俄罗斯总统选举定于3月17日举行，但竞选结果早已毫无悬念。弗拉基米尔·普京一直以来都有清除所有潜在政治对手的习惯。例如，反对派政治家伊利亚·亚辛和弗拉基米尔·卡拉-穆尔扎因莫须有的指控而被关押，正在服刑。而最大的反对派政治家阿列克谢·纳瓦利内在2月16日在监狱中的可疑死亡。俄罗斯的公民社会，包括那些寻求自由和公正选举的人，急需来自国际各方的支持和团结。 source
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Durov said on his Telegram channel today that the two and a half year blockchain and crypto project has been put to sleep. Ironically, after leaving Russia because the government wanted his encryption keys to his social media firm, Durov’s cryptocurrency idea lost steam because of a U.S. court. “The technology we created allowed for an open, free, decentralized exchange of value and ideas. TON had the potential to revolutionize how people store and transfer funds and information,” he wrote on his channel. “Unfortunately, a U.S. court stopped TON from happening.”
The super secure UAE-based Telegram messenger service, developed by Russian-born software icon Pavel Durov, is looking to raise $1bn through a bond placement to a limited number of investors from Russia, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the Kommersant daily reported citing unnamed sources on February 18, 2021.The issue reportedly comprises exchange bonds that could be converted into equity in the messaging service that is currently 100% owned by Durov and his brother Nikolai.Kommersant reports that the price of the conversion would be at a 10% discount to a potential IPO should it happen within five years.The minimum bond placement is said to be set at $50mn, but could be lowered to $10mn. Five-year bonds could carry an annual coupon of 7-8%.
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