Telegram will launch auctions for its usernames via TON blockchain, following a TON auction for wallet usernames, some of which sold for $200K+ (Callan Quinn/The Block)

Callan Quinn / The Block:
Telegram will launch auctions for its usernames via TON blockchain, following a TON auction for wallet usernames, some of which sold for $200K+ — – The Telegram messaging app is soon to launch a username auction platform. — Other elements of the Telegram ecosystem, including channels …

Seattle-based Redfin lays off 862 employees, or ~13% of its workforce, and ends its home-flipping program RedfinNow; its stock is down 96%+ since February 2021 (Nate Bek/GeekWire)