{"id":"tp-998","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Iran moves to criminalize using Telegram’s cryptocurrency ‘Gram’","author":"Shampa Mani","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/998","datePublished":"2019-01-02T05:34:23.000Z","dateModified":"2019-01-02T05:34:23.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"The government of Iran has moved to criminalize the use of Gram, the representative cryptocurrency of the TON Blockchain being developed by instant messaging service Telegram, Tehran Times reported.","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"developed","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Telegrams-blockchain-project-TON-nears-completion-783"},{"title":"Tehran Times","url":"https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/431298/Aiding-Gram-cryptocurrency-constitutes-criminal-act"},{"title":"banned the Telegram app","url":"https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-telegram-apps/irans-judiciary-bans-using-telegram-app-state-tv-idUSKBN1I11JM"},{"title":"ditched","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/telegram-rakes-in-over-1-5-billion-ditches-ico-for-an-open-network/"}]}