The developers of Telegram Open Network (TON) are going to withdraw from anonymity of cryptocurrency payments in their system. It will be made in order to avoid problems with regulators.
The information is given by Vedomosti on the pretext of sources. Telegram created the first service for future blockchain platform TON (Telegram Open Network). Now TON is being tested internally, as sources close to messenger informed. It is referred to Telegram Passport. This service will allow to identify personality of Telegram user. With this aim all necessary data and documents should be brought into memory of messenger. With the help of Telegram it will be possible to send the data to service partners and use their services in Telegram, as well as on common sites of services. According to the words of one of the developers, Telegram Passport can start working to the beginning of summer. It is known that payment system Qiwi already has the access to this technology. The head of Qiwi participated in close ICO TON. The users will control the data, given by Telegram, by themselves, with the help of password of two-factors authentication. The application will be able to collect passports, foreign passports, driver licences and other documents, and make the photos of users.
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