Telegram Open Network – What is going on?

Telegram Open Network is a project orchestrated by Pavel Durov, the creator, and sponsor of the Telegram messenger. Unofficial sources claimed that a public ICO was in the works, following two private sales undertaken by the company.
Recently, the Wall Street Journal reported on the topic of Telegram abandoning the plans for a public ICO. They do not reveal the source, but they claim that Pavel Durov and company are going to go exclusively with private investments to fuel the production of the T