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		rchaud 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Telegram's founder Pavel Durov sends alarmist mess... The phone number requirement can be circumvented by paying with crypto. At least it could back when I tried it in 2020.

protimewaster 6 months ago [–]

Do you mean just buying a phone number with crypto or is there an option to just pay Telegram in lieu of using a phone number?

rchaud 6 months ago | [–]

The latter.

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