BlackRock to join Telegram’s $1.5B bond sale: WSJ

Telegram’s bond raise includes a 9% yield and a 20% IPO discount, attracting institutional investors like Citadel alongside BlackRock and Mubadala.

BlackRock, one of the world’s largest Bitcoin holders, is reportedly participating in a bond raise by crypto-friendly messenger Telegram.

Telegram is expected to raise at least $1.5 billion in a bond issue on May 28, with support from existing backers like BlackRock and Abu Dhabi’s investment firm Mubadala, The Wall Street Journal reported.

As part of the sale, Telegram is offering investors five-year bonds at a 9% yield, the report said, citing sources familiar with the matter.

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