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That's it ladies and gentlemen. Pack it in, because the now the big boys are coming to play a round of ICO.

The two founders of Telegram, Pavel and Nikolai Durov, have officially filed a "Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities" with the SEC. 

[According to the official document](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1729650/000095017218000030/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml), the official purpose of the round was for “the development of the TON Blockchain, the development and maintenance of Telegram Messenger.” 

By declining to participate in a traditional ICO in favor of filing with the SEC, Telegram has limited potential investors (at least in the US) to US citizens who are worth over $1m or have an annual income of over $200,000. 

While the document didn't disclose names of specific investors, [a Russian news outlet](https://www.vedomosti.ru/technology/articles/2018/02/16/751315-abramovich-telegram) published a leak naming some of them. On the list was Roman Abramovich, the infamous Russian billionaire who [purchased the Chelsea Football Club in 2003.](http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/roman-abramovichs-10-year-chelsea-anniversary-what-did-he-ever-do-for-us-spend-2-billion-in-10-years-8680084.html)

Located in the British Virgin Islands, the two companies reportedly conducted the ICO in a more traditional way - with good old fashioned dollars and euros.

One thing is for sure - if you're sick of the NSA tapping into your lines of communication, you can just switch to Telegram and say hi to the boys over at the KGB.

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