Pavel Durov

Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Tuesday criticized India's temporary ban on the messaging platform, alleging misuse of internet routing systems by Reliance Industries and suggesting possible competitive pressure involving Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META). Durov also called the government's action...

Telegram is making a return to the Apple Watch with a native app that brings messaging, media playback and other core features back to Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) smartwatch platform. Telegram Launches Native Apple Watch App On Tuesday, Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced the launch on X, writing...

Toncoin (CRYPTO: TON) rallied on Monday after Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced that the ecosystem’s native token would be renamed from TON to its original name, Gram. Back To Roots? Durov announced this on his Telegram channel, saying, “We're returning to our...

Toncoin (CRYPTO: TON) surged on Monday after Telegram founder Pavel Durov said the messaging giant will become the “driving force” behind The Open Network blockchain. Telegram To Lead TON TON, the native token of The Open Network, surged over 23% in the last 24 hours to a 4-...

Telegram founder Pavel Durov made a bold allegation against French authorities on Friday, linking the wave of cryptocurrency-related kidnappings to tax officials “selling” data to criminals. Allegations Focus on Tax Data and Criminal Targeting In an X post, Durov stated that French tax...

On Tuesday, Telegram founder Pavel Durov highlighted reports that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) had removed multiple VPN and proxy applications from its Russian App Store. Apple Pulls VPN Apps Amid Rising Censorship The affected apps, including Streisand, V2Box, v2RayTun and Happ Proxy Utility, allowed...

Russia's government reportedly attempted to fully block WhatsApp on Wednesday in what the messaging service called an effort to drive users to a state-owned surveillance app, according to WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META). “Trying to isolate over 100 million users...

On Monday, Telegram founder Pavel Durov alleged that Meta Platforms, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) messaging platform WhatsApp is not secure. His statement came as Meta faces a lawsuit accusing it of misleading users about the privacy of WhatsApp chats. Durov Questions WhatsApp Encryption Claims Durov took...

In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci said investing in TON (CRYPTO: TON) represents an indirect bet on Telegram, since the messaging platform isn't publicly listed. TON Positioned As Utility Token For Payments Scaramucci, who serves as a strategic...

Block Inc.‘s (NYSE:XYZ) Chief Technology Officer Dhanji Prasanna challenged one of software engineering's core beliefs, arguing that clean, elegant code doesn't guarantee success in solving real problems for users. ‘Perfect Code Doesn’t Make A Great Product,’ Says Block CTO...

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has amassed a multibillion-dollar fortune, but few know it was largely made possible by his Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) investments. The Early Believer During a podcast with Lex Fridman that aired Oct. 1, Durov shared his early investment journey into the world...

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says the key to building a world-class engineering team isn't traditional interviews, it's winning a coding contest. Coding Contests Replace Traditional Interviews At Telegram In Tuesday’s interview with podcaster Lex Fridman, Durov explained that competitions allow...

On Sunday, Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of Telegram, accused French intelligence of pressuring him to silence Moldovan voices on his platform in exchange for leniency in his ongoing court case in France. Durov Claims Censorship Request During Moldovan Vote In a post on X, formerly Twitter,...

Pavel Durov, the CEO and co-founder of messaging platform Telegram, has announced that his vast fortune will be inherited by his numerous offspring. What Happened: In an interview with the French outlet Le Point, Durov said that his 100-plus children will be the beneficiaries of his multi-...

Telegram founder Pavel Durov says he will divide his roughly $17 billion fortune among more than 100 children he has fathered, but they will have to wait three decades to claim it. What Happened: Durov, 40, told Le Point he recently drafted a will stipulating that biological or sperm-donated...