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During the discussion, Pavel highlighted the importance of blockchain technology for Telegram because it allows developers to build apps on Telegram.

In fact, as per Pavel, this is one of the reasons why Telegram has adopted blockchain technology at such a deep level: it helps with the values of the platform by giving power to the people and enriching our ecosystem.

The result of this is already visible because out of 900 million active users of Telegram, 360 million of them already interact with these mini-apps every day, and the number is expected to grow.

While talking to the audience, Pavel highlighted the importance of blockchain technology when it comes to supporting Telegram’s creator program, in which Telegram gives 70% of revenue to creators. This is one of the most generous revenue-sharing models in the history of social media.

Pavel talked about the importance of remaining transparent with the users, which is not the case with other social media platforms.

He highlighted how Telegram’s algorithms are designed to support creators and help them reach out to their target audience. Something unique in its kind because other platforms use shadowbans when their narrative is not shared.

Furthermore, Pavel stated that utilizing $TON or TON Coin for payments is the best way possible as it comes with the ease of withdrawals and transfers to creators who are present in different parts of the world. With the help of the creator’s program, Telegram’s goal is to give back to its users and encourage creativity.

Another thing Pavel talked about while addressing the audience was how Telegram utilized blockchain technology by tokenizing usernames and launching “anonymous number NFTs.”

With the initiative of Telegram, it was the first time that users could “own” their usernames and do whatever they would like, which generally includes selling their usernames to other users. In fact, users who bid their usernames got 95% of the revenue, and combined with Telegram’s anonymous number of NFTs, $350 million was generated in sales.

Moving forward, Pavel stated that Telegram will offer a lot more NFTs that will have some form of real-life value because there is so much that the world can do with NFTs that has not been discovered yet. Telegram will unleash a new era of non-fungible tokens by giving millions of users easy access to NFTs.

Similar to Tether, RedStone is also collaborating with Telegram Open Network (TON). The collaboration is extremely exciting for the entire ecosystem as RedStone is the only Oracle that supports Decentralized Finance’s expansion on the TON blockchain. This will give room for more DeFi development on Telegram.

Currently, RedStone secures almost $2 billion in assets on-chain and has ample scalability to grow this number. The announcement did not come from Marcin but rather from Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, who ensures the partnership is well underway.

While moderating a panel on Liquid Staking and Re-Staking, Marcin and other founders made three notable announcements.

The first announcement was made by Mike, the CEO of EtherFi. EtherFi is a renowned liquid re-staking on Ethereum. During the talk, Mike confirmed EtherFi’s focus on EigenLayer expansion, with also a door open to launching on the new re-staking platforms.

During the discussion, the second announcement was made by Brian, who is the CEO of Chorus One. Chorus One is a renowned staking solution that works on more than 50 decentralized networks. Brian talked about the complexity of node operation with versatile Actively Validated Services (AVS) while also reassuring that Chorus will use its 6-year-long experience to navigate the space.

Lastly, Marcin made the third announcement, in which he confirmed rumors about RedStone’s $500 million deal with EtherFi. The deal will allow RedStone to provide what it does best, which is to help EtherFi validate Oracle data on AVS.

Marcin stated that the timeline of the deal will depend on the rollout of M2 (withdrawals) and M3 (slashing) on EigenLayer. However, the work will be completed somewhere around Q3 to Q4 of 2024 for the entire mainnet implementation.

During the presentation, Ardiono talked about the reasons behind the growth Tether has achieved so far and where it plans to go in the coming years.

The first reason behind Tether’s growth is its’ secure network, which is amongst the best. The security ensures that the Tether will remain pegged to the US dollar, and its value will not decrease in the coming years. Tether has an excess equity of $6 billion and is over-collateralized by 106%.

Furthermore, Tether holds $90 billion in US t-bills, more than Australia and Spain. All of these things ensure stability and, therefore, are the reasons behind the growth of Tether.

Secondly, Tether has a perfect market fit. Unlike banks, they welcome people with as much money as they have, which is ideal for economies that have high inflation and do not have a large capital to get started.

Another thing Ardiono talked about was Tether’s upcoming integration with TON or The Open Network. This is a big step forward for Tether because it will give easy access to hundreds of millions of users on Telegram.

Utilizing TON will result in low fees, so Tether has decided on a fixed fee that will be under 15 cents. There will be no traffic-based fluctuations as it will be scalable for billions of users.

Ardiono stressed that they chose Telegram because of the ecosystem that Telegram built, which is one of a kind. It already has a massive community and is ready to welcome even more users.

Additionally, as other companies are utilizing banks and fiat to support their creators, this system is not scalable, nor is it empowering, as banks can withhold payments whenever they want to. This can be resolved by utilizing Tether, making it a truly win-win deal for the two.

The goal is to give users a safe and instant way to send or receive money. Additionally, with this latest partnership, there is a great chance for growth for both companies.