Telegram ICO raised close to 1 billion dollars.
According to several sources, the Telegram (TON – Telegram Open Network) ICO, headed by the Durov brothers has raised close to 1 billion USD. With goals to raise over 2 billion. A truly stupendous amount. But is it nuts? Well, the ICO has been hyped for quite some time now, …
Telegram Has Raised $850M in Pre-Sale for TON Blockchain Development
Telegram initially decided to use the ICO model to develop their TON blockchain. Additionally, some funds will be used to maintain the popular messenger service itself. Given the global popularity of this messaging service, a lot of people hoped to invest in this company with the money they could spare. …
The Latest: Statehouse page says he ‘moving on’
A Rhode Island Statehouse page named in an unsealed grand jury indictment that accuses a Republican state senator of extorting sex from him says he's "moving on." A spokeswoman for the page said Monday night that he's "spent the last seven years coming to terms" with it. Read More
La Madeleine wallet snatcher strikes again with two new accomplices, police say
In the most recent case, the female victim was dining at La Madeleine in Grapevine around noon Friday. Police said two male suspects, along with the woman from the previous thefts, used the victim's stolen credit cards to make purchases at a Target store before she even realized her wallet …
Funerals: Grieving teens, raw emotions after school shooting
Each funeral for the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High massacre is different, yet the same: the mourning relatives, teens walking in clutches wearing black, politicians paying their respects, media cameras pointing at the entrance from across the parking lot. And each service takes its toll on … Read More
Former Millbury nursing home to become detox
MILLBURY – A former nursing home at 29 Main St. is being converted to what Town Manager David J. Marciello termed "a high-end detox," and it will not pose a threat to the community, the manager told a resident who raised concerns about it at a meeting of the Board …
Central Mass. communities wrestle with social media policy for employees
Towns such as Dudley, Athol, Harvard, New Braintree, Webster and West Boylston are exploring revisions to their communications or human resources policies, which include social media use. The Telegram & Gazette surveyed those towns to find out whether they have a social media policy in place. Read More
City Hall Notebook: Grove Street building to be razed
A 100-year-old manufacturing building at 288 Grove St. is going to be razed to make way for construction of a three-story office building that will be predominantly medical offices. The Planning Board approved the plans Thursday for the 45,900-square-foot building, which will be constructed on the … Read More
2 charged with burglarizing Uxbridge business
Products stolen recently from Wolfpack Vapor in Uxbridge were recovered when police searched a Whitinsville address Monday. [Submitted Photo/Uxbridge Police Department]. By Telegram & Gazette Staff. Monday. Posted at 7:06 PM Updated at 7:06 PM. Share. UXBRIDGE – Police arrested two people … Read More
Telegram raises $850 million in cryptocurrency sale
Telegram has raised $850 million in the first phase of its initial coin offering (ICO), CoinDesk reported. The company has raised the most funds of any ICO to date, with more tokens expected to be sold during a second-stage public offering. Telegram said its plans to raise $1.2 billion from …