Telegram abandons Gram token: What does it signal for future of coin offerings?
Future entrepreneurs will be wary of proceeding on a SAFT basis, fearing that they will unintentionally be in non-compliance with SEC.
Future entrepreneurs will be wary of proceeding on a SAFT basis, fearing that they will unintentionally be in non-compliance with SEC.
Pavel Durov blames the U.S. government for bringing an end to the TON project, which would have distributed ‘Gram’ tokens to its investors.
Telegram, with nothing left to lose, has agreed to hand over the communications the SEC is seeking in their court battle.
Regulator pressure is forcing Telegram to immediately repay its investors, after a failed offer of grams in the future went nowhere.
The messaging platform relents to continued pressure by U.S. financial regulators as its battle wages on.
Telegram’s founder has agreed to collaborate with the government on COVID-19 information distribution.
Known only as “Investor Z,” the investment company said it wanted to redact its unique analysis of the Telegram ICO from the case.
The judge handling the dispute between the SEC and Telegram confirms the company has to halt all Gram sales to everyone.
The comments follow the regulator rejecting a bid from Telegram for clarity over the scope of the injunction.
The company asserts that the court’s ban on the sale of its Gram digital token only applies to US investors.
Ten separate investors in Telegram’s token are now poised to accept the offer, which would see 72% of investment returned.
Telegram plans on fighting the court’s decision that its Gram token is a security.