Tether, the company responsible for the $108 billion market cap USDT, intends to issue its dollar-pegged and gold-backed stablecoins (XAUT) natively on The Open Network (TON), a blockchain adjacent to Telegram. TON is an independent decentralized layer-1 network launched by Telegram, which has seen rapid growth lately with incentives for onboarding Telegram users. Telegram recently switched to the network's native token, toncoin (TON), from euros as a payment for its advertisement platform.

Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram Messenger, said in an interview that increasing regulation will force hardware devices to innovate around secure communication, "just as we have hardware wallets to store cryptocurrencies." He claimed that the US law enforcement agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is trying to persuade people associated with Telegram to install backdoors for monitoring purposes. Regarding company ownership, Durov stated that he avoids VC investment to prevent external influence on Telegram's operations. He revealed that he holds "hundreds of millions of dollars" in fiat and bitcoin, which allows him to guide his projects and companies with 100% ownership. <br>

SlowMist's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) 23pds posted on X platform that there is a file format bypass vulnerability caused by a spelling error in Telegram's official platform. Users are advised to update and pay attention to security.

In response to recent reports of automatic download security vulnerabilities, Telegram posted on X platform stating that we cannot confirm whether such vulnerabilities exist. The video is likely a scam. Anyone can report potential vulnerabilities in our application and receive a reward.

The number of Telegram users reached 900 million, and the company is approaching profitability, paving the way for a possible large-scale stock market listing. Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, revealed in an interview with the Financial Times that since the introduction of advertising and premium subscription services two years ago, this Dubai-based social media application has become one of the most popular social media platforms in the world, with revenue reaching "hundreds of millions of dollars". Durov said, "We hope to achieve profitability this year or next." This is his first public interview since 2017. Durov also mentioned that although potential investors, including the "Global Late-Stage Technology Fund," have offered valuations of more than $30 billion, he ruled out the possibility of selling the platform while exploring the possibility of an initial public offering (IPO) in the future. Durov emphasized that the main reason for launching a profitable model is to maintain independence and believes that IPOs can democratize access to the value of Telegram. Telegram plans to launch a revenue-sharing plan with channel creators this month, promising to give them 50% of marketing dollars. In addition, the company will also introduce commercial accounts and "social discovery" features to help users meet or date nearby people. Telegram's advertising business attempts to form a sharp contrast with its reputation as a platform that takes a laissez-faire attitude towards content regulation. The platform has recently come under scrutiny for allowing some Hamas-related content to remain on the platform.

On March 6th, Telegram CEO Patel Du Rove announced that the first batch of Telegram business features has been launched this week. Users can now convert their personal Telegram accounts to business accounts, and more Telegram business features will be launched later this month. Telegram Business accounts will be able to seamlessly add AI chatbots as invisible secretaries to reply to all or some chat content. The new robot API for developers will be launched later this month, and it will be entirely free. Earlier reports stated that the Telegram advertising platform will be open in March, sharing advertising revenue through the TON blockchain.

In response to concerns about the possible concentration of Toncoin holdings, Telegram announced new measures to limit its holding ratio of TON supply to about 10%. The company plans to sell excess Toncoin holdings to long-term investors at a price lower than market value, and these shares will be subject to a 1 to 4 year lock-up and linear unlocking plan to reduce the free circulation in the market, stabilize the ecosystem, and reduce volatility.

According to The Block report, Telegram will exclusively use the TON blockchain for advertising revenue payments and withdrawals.

Bloomberg's encryption and blockchain section, Bloomberg Crypto, has opened an encryption channel on Telegram to provide news and analysis in the field of cryptocurrency.

The first inscription trading platform on Telegram MiniApp, Gram20, will launch the first inscription Gram Mint activity on December 22. The total circulation of Gram is 210 billion, and each mint is 10,000 tokens, using fair launch. Gram20 is an inscription trading platform built on Telegram MiniApp, providing inscription deployment, engraving, and trading services for 900 million Telegram users. Through Telegram Wallet deployment of TON, Tron, Taproot, Dogecoin, Sol, AVAX multi-chain networks, Gram20 is committed to becoming a Telegram inscription trading platform for everyone.