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<br><br><br>In May 2018, Telegram, the ubiquitous messaging platform with end-to-end encryption, held the most epic initial coin offering (ICO) in history. The ICO aimed to raise funds for the development of Telegram's blockchain platform, called TON (The Open Network). The primary focus of the ICO was the TON token, which was supposed to be the native cryptocurrency of the TON ecosystem.<br><br><br><br>Telegram's co-founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, had announced the plans for Telegram Open Network in the following year, and the company raised an astonishing $1.7 billion through the ICO. The funds were raised over a period of about two months, during which time Telegram sold TON tokens to over 1 million registered investors from all over the world.<br><br><br><br>At that time, the native cryptocurrency was expected to become a widely accepted and used cryptocurrency in the TON ecosystem. The TON network was supposed to be a open-source platform that would enable developers to create blockchain-based applications and services. Telegram aimed to create a network that would be highly secure, with the potential to process a large volume of transactions per second.<br><br><br><br>The sale price of the TON token was set at $0.033 per unit, but the token sale saw several iterations. During the pre-sale round, large investors were offered TON tokens at $0.38 per unit, but the public sale price remained the same.<br><br><br><br>However, the TON project faced many legal issues. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched an investigation into Telegram's ICO, and in October 2020, the SEC ruled that the Gram tokens were securities. The court ordered Telegram to pay a fine of $18.5 million and banned the company from selling Gram tokens in the United States.<br><br><br><br>As a result, the TON project was put on hold until further notice, [https://gm-telegram.com/windows/ telegram繁體中文版下載] and the future of the TON token is still uncertain. The SEC's ruling dealt a significant blow to Telegram's ambitions for a decentralized blockchain platform.<br><br><br><br>While the TON project is currently on hold, Telegram continues to be one of the biggest messaging apps in the world. Despite the hurdles overcome by the company in the blockchain space, its user base and revenue continue to grow.<br><br><br><br>In conclusion, the Telegram ICO was one of the largest events in the history of cryptocurrencies. The TON token was expected to become a significant player in the cryptocurrency market, but the bureaucratic hurdles faced by Telegram have cast a shadow over the future of the TON project.<br><br>
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