Telegram will integrate Grok AI and plan to raise USD $ 1.5 billion with blackrock support

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Telegram has signed a historical agreement of USD $ 300 million with XAI of Elon Musk. Meanwhile, on the other hand, the messaging platform plans to raise USD $ 1.5 billion in a bond sale. Ton shoots.

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Telegram signs an alliance with XAI, the company of the IA deelon Musk, to integrate the Grok AI service
You will receive USD $ 300 million from XAI and half of the revenues from Grok subscriptions sold in your app.
Meanwhile, plans a bond sale round to raise USD $ 1.5 billion.
Blackrock, Citadel and other high -profile investors will participate in the collection, according to reports.
The news caused the token ton, closely linked, rose more than 18%.

The popular messaging application Telegram It has taken a revolutionary step in the technology sector by associating with XAI, the company founded by Elon Musk, to integrate the system Grok AI directly on your platform.

The agreement, announced on Wednesday by Pavel Durov, founder of TelegramIt will mark the beginning of a deep transformation in the instant messaging experience through the use of advanced artificial intelligence.

Through a statement on social network X, Durov confirmed that Telegram and XAI They have signed a strategic collaboration for one year, through which the courier company will receive USD $ 300 million both in cash and XAI shares.

But the agreement goes further: it provides that Telegram Also receive 50% of all income generated by subscriptions to Grok AI sold through your own application. “Together, we won!“Hardov wrote.

Telegram collection attracts Blackrock

Meanwhile, in separate news, it has been reported that Telegram It is planning to increase its capital by at least USD $ 1.5 billion through a sale of bonds that will be supported by high profile sponsors such as Blackrock.

According to the media The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the messaging platform will offer investors five -year bonds with a 9%yield, with plans to allocate income to repurchase the debt of the anterior bond issuance Telegram in 2021, which will mature next March 2026.

The bond offer has caught the attention of some heavyweights of Wall Street, including the New York headquarters administrator giant, Blackrock. The sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi, Mubadalaas well as the coverage fund Citadelthey have also reported will participate as investors of the round.

The report occurs weeks after Bloomberg WILL INFORM First a sale of bonds of Telegram At the end of April.

Yes ok Telegram He has not issued any public statement regarding the broadcast of Bonds, the comments of Durov earlier on social networks suggest that the company is close to making an important announcement.

“I will be in Dubai the first week of June – good news ahead”, Wrote the CEO shortly after the WSJ publication.

Ton shoots more than 18%

The impact was not waiting in the world of cryptocurrencies. The Token Ton, closely associated with Telegramreacted to the news increasing more than 18%, moving from USD $ 2.98 to USD $ 3.69 within 24 hours, according to data from Coinmarketcap. At the time of writing these lines, its price is USD $ 3.46, 15% higher in the day.

Telegram and its innovation blockchain

Telegramwith more than 1 billion monthly active users and 15 million payments, it has sought to differentiate itself from other messaging services through innovation and openness to emerging technologies. The platform is recognized for its approach to privacy, decentralization and a favorable position towards the development of third -party applications through open bots and APIS.

The company originally developed in 2018 the network Blockchain Ton of layer 1, before distancing itself due to regulatory pressure. Ton became an independent project in 2020, but maintained ties with Telegram.

The network Blockchain of ton is widely integrated into Telegramallowing millions of global users to access services such as payments with cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, NFT and games directly from the messaging application.

Their innovation history makes their decision to integrate the surprise. The alliance with Musk’s company not only provides capital and technological resources to Telegrambut reflects the growing interest of the leading companies in the sector to bring artificial intelligence to mass communication platforms.

This advance could mark a before and after in the convergence between Blockchainartificial intelligence and global communication platforms, while its enormous collection consolidates it as a world of high profile worldwide.

Article written with the help of AI, edited by Hannah Pérez / Diariobitcoin

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