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ForkLog 1399 29.10.2025

Telegram to Launch Decentralized AI Network on TON

A decentralized network Cocoon for private AI query processing will be introduced on the TON blockchain, as announced by Telegram founder Pavel Durov.

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ForkLog 1679 10.10.2025

Pavel Durov warns of the ‘imminent demise’ of the free internet

We are approaching a “dark, dystopian world” in which governments are stripping users of privacy, Pavel Durov said.

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ForkLog 288 01.10.2025

Durov Discusses Bitcoin Investments and Predicts Its Rise to $1 Million

Early investments in Bitcoin enabled Pavel Durov to finance personal expenses, while Telegram remains an unprofitable venture for him.

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ForkLog 204 25.08.2025

Pavel Durov Calls His Arrest in France a ‘Legal Absurdity’

A year after Pavel Durov's arrest in France, the investigation has not found evidence of his guilt or any wrongdoing by Telegram.

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ForkLog 237 28.05.2025

Telegram to Integrate Grok Across Its Services

Telegram and Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI have entered a one-year partnership to distribute the Grok chatbot among the messaging app’s users and integrate it “into all applications.” This was announced by Telegram CEO Pavel Durov. “This summer, Telegram users will gain access to the best AI technology on the market,” he stated. Under the […]

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ForkLog 85 28.05.2025

Telegram Seeks to Raise $1.5 Billion Through Bond Issuance

The messaging platform Telegram is planning to issue five-year bonds worth $1.5 billion, garnering support from both new and existing sponsors. This was reported by the Wall Street Journal, citing informed sources. According to these sources, the investors include holders of Telegram bonds, such as asset manager BlackRock and Abu Dhabi’s state investment company Mubadala. […]

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ForkLog 106 27.04.2025

Telegram’s Pavel Durov Receives NFT Frog Valued at 4 Million Rubles

Pavel Durov, the head of Telegram, has received one of the most expensive NFT gifts within the messenger’s ecosystem — Plush Pepe #1 from the Plush Pepes collection. Source: Telegram. According to the Telegram channel “Durov’s Code”, the sender is the founder of the OTC marketplace for gifts in the messenger, Mr FreeMan. The token […]

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ForkLog 49 21.04.2025

Durov Denies Sharing Telegram Users’ Private Messages with Authorities

Telegram founder Pavel Durov criticized European authorities for promoting a law that introduces a so-called backdoor to end-to-end encryption, granting law enforcement access to users’ confidential data. He stated that it is technically impossible to ensure that only the police can access the backdoor. “Once implemented, the backdoor could be exploited by others—from foreign agents […]

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ForkLog 53 01.04.2025

Pavel Durov Earns 95.8 Million Rubles from NFT Bricks

On April 1, an NFT gift in the form of a brick appeared on the Telegram messenger. All 7,000 units were sold out within 34 minutes. Source: Telegram. The price of one brick was 5000 Telegram Stars (13,690 rubles at the time of writing). Thus, Pavel Durov, as the sole owner of the messenger, earned […]

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ForkLog 16 15.03.2025

Telegram’s Pavel Durov Permitted to Leave France Temporarily

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been allowed to temporarily leave France, reports France24, citing AFP sources. According to those familiar with the matter, on the morning of March 15, a judge granted the entrepreneur permission to leave the country “for several weeks.” It is also reported that he traveled to Dubai. A few days earlier, […]

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ForkLog 19 06.02.2025

Pavel Durov’s Case Unlikely to Reach French Courts Before 2026

The case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov in France will not be brought to court for at least a year or more, according to Wired, citing local prosecutors. According to the agency’s spokesperson, Maïlys de Rêke, it is too early to discuss any settlement between the authorities and the businessman. The messaging app attracted law […]

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ForkLog 24 30.01.2025

Durov Identifies Key Factors Behind DeepSeek’s Success

In a message celebrating the Chinese New Year, Telegram founder Pavel Durov highlighted the success of the much-discussed AI model DeepSeek and identified the reasons for this breakthrough. “China’s progress in algorithm efficiency did not arise out of nowhere. Chinese students have long outperformed others in mathematics and programming at international olympiads,” he noted. According […]

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