Telegram releases it's own blockchain capable of millions of transactions / sec (youtube.com)

20 points by nicolrx 8y ago ↗ HN

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xwvvvvwx 8y ago ↗

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

metmirr 8y ago ↗

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

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

rabbitonrails 8y ago ↗

oh my god let me convert all my ETH into TELE

anotheryou 8y ago ↗

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...

aaron-lebo 8y ago ↗

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.

MildlySerious 8y ago ↗

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

superflyguy 8y ago ↗

Consider fixing the glaring typo in the title.

stingraycharles 8y ago ↗

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 ?

zihotki 8y ago ↗

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