Apple restored Telegram after the messaging platform removed content that violated its child safety policies and banned the user who posted it. Apple briefly removed Telegram from the App Store after its review found content that violated its policies on child sexual abuse material, according to Bloomberg. The messaging app was later restored after Telegram removed the content and banned the user who posted it, Apple said. The Telegram-linked token Gram fell about 6.4% to $1.32 from $1.41 following reports of the removal. It had recovered to about $1.40 at the time of writing, according to CoinGecko data. Read more
Telegram founder Pavel Durov said the messaging platform will roll out a native non-custodial Gram wallet this summer, bringing self-custody crypto transactions to its more than 1 billion users. Telegram plans to roll out a native non-custodial Gram wallet across its messaging app this summer, potentially bringing self-custody crypto payments to more than 1 billion monthly active users. In a post on Wednesday, founder Pavel Durov said the wallet would allow users to send cryptocurrency instantly and without fees. He described it as the “largest rollout of a non-custodial crypto wallet in human history,” though Telegram has not disclosed a firm launch date or additional technical details. Pavel Durov announces Telegram’s Gram wallet. Source: Pavel Durov Read more
Telegram founder Pavel Durov says it is “returning to our roots — and starting a new chapter” by rebranding Toncoin to Gram. The Open Network says it is planning to rebrand its Toncoin (TON) token to Gram (GRAM), the original name of the network’s cryptocurrency in its first white paper. “Gram was the original name of TON’s currency in the first white paper,” Telegram and TON founder Pavel Durov posted to Telegram on Monday. “We’re returning to our roots — and starting a new chapter.” The rebranding will “pave the way for what comes next,” and the transition will take around three weeks, he added. Read more