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Despite Telegram abandoning TON earlier this year, the technology underpinning the project lives on. Here’s what happened next.
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A blockchain focused on “sustainable decentralization” says it is about to become one of the world’s largest and most scalable proof-of-stake networks.
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Blockchain technology is just a tool that solves a problem, it cannot be the goal of the entire project.
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The app has helped Belarusians stay in touch during a communications blackout.
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“We are not selling Telegram – neither in part, nor in full,” Telegram CEO Pavel Durov promises.
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As the official Telegram Open Network is being prepared to shut down on Aug. 1, global TON technology projects continue progressing.
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Telegram ceases its support of the test network for TON, but that will seemingly not deter the community from keeping the open-source project going.
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Users will need to install their own testnet validators to continue using the network.
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Russian prosecutors are reportedly investigating a British firm that allegedly sold fraudulent Gram tokens.
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Documents shared with Cointelegraph confirm that Telegram refunded some American TON investors 72% of their investments about a month ago.
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Despite the original TON project being officially terminated, the U.S. SEC asks Telegram to return $1.2 billion.
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As the official TON team transfers the TON development to “free source community,” the Chinese TON Community launches their own TON network.
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov donates 10 BTC to a Russian charity project backed by a local political activist.
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Going forward, the abbreviation “TON” will stand for “The Open Network,” following the departure of the project’s original creator, Telegram.
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