Telegram-based escrow markets evolved into pipelines for gambling, scams, and large-scale cryptocurrency money laundering. Online gambling platforms linked to sanctioned guarantee networks have processed over USD 414 million in revenue in less than two months, millions of which flowed directly to the major cryptocurrency exchanges. New data from blockchain intelligence firm Bitrace shows how these […]
WhatsApp, Meta’s messaging app that millions of Indians rely on every day, is facing a critical moment in India as recent government guidelines threaten to disrupt the way the platform works for ordinary users and businesses. Released at the end of last month and made public Earlier this month, the guidelines asked certain app-based communications […]
According to the recent estimates of the industry, the monthly active user stock of WhatsApp in India is around 700 million, while Telegram has fewer than 100 million users in India and even signals less. | Photocredit: Dado Ruvic Since WhatsApp starts to earn money with the launch of advertisements, it is unlikely that the […]