by Carlson: on maintaining Telegram’s neutrality, FBI pressure, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg
Last night we got it the same interview with Telegram founder Pavel Durov, which was taken by the famous propagandist Tucker Carlson. As expected — this is a continuous stream of Telegram self-promotion and of course «heroic struggle» Elon Musk Durov for freedom of speech and secrecy of correspondence. In this post, we present…
🤡Durov gave an interview to Tucker Carlson, who now also has a Telegram channel
Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced a new interview with Tucker Carlson, the same American pro-Russian propagandist who recently interviewed Putin for Elon Musk’s Twitter account X. And before that, the propagandist, who was kicked out of Fox News, repeatedly claimed that the genocide in Bucha was an orchestrated attack and blamed Ukraine…
Telegram achieved a positive cash flow in the first quarter and expects to turn a profit this year
Telegram is actively adding new users and may become a billionaire by the end of the year.
Telegram has launched a channel monetization program, but it does not work in Ukraine
The authors will be paid in Toncoin, but not in Ukraine.
Telegram will allow to limit the circle of authors of private messages for Ukraine, Russia and Belarus — Durov
Starting next week, Telegram is introducing the ability to limit the number of people who write personal messages to residents of Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. About wrote Pavel Durov, owner of the messenger.
Telegram offers a free premium subscription. But in return, it requires you to disclose your phone number to strangers
Telegram offers a new way to get a premium subscription for free. To do so, you just need to voluntarily provide your phone number to send one-time passwords (OTPs) to other users. While this may look appealing, at first glance, it’s not really a good idea — especially for a messaging service that is based on privacy.
MPs propose to regulate Telegram and other information sharing platforms
A group of MPs has registered a new draft law No. 11115aimed at regulating the Telegram messenger.
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