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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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. 🚽
@givemetons
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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.
@givemetons
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.
@givemetons
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The Whale casino’s, Wheel of Whales just rolled out an absolutely massive update.
Basically, it’s now a game where you play as an up-and-coming young casino operator. You start by opening underground parlors, expand geographically, buy licenses, do marketing, and so on. You spend the points you’ve earned in the game through taps and tasks to build your empire.
They really nailed it—everything looks top-notch and polished. I liked it so much that I sunk all 20 million points I’d accumulated into this thing.
From what I understand, the token listing is scheduled for February. Until then, we’ve still got time to level up our accounts properly.
I highly recommend not being lazy and checking this out: @wheelofwhalebot
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Here’s a little link that fell into my grubby hands:
@sticker_bot
Is this the long-awaited sticker shop?
@sticker_bot
Is this the long-awaited sticker shop?
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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.
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.
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A nice cold shower for those who believe the Fed is about to stock up on Bitcoin like crazy.
This "digital gold" could easily drop to $30K–$40K after just a couple of events.
@givemetonrs
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@sticker_bot has finally launched.
Bored Apes stickers are sold for $50.
They will tokenize them sometime later.
@givemetons
Bored Apes stickers are sold for $50.
They will tokenize them sometime later.
@givemetons
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By the way, if you're having trouble buying stars, you can purchase them through Peskar's service without any KYC. Here's the link: split.tg
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The sales of the monkey collections in batches of 3333 have stalled.
The ones that were sold in batches of 999 were snapped up pretty quickly, but then interest waned and the audience ran out of money1️⃣
In general, with a higher issuance, it's obvious that we're heading to 11. We were fed with new gifts.
@givemetons
The ones that were sold in batches of 999 were snapped up pretty quickly, but then interest waned and the audience ran out of money
In general, with a higher issuance, it's obvious that we're heading to 11. We were fed with new gifts.
@givemetons
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The hype was only enough for the smallest collections, and after that, everything died out.
They can't even sell what should be the top-tier word collection, Not CAP. It's the most expensive yet the smallest collection among all the dogs.
Conclusions?
The endless emission of gifts has completely destroyed the positive narrative around anonymous numbers.
The gifts were, without a doubt, a massive blunder in terms of managing expectations within our TON swamp.
I had a gut feeling just yesterday that I wasn’t ready to take on any percentage of this emission.
@givemetons
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Ladies and gentlemen, I don’t want to waste even a second of my time on this. It’s garbage from start to finish. Open League turned into a laughable parody by its third season, and the circus only gets worse as it goes on.
Maybe some of you are busting your backs and tap-dancing for random figures from TF just to get a 30 TON donation, but honestly, engaging in that is just a lack of self-respect.
Everything happening there is just another spin on Hamster Combat.
@givemetons
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A short summary of Durov's new post : I AM RICH, HAHAHAHAHA, HOW RICH AM I, HAHAHAHAHA. I HAVE A BILLION IN INCOME, HAHAHAHA. 500 MULTIPLES OF GREEN IN MY ACCOUNTS, HOW POWERFUL ARE MY PAWS
I hope it is for posts like these that you subscribe to this channel.
I hope it is for posts like these that you subscribe to this channel.
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🔮 As I predicted, 2024 turned out to be a very good year for Telegram. For the first time in its 3-year history of monetization, Telegram became profitable 🏆
📈 This year, the number of Telegram Premium subscribers tripled, exceeding 12 million. Our ad revenue…
📈 This year, the number of Telegram Premium subscribers tripled, exceeding 12 million. Our ad revenue…
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