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, Durovβs cryptocurrency idea lost steam because of a U.S. court. βThe 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,β he wrote on his channel. βUnfortunately, a U.S. court stopped TON from happening.β
Telegram today rolling out an update which brings with it several new features.The update also adds interactive emoji. When you send one of the select animated emoji in chat, you can now tap on it to initiate a full screen animation. The update also adds interactive emoji. When you send one of the select animated emoji in chat, you can now tap on it to initiate a full screen animation. This is then visible to you or anyone else who's also present in chat at the moment. The animations are also accompanied by vibrations. This is then visible to you or anyone else who's also present in chat at the moment. The animations are also accompanied by vibrations.
