? Pavel Durov confessed his love for the Telegram team and also announced that the messenger will soon allow users to add media to a message after it's been sent. Additionally, the update will include 5 new gifts.

? The number of TON holders has reached 100 000 000 — at the beginning of 2024, this figure was 4.3 million.

? The Gate exchange has invested $10,000,000 in the TON blockchain.

⚒️ Things Foundation launched MineX, a mining app using virtual graphics cards within Telegram. The project's token surged by 6000% in just 4 days, surpassing HMSTR in the Geckoterminal rankings.

? The UN has released a new report highlighting a surge in cybercrime in Southeast Asia, blaming Telegram for it. According to the report, the messaging app is considered the location of «underground criminal markets.»

? Telegram announced a contest to create a new player with HLS streaming support — according to analysts, the messaging team might launch its own YouTube counterpart. The player is expected to be released in 2025, first in the iOS app, and later for Android and PC.

? The Open Network Ventures is launching a $40 000 000 fund to support early-stage crypto projects in the TON ecosystem.

✈️ Telegram messenger has turned 11 years old — it first appeared on the App Store platform on August 14, 2013, and the official Android app was released two months later.

? The Gem team has announced the first transfers of USDT and NOT into their Layer 2 network.

Several teams are currently preparing L2 solutions for TON.

? Currently, about 20% of Telegram users play games in the app monthly — in December 2023, this figure barely reached 1%.