KUALA LUMPUR: This year, the majority of the 4,355 investment scam cases in Malaysia have been linked to schemes advertised on social media sites and chat applications, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The director of the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) reported that 82%, or 3,574 cases, began with advertisements on social...
PARIS/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of Telegram who was arrested in Paris, has nothing to hide and it is absurd to hold an owner responsible for abuse of the messaging and social media platform, Telegram said in a statement. Durov, a 39-year-old billionaire, was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris shortly after...
PETALING JAYA: Several social media sites have been identified as spreading alleged leaked investigation information related to the Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin murder case, says the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). In a statement on Saturday (June 15), MCMC said it had submitted requests to social media platform operators, including TikTok and Telegram, to remove...
PETALING JAYA: Several social media sites have been identified as spreading alleged leaked investigation information related to the Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin murder case, says the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). In a statement on Saturday (June 15), MCMC said it had submitted requests to social media platform operators, including TikTok and Telegram, to remove...
Cryptocurrency betting platform ZKasino is reportedly facing criticism from users who doubt the platform’s reliability. Adding to the uncertainty, ZKasino’s official Telegram channel was rumored to have been banned, but crypto.news confirmed that the account is still active. ZKasino hasn’t responded to requests for comment. A significant concern also arose from the revelation that ZKasino’s deposit wallet holds...
Tether has allegedly minted $10 million in its largest stablecoin by market value on the TON blockchain in a move signaling potential expansion. Tether Holdings Ltd.’s USDT, the world’s largest stablecoin, is now available on the TON blockchain, as the firm’s transparency report indicates an issuance of $10 million on the network. As of press time, Tether made no public...
The founder of the Telegram messenger, Pavel Durov, spoke about the future of the TON cryptocurrency. At the Token2049 conference in Dubai, Durov explained how ordinary Telegram users can use Toncoin (TON). Starting on April 19, the first payments in TON for advertising to Telegram channel administrators will begin. In addition, starting next week, users will be able...
In an interview with Tucker Carlson, the elusive Telegram CEO Pavel Durov emphasized that crypto’s focus on privacy and security may soon be undermined by surveillance hardware. Despite the increasing role of governments as they involve themselves in privacy matters, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is still optimistic about the future, saying those who care about privacy could still...
Grindery, backed by Binance Labs, aims to simplify digital asset transactions on Telegram. The smart wallet solution enables swift cryptocurrency transfers on Telegram by leveraging account abstraction and bootstrapping millions in liquidity for TON-based tokens and dApps on the private messaging platform. Account abstraction is a crypto technology that allows users to store assets exclusively in a blockchain smart...
The Telegram messenger has unveiled a new revenue sharing system that allows channels’ owners to get 50% of revenue from ads displayed on their channels. In a blog post on Mar. 31, Telegram announced the launch of a new revenue sharing program that aims to bolster its platform’s appeal to content creators. Described as the “most generous reward systems in the...
