SeizureTON2020
Telegram Settles SEC Case Over TON Sale
Telegram agreed to return investor funds and pay penalties after the SEC challenged its TON token offering.
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Key Facts
Peak metric$1.2B investor capital at issue
OutcomeTON launch by Telegram halted in the U.S. pathway
ChainTON
Year2020
Typeseizure
Tags
regulationsectoken-sale
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