Telegram financial statement shows it holds $400 million in crypto
The messaging app had about four million premium users at the end of 2023.
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Grayscale CEO outlines 6 themes that will shape crypto market in 2021
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Careful! There’s a Justin Sun Look-a-Like Trying to Launch a Fake Tron Privacy Coin
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Coinbase Makes LinkedIn’s ‘Top Companies 2019’ List as Lone Crypto Firm
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Aethir launches decentralized cloud network on Ethereum mainnet
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Why Japan’s Biggest Messaging App Line Decided to Create Its Own Crypto
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Harvard Law BFI throws 10.5M votes behind own proposal to fund DeFi lobby with UNI
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