Danny Nelson / CoinDesk:
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says the messaging app plans to build a decentralized crypto exchange and noncustodial wallets — The messaging app is pushing ahead with its buildout of crypto infrastructure. — Messaging app Telegram has sold $50 million in usernames in less than a month through …
Callan Quinn / The Block:
Telegram will launch auctions for its usernames via TON blockchain, following a TON auction for wallet usernames, some of which sold for $200K+ — – The Telegram messaging app is soon to launch a username auction platform. — Other elements of the Telegram ecosystem, including channels …
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says Telegram Premium passed 1M subscribers since its June 2022 launch; the monthly subscription costs $5 in the US and £5 in the UK — Telegram Premium has amassed over 1 million subscribers, less than six months after the popular instant messaging app launched …
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Telegram adds video transcription, separate topics in large groups chats, NFT-like “Collectible Usernames” secured by the TON blockchain network, and more — Telegram has updated its app with new features and visual updates, including the addition of voice-to-text transcription for videos …
CoinDesk:
FTX US general counsel says he is investigating “abnormalities with wallet movements” after $380M+ in crypto left FTX and FTX US wallets on November 11 — The lack of an official statement from FTX has led to speculation that the funds have been stolen by insiders or hackers.
Danny Nelson / CoinDesk:
Sources: due to an accounting bug, Binance erroneously disbursed ~4.8M of Helium’s HNT tokens, worth ~$19M, to some of its users, many of whom quickly sold them — The Helium network has two tokens, HNT and MOBILE. Binance counted them as one, HNT, resulting in a windfall for customers who deposited the MOBILE.
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Linux Foundation plans to form the OpenWallet Foundation, developing open-source interoperability for digital wallets, supported by Okta, Accenture, and more — The Linux Foundation has announced plans for a new collaborative initiative designed to support interoperability across digital wallets, built on an open source bedrock.
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