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創始人兼首席執行官帕維爾·杜羅夫週一表示。 「正如我所預測的,2024 年是非常好的一年,」杜羅夫在他的 Telegram 頻道中說道。
Encrypted messaging app Telegram has finally turned a profit for the first time since its launch over a decade ago, its founder and CEO Pavel Durov announced on Monday.
加密通訊應用程式 Telegram 創辦人兼執行長 Pavel Durov 週一宣布,自十多年前推出以來,該應用程式終於首次獲利。
“As I predicted, 2024 turned out to be a very good year,” Durov said in a post on his Telegram channel.
「正如我所預測的,2024 年是非常好的一年,」杜羅夫在他的 Telegram 頻道上發文說。
The founder, who has been detained in France pending a criminal inquiry, didn’t specify just how good.
該創始人已被拘留在法國等待刑事調查,但他沒有具體說明有多好。
However, he did state that Telegram’s revenue now surpasses $1 billion, following a tripling of its premium accounts to 12 million subscribers.
不過,他確實表示,隨著 Telegram 的高級帳戶數量增加兩倍至 1,200 萬,其收入現已超過 10 億美元。
Durov also noted that Telegram is closing the year with $500 million in cash reserves, excluding crypto assets.
杜羅夫也指出,Telegram 年底現金儲備為 5 億美元(不含加密資產)。
A large portion of its bottom line has been driven by crypto.
其獲利的很大一部分是由加密貨幣驅動的。
According to two anonymous sources who spoke with The New York Times, the app has sold hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency, including Toncoin, a token that is closely associated with Telegram.
據兩位接受《紐約時報》採訪的匿名消息人士透露,該應用程式已售出數億美元的加密貨幣,其中包括與 Telegram 密切相關的代幣 Toncoin。
In 2023, Telegram had almost $400 million in crypto on its balance sheet, according to the Financial Times.
根據英國《金融時報》報道,2023 年,Telegram 的資產負債表上有近 4 億美元的加密貨幣。
And in the first half of the year, the value of the digital assets it owned soared to $1.3 billion, reported the FT.
根據英國《金融時報》報道,今年上半年,其所擁有的數位資產價值飆升至 13 億美元。
Durov's detention
杜羅夫被拘留
The end of 2024 is bittersweet for Telegram and for Durov, who is reportedly worth more than $15 billion.
2024 年底對 Telegram 和杜羅夫來說都是苦樂參半的,據報道杜羅夫的身價超過 150 億美元。
The Russia-born billionaire is mired in one of tech’s highest profile criminal inquiries.
這位出生於俄羅斯的億萬富翁陷入了科技領域最引人注目的犯罪調查之一。
In August, French authorities detained Durov, who holds citizenship in France and the United Arab Emirates, on six preliminary charges.
8月,法國當局以六項初步指控拘留了擁有法國和阿拉伯聯合大公國公民身分的杜羅夫。
Officials allege that he and his company have failed to cooperate with authorities on the distribution of child sexual abuse material and the sale of narcotics through Telegram, among other illegal activities.
官員稱,他和他的公司在透過 Telegram 分發兒童性虐待材料和銷售麻醉品等非法活動方面未能與當局合作。
“Using laws from the pre-smartphone era to charge a CEO with crimes committed by third parties on the platform he manages is a misguided approach,” Durov wrote on Telegram after he was arrested.
杜羅夫被捕後在 Telegram 上寫道:“利用智慧型手機時代之前的法律來指控首席執行官在他管理的平台上犯下第三方罪行,這是一種誤導性的做法。”
Durov was released on a €5 million bail under the condition he check in with authorities twice a week and not leave France.
杜羅夫以 500 萬歐元的保釋金獲釋,條件是他每週兩次向當局報到並且不得離開法國。
In December, he recently appeared in court in the country.
12月,他最近在該國出庭。
Moderation efforts
節制努力
Meanwhile, the messaging app, which promises users encrypted messaging and privacy, has ramped up its moderation efforts.
同時,這款向用戶承諾加密訊息和隱私的訊息應用程式已經加大了審核力度。
It’s changed its terms of service and increased the number of moderators it employs to more than 750 contractors, according to The Times.
據《泰晤士報》報道,它改變了服務條款,並將僱用的審核員數量增加到 750 多名承包商。
And Toncoin, the Telegram-linked cryptocurrency, has rebounded 22% since September, according to CoinGecko data.
根據 CoinGecko 的數據,與 Telegram 相關的加密貨幣 Toncoin 自 9 月以來已反彈 22%。
Ben Weiss is DL News’ Dubai-based correspondent. Reach out to him at bweiss@dlnews.com.
Ben Weiss 是 DL News 駐杜拜記者。請透過 bweiss@dlnews.com 與他聯繫。
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