JUST IN: $570,000,000 worth of crypto longs liquidated in the past 60 minutes.

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Crypto millionaire Roman Novak and his wife were killed in the UAE. The couple was planning to buy a property and likely had a large sum of money with them — funds allegedly borrowed “to develop a business.” It’s believed the murder was connected to this money.

They disappeared in early October: their phones went silent, and the last signal was traced to Cape Town. Later it turned out they had been kidnapped by extortionists, who killed them after realizing no ransom would be paid.

The organizers of the crime were Russian nationals — they’ve been detained, and extradition to St. Petersburg is being prepared.

Novak was known in the crypto community for shady dealings: he borrowed large sums from investors and falsely claimed to be part of Telegram’s executive team. The couple leaves behind young children.

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A Chinese collector bought 100 anonymous Telegram numbers, paying around 3,333 TON for each.

Total: ~317,000 TON (≈ $647,000)

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Today’s Telegram update introduces live streams in Stories, where creators can receive donations from viewers, as well as auctions for buying rare gifts.

Telegram v12.2.0 is already available for download!

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