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Telegram Drops TON Cryptocurrency Project After US Prohibits Global Distribution

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Telegram Drops TON Cryptocurrency Project After US Prohibits Global Distribution


Popular messaging app Telegram has shut down its TON cryptocurrency project. Telegram founder Pavel Durov explains that a US court has stopped his TON project and prevented the gram cryptocurrency from being distributed to investors, not just in the US but globally.Telegram Discontinues TON Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Project


Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov announced on Tuesday his decision regarding the Telegram Open Network (TON) and cryptocurrency project after a long battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “Today is a sad day for us here at Telegram. We are announcing the discontinuation of our blockchain project … I am writing this post to officially announce that Telegram’s active involvement with TON is over,” the messaging app’s founder wrote, adding:Unfortunately, a US court stopped TON from happening … the US court declared that grams [cryptocurrency] couldn’t be distributed not only in the United States, but globally.Telegram has discontinued its involvement in the TON cryptocurrency and blockchain project, CEO Pavel Durov announced after working on the project for two and a half years.


According to the judge, “a US citizen might find some way of accessing the TON platform after it launched. So, to prevent this, grams shouldn’t be allowed to be distributed anywhere in the world – even if every other country on the planet seemed to be perfectly fine with TON,” Durov conveyed.


Because of the U.S. court’s finding, “we have made the difficult decision not to proceed with TON,” Durov confirmed but noted that this decision could change in the future. “Sadly, the US judge is right about one thing … we are still dependent on the United States when it comes to finance and technology.”TON Crypto Project and Durov’s Warnings


Durov explained that over the past two and a half years, his team has been working on “a next-generation blockchain platform called TON and a cryptocurrency we were going to name gram,” elaborating:TON was designed to share the principles of decentralization pioneered by Bitcoin and Ethereum, but to be vastly superior to them in speed and scalability.Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been battling with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) since last year when his TON cryptocurrency and blockchain project raised over a billion dollars.


The TON crypto project raised about $1.7 billion from investors in 2018 in an initial coin offering (ICO). However, the SEC halted the sale in October 2019 claiming that the gram tokens were unregistered securities. In March, a U.S. judge affirmed the SEC decision and ruled that the gram cryptocurrency could not be distributed both in the U.S. and globally. Telegram then offered to pay investors back in two ways but U.S. investors only have the option of taking 72% refunds.


The TON developers claim that their blockchain would be faster and more efficient than the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains. According to Durov, “existing networks such as the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains do not have the capability to replace high-volume transaction mechanisms like credit cards and fiat currency,” a court document reads.


Durov warned that some sites may be using his name, the Telegram brand, the name TON or gram cryptocurrency to promote their own projects. “Don’t trust them with your money or data,” he emphasized, adding that no one from his team is involved in any of them. “While networks based on the technology we built for TON may appear, we won’t have any affiliation with them and are unlikely to ever support them in any way. So be careful, and don’t let anyone mislead you,” he cautioned. In conclusion, Durov wrote: “I want to conclude this post by wishing luck to all those striving for decentralization, balance and equality in the world … This battle may well be the most important battle of our generation. We hope that you succeed where we have failed.”


What do you think about the TON crypto project shutting down due to the U.S. legal system? Let us know in the comments section below.More Than $220M in Bitcoin Withdrawn from Crypto Exchanges Since the HalvingNEWS | 30 mins agoNew $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill: Second Stimulus Checks Could Be Coming to AmericansNEWS | 4 hours agoTags in this storygram crypto, gram cryptocurrency, Pavel Durov, telegram blockchain, telegram crypto, telegram cryptocurrency, telegram ico, Telegram Open Network, telegram sec, telegram tokens, telegram ton, ton crypto, ton cryptocurency


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