Telegram announced today that will it hold an auction for usernames — for both individual accounts and channels — through a marketplace built on top of the TON blockchain. In August, Telegram founder ...

The encrypted messaging app had already been taking and pawning off popular usernames, but this would allow users to access the platform without a SIM card. Reading time 3 minutes Telegram is not yet ...

An early Telegram and toncoin (TON) user received a $25 million offer for the instant-messaging app's @crypto username on Wednesday, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said in a post on the messaging system.

Telegram has powerful but confusing granular controls for privacy and security.