Telegram releases it's own blockchain capable of millions of transactions / sec

Posted by nicolrx on Saturday December 23, 2017 @05:38AM
from the youtube.com dept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoEonnmdXDI&feature=youtu.be

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Re:Telegram releases it's own blockchain capable of millions... by anotheryou on Saturday December 23, 2017 @06:58AM (#15993881)

source? this is no official channel

edit: "likely a scam": https://twitter.com/durov/status/944360557318205440

edit2: or a leak: https://www.facebook.com/id77777/posts/10154846872521076?pnr...

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Re:Telegram releases it's own blockchain capable of millions... by aaron-lebo on Saturday December 23, 2017 @07:08AM (#15993909)

I hope it's fake. Hilariously goofy and a poor man's John Oliver narrating. Did someone pay money for that?

The parodies on Silicon Valley are better.

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Re:Telegram releases it's own blockchain capable of millions... by MildlySerious on Saturday December 23, 2017 @07:12AM (#15993917)

That sounds a lot like the narrator from Kurzgesagt. Not sure what to make of that

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Re:Telegram releases it's own blockchain capable of millions... by stingraycharles on Saturday December 23, 2017 @07:05AM (#15993899)

I fail to understand the actual value-add of this crypto currency. Ok, so we will have "Grams" that will be integrated into Telegram and their users can use. Now what? What will I be able to do with it? How will "grams" gain value over time ? Who will be mining ?

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Re:Telegram releases it's own blockchain capable of millions... by zihotki on Saturday December 23, 2017 @07:47AM (#15993977)

Even if it's fake and they are not going to release a blockchain they won't directly tell that. Why? Why stop all this free PR? But it seems to me that it's unlikely, given that in some countries with a lot of users they are on shaky grounds due to encryption. Releasing a currency will only lead to more active blocking

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Re:Telegram releases it's own blockchain capable of millions... by xwvvvvwx on Saturday December 23, 2017 @06:55AM (#15993876)

Some huge claims. This is just a marketing video. Is there a link with some real details?

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Re:Telegram releases it's own blockchain capable of millions... by metmirr on Saturday December 23, 2017 @06:59AM (#15993882)

This link can be helpful a bit but it’s not exactly what you need

https://cointelegraph.com/news/exclusive-telegram-to-release...

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Re:Telegram releases it's own blockchain capable of millions... by superflyguy on Saturday December 23, 2017 @07:02AM (#15993892)

Consider fixing the glaring typo in the title.

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Re:Telegram releases it's own blockchain capable of millions... by rabbitonrails on Saturday December 23, 2017 @06:57AM (#15993877)

oh my god let me convert all my ETH into TELE

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