Pavel Durov
Founder, CEO at Telegram (2013), founder, ex-CEO of Vkontakte (2006), part-time troll.
- Stay vigilant, #Spain 🇪🇸 Demand transparency and fight for your rights.
- As #Telegram turns 12 today, I want it to keep following my father’s advice — and: Lead by example, setting trends for the messaging world. Be a positive force, bringing joy to our users. Prioritize conscience, staying true to our principles.
- A month ago, my father — a leading expert in Ancient Roman literature — turned 80. I asked what advice I should pass to the next generation. He gave me 3 :
- Good week for #TON . Verb, a NASDAQ-listed company that has chosen TON as its primary asset, has successfully raised $558 million to begin buying and stockpiling TON immediately. Meanwhile, Coinbase Ventures has also started accumulating TON. Exciting times ahead! 🚀
- Users have sent us hundreds of reports about scams and blackmail. Based on these reports, this week we’re banning numerous channels for doxxing and extortion. #Telegram is not a place for doxxing or blackmail. And to those running such channels: don’t waste your time creating clones we’ll find you
- 💡 If you can’t contact me directly due to the paywall, feel free to reach out to our support team at t.me/notoscam to report any blackmailing attempts. Include the hashtag #blackmail in your message so it reaches the right team member.
- 👑 Rare Telegram gifts, numbers, and usernames — once bought for just a few dollars — can now sell for over $100,000. But this surge in value has a dark side. 🤦♂️ ⚠️ We’re seeing scammers blackmail users, trying to force them into handing over these valuable collectibles.
- ➕ If you’re a student choosing what to focus on, pick MATH. It will teach you to relentlessly rely on your own brain, think logically, break down problems, and solve them step by step in the right order. That’s the core skill you’ll need to build companies and manage projects. 🏢
- Good month for The Open Network (Ton) : the biggest names in venture capital invested over $400M into TON and publicly backed it. Among them are the legends of Silicon Valley: Sequoia, Benchmark, Ribbit, Draper, VY, and other world-famous funds 💸
- My favorite
- Telegram and TON Core launched a new $200,000+ coding contest. It ends on Feb 4. The goal: to optimize blockchain validation and/or build a trustless bridge. Exceptional participants will be able to join the Telegram or TON teams. Details: t.me/contest/393
- I’m proud that Telegram has supported freedom of speech long before it became politically safe to do so. Our values don’t depend on US electoral cycles. Today other platforms are announcing they’ll now have less censorship.
- Telegram’s Affiliate Platform for mini apps is an instant hit! In just 12 days, 15,000 affiliate programs were created, and 4 million users got referred to mini apps. It’s transparent, simple, and guarantees commissions. telegram.org/blog/affilia...
