Odaily Planet Daily News Pantera Capital portfolio manager Cosmo Jiang said in an interview with Fortune magazine that cryptocurrency is an option for Telegram to raise funds and can "maintain the greatest potential for control and monetization." Pantera Capital has invested in Telegram. Cosmo Jiang pointed out that TON is Telegram's "largest liquid asset on the balance sheet." Telegram can get staking rewards from transaction fees and protocol issuance, in addition to "commercial agreements" that will earn more TON over time based on certain performance criteria. (Fortune)