It's amusing how people fail to grasp the very libertarian principles that Durov initially championed publicly (though he’s since pivoted at least 90 degrees and is now suddenly a centrist).

Firstly, if you try to buy something like “dodopizza” on Fragment, it’ll likely be taken away from you, possibly even during the purchase. Why? Copyright laws.

When it comes to Durov’s application of copyright, things get even more interesting. Here’s how it works: Let’s say, years ago, I decided to create a channel called *Hamster* and reserved the corresponding username when Telegram was still small, and nobody cared about usernames. My little hamster project quietly thrived without bothering anyone. Then, ten years later, someone launches a company called *Hamster Combat,* registers a trademark for “Hamster,” and takes my username away. Incidentally, this exact scenario played out for the owners of the ticker HMSTR during that hamster project’s listing. They were simply labeled as “scam” or “unverified,” and the username was handed over to some shady scammer named Edik.

So, within Telegram’s ecosystem, Durov’s approach to copyright means there’s no private property. It doesn’t matter if you claimed a username first. Even if you’ve owned it for 10 years, someone who registered a brand yesterday has the right to take it. With the advent of Fragment.com, its trading platform, and the liquidity it offers, this person can seize a valuable asset from you—essentially real money.

In the U.S., any state would recognize this as straightforward theft.

And then there’s the case where Durov confiscated usernames that weren’t tied to active channels or chats. That was arguably the dirtiest move in the history of Telegram—worse than anything that’s ever happened with TON. Taking assets and immediately inflating their value tenfold by buying them from yourself?

That’s outright FILTH.

It’s crucial to understand: in Telegram, you own nothing—not your account, messages, usernames, anonymous handles, channels, bots, or anything else. At any moment, it can all be deleted or handed over to some opportunist.

TON operates the same way. This summer, I spoke with someone who mined TONs back in 2021. He wasn’t a TON enthusiast, just a crypto guy. He decided to HODL. When the price soared to $8 this summer, he excitedly went to sell his holdings—only to find his wallet blocked. Turns out Tolyasik (Durov) had long ago proposed freezing inactive wallets holding 20% of TON’s total supply for four years. 👃

And these were just TON wallets. I don’t even want to imagine the chaos that will unfold for us Russians in native USDT. The outcry will be so intense it’ll be visible from the Moon.

For now, the “demo version” of this mess is being showcased to you by @wallet.

I came across the story about @DoDoPizza.

Some pranksters bought it on Fragment for $4K during the platform’s launch. Now, they’re offering to sell it for $1 million. Naturally, Dodo Pizza is trying to sue Durov.

The company *Dodo Franchising* has filed a lawsuit against Telegram, as shown in arbitration case records. The owner of the *Dodo Pizza* brand is demanding that Telegram transfer the @dodopizza account to them and introduce rules prohibiting the purchase of usernames identical or confusingly similar to trademarked names. RBC reported on the lawsuit.

The lawsuit against Telegram was accepted for processing by the Arbitration Court of the Komi Republic on May 24, 2024. A hearing is scheduled for December 16, 2024.

Currently, the Telegram channel named *Dodo Pizza,* referenced in the court documents, has 43 subscribers and a few posts. One post states the channel is available for sale or rent. At the time of RBC’s article, the sale price was $575K, while renting it for 12 months cost $57.5K. By 10:46 AM Moscow time, the sale price had risen to $1 million, and the rental price to $157.5K.

Alexandra Akimova, Senior IP and Privacy Lawyer at *Dodo Pizza,* emphasized that channel naming has long been a pressing issue on Telegram. “Anyone can buy them at auctions, but creating identical names is prohibited under the platform’s rules,” she clarified.

According to her, any channel name, even if it belongs to a brand, can be sold for TON cryptocurrency. Owners then demand “huge sums” from trademark holders. The latter are powerless, as Telegram “does not respond to requests or monitor the process,” Akimova said.

This story has been ongoing for five months with no resolution in sight.

So, let’s summarize: Durov respects the interests of Russian bookmakers, but he doesn’t care about humble pizza sellers to the extent he’s ready to go to court. 🚽

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By the way, I think today I made the easiest money of my life.

After Bitcoin’s spike to 100K, it was almost a given that it would drop back down to that level. Today’s Federal Reserve meeting, accompanied by persistent inflation and Trump’s antics with his 100% tariffs on Chinese goods, made it all the more predictable.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana have been absolute cash machines this year. Seeing how easily money flowed there, my frustration with TON was off the charts. You probably remember my posts from the start of the year 🙀 — scamina, freezina, limp-penisina, and the Dubai synagogue all came up back then.

Looking back, despite all the money Durov poured into TON, I can honestly say it was easier to just trade the top-5 cryptos, do nothing else, and not pay attention to anything.

In TON’s defense, I will say that if you’re 'completely immersed' in it, you can pull off some insane returns. Mining TON itself, anonymous numbers, STON/SCALE, DFC/Araken, Major, and other things like yesterday’s Vana offer huge opportunities.

But honestly, if you’re in the TON community just for the money, it’s pointless. If you’re here for the fun, the vibes, and then the money, it’s totally worth it.
That’s how I roll.

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Here’s a little link that fell into my grubby hands:

@sticker_bot

Is this the long-awaited sticker shop?

Guys, listen up!

Durov flew over in a helicopter yesterday and dropped a suitcase full of cash again—this time, a whole 100K TON.

Basically, the Ton Foundation has given some funds to EVAA Protocol to introduce negative interest rates on their loans! Yes, you heard that right. Just like in Europe back in the day, when people in Denmark were actually paid for taking out mortgages. The same thing is happening here.

You deposit TON or its liquid staking derivatives, like stTON or tsTON, as collateral into EVAA, and take out USDT. But instead of paying interest, you get paid.

They’ve allocated a total of 100,000 TON for this initiative. The funds aren’t unlimited, so you’ll want to act fast.

One obvious play is to take that USDT to Storm Trade and long our beloved TON with leverage. Or, if you prefer, try to catch Bitcoin at its local bottom.

Another good option is farming. For example, farming the TON/USDT pair on TONCO with their concentrated liquidity and an annual yield of around 80%.

I don’t know about you, but I’m definitely taking advantage of this offer.

@sticker_bot has finally launched.

Bored Apes stickers are sold for $50.

They will tokenize them sometime later.

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