Telegram has rolled out its first update of the year, adding a new account verification method powered by third-parties, new message search filters, and the ability to turn gifts into NFTs. "This ...

Telegram’s collectible digital gifts and usernames, some now reportedly selling for over $100,000, have made users targets for online scammers and ...

Telegram banned black markets that sold tens of billions of dollars in crypto scam-related services. Now, as those markets rebrand and bounce back, it’s done nothing to stop them.