TELEGRAM WILL LAUNCH BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY PLATFORM OWN!

The popular encrypted messaging application Telegram will launch its own Blockchain platform and cryptocurrency, according to sources familiar with the matter. The new platform will be called "The Open Network" or "Telegram Open Network" (TON) and is supposed to be based on an improved version of the Blockchain technology.

The initial reports of the new platform emerged yesterday from Anton Rozenberg, a former employee of Telegram's publishing division, Telegraph. Rozenberg posted on Facebook what he claims is an advertising video for the new platform (he did not reveal the source of the video). He also pointed out that TON would align with Durov's goal of helping those under oppressive governments, as they could transfer money natively through the messaging application. This could serve to break the state's control over citizens' money, Rozenberg added.

Which would be very interesting to see applied in countries like Venezuela and in what way it could benefit the citizens.