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No, that doesn't explain anything. Durov has a lot of money to throw around. Okay. Why did he throw it at something silly when Telegram has real problems? NCC Crypto Services would do a lot of good work for a million dollars.

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The original comment asked why a non-profit would splurge $1M on this. It's not the non-profit's money though, it's Durov's own, so his net worth is totally relevant.