Co-founder and head of Qiwi Sergey Solonin invested in the block-project of the messenger Telegram.He informed about this, answering the relevant question at the investment forum in Sochi, passes RNS.

“True, yes. I’m interested in the topic, it’s about a new type of detachment. Interesting topics that relate to the solution of a number of blockage issues that have not been resolved so far, “Solonin said. He assured that this is a personal investment.

According to Interfax, Solonin invested about $ 17 million. The representative of the entrepreneur confirmed this information to Vedomosti.

Rumors about the launch of the Telegram platform run from the end of 2017, officially the company and its founder Pavel Durov did not announce its existence.

Vedomosti sources say that the closed pre-sale of the TON (Telegram Open Network) tokens ended in early February, when the company allegedly wanted to raise $ 850 million. According to them, the open sale of the tokens will begin in March and Telegram plans to raise more than $ 1 billion.