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The Protocol: The Impact of Telegram CEO's Arrest on TON Blockchain

Blockchain analysts are reminding investors how closely the messaging app Telegram, whose just-arrested CEO Pavel Durov awaits a hearing in a French court, is intertwined with the fate of TON blockchain and its native cryptocurrency, toncoin. ALSO: What's up with Vitalik's DeFi diss?

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TON Back Online After Near Six Hour Outage; Trump Releases Fourth Drop of His NFT Trading Cards

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as the TON blockchain resumes producing blocks after a nearly six-hour outage caused by a surge in network traffic. Plus, Australians lost $122 million of crypto to investment scams in just 12 months, and Trump is out with another collection of digital trading card NFTs.

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TON Resumes Block Production After Near Six Hour Outage

The network has gone to the DOGS as it struggles to catch up with the popularity of a new TON memcoin.

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Policy

Telegram CEO's Arrest Is Unlikely to Be the Last: Galaxy

Telegram and Pavel Durov were probably resisting takedown or information requests from Europe or France, the report said.

Toncoin rises amid potential Telegram IPO (Christian Wiediger/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Consolidates at $64K Before Next Push Higher

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 26, 2024.

Bitcoin price on Aug. 26 (CoinDesk)

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TON Down 14% as Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Arrested in France

Durov's arrest stems from a warrant issued by France's OFIM, an office that works to prevent violence against minors, as part of a complaint into Telegram's lack of moderation and cooperation with law enforcement.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (TechCrunch Disrupt Europe/Creative Commons)

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TON Leads Crypto Majors on HashKey Partnership

Bitcoin, ether and most other crypto majors were flat in Asia as the region's business week began but TON became one of the highlights of the Monday session. The digital asset associated with Telegram surged more than 13% on the week as HashKey announced a partnership with the project. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."

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TON Leads Crypto Majors as BTC, ETH Remain Flat

GameFi heavy TON outperformed the CoinDesk 20 during the Monday trading day in Asia.

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TON Gets $40M Venture Fund, What Could This Mean for the Ecosystem's Future?

CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest movements in the TON ecosystem, with a focus on its new $40 million venture fund aimed at investing in consumer apps. Plus, the surge in its native token toncoin in the past year and how the venture fund could help Telegram achieve its goal of becoming an "everything app."

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Finance

TON Crypto Ecosystem Gets Its Own Venture Fund to Invest $40M in Consumer Apps

The TON ecosystem has seen explosive growth lately with web3 games such as Hamster Kombat attracting many millions of users.

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