American rapper and record producer Snoop Dogg launched Telegram's first celebrity digital gift drop on Wednesday, with nearly 1 million collectibles sold out in just 30 minutes, according to CEO Pavel Durov — netting $12 million. "SnoopDogg's digital collectibles drop on Telegram sold out in just 30 minutes today, generating $12M in sales," Durov wrote on his official Telegram channel. "Nearly 1M unique NFTs, inspired by Snoop's iconic style, were gone in record time." It appears that the collectibles were initially sold and registered internally on Telegram, with minting available via TON blockchain at the ... (full story)