T

Telegram raised a total of $1.7 billion from two pre-ICO sales

Telegram raised a total of $1.7 billion from two pre-ICO sales

In February, Telegram, the secure messaging service, launched a presale for its cryptocurrency prior to an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) where it raised $850 million from 81 investors. Now, it appears that the service launched a second private presale where it aimed to double the previous amount. According to a report from Bloomberg Technology, the company did just this and has raised a total of $1.7 billion in March between the two sales times.

In a filing with the Securities and Exchanges Commission, Telegram says that it raised an additional $850 million from 94 investors in the second presale, which brings the total to $1.7 billion. The service said that it might “pursue one or more subsequent offerings” beyond these first two sales.

The service is looking to launch Telegram Open Network (TON), which is an Ethereum-like ecosystem with apps, services, and a store for physical and digital goods. Per the filing, it plans to use the proceeds from the ICO to fund the developer of TON.

CategoriesBusiness Mobile Tech
Hamza Khalid

Hamza Khalid is the Lead Editor at The Jolt Journal. You're more than welcome to follow him on Twitter and follow The Jolt Journal on Twitter and Facebook. If you have any questions, concerns, or need to report something in this article, please send our team an email at [email protected]. This story may be updated at any time if new information surfaces.

At The Jolt Journal, no one tells us what to write or how to write it. This is why, in the era of lies and bias, readers turn to an independent source. Rest assured, all information on our website is free of any bias or influence. If you see anything wrong with a story, please don't hesitate to reach out. We do our very best to report on the latest available information.

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.