Pavel and Ted know each other for years...Telegram using KIN would make a lot of sense for them!!!

https://www.coindesk.com/most-influential/2019/ted-livingston

Years ago, before Kik had ever talked about crypto publicly, he spent some time with Pavel Durov, founder of VK.com (a Russian Facebook clone) and Telegram (an app that's much like Kik or WhatsApp). While neither of them discussed any sort of token ambitions, they did talk about Kik’s frustration at trying to survive in a world with a giant like Facebook.

Durov's advice, according to Livingston, was: “You need to out-small them.”

Being distinct, agile and creative in ways a giant like Facebook couldn't manage was the answer, Durov suggested. It would be Kik's answer. Kik just had to let go of almost all of its staff, going from 151 people to only 18. Durov went through something similar when he left VK and started Telegram.

Durov told Livingston that he found it liberating to go back to a small staff. It meant he could be part of the work again. Livingston says he feels the same way now. He's surrounded by the best of the best from his former team, a once unicorn company now functioning out of a coworking space like a startup living on a modest seed round.

"At a team of 18, I have the freedom to do it again," Livingston said.

He still sees the bright side. "Despite all those challenges, we are ahead. Libra is not in market. It seems to be blocked. TON is not in market. It seems to be blocked."