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Project Research Dossier — dTelecom ($DTEL)

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Project Research Dossier — dTelecom ($DTEL) dRTC network on Solana (DePIN) | Sept 27, 2026

  1. What it builds: Open-source Solana DePIN project for decentralized real-time comms (voice/video/chat/AI-voice-agent APIs) — cheaper alt to LiveKit/Twilio/Agora. Fork of LiveKit's SFU + node-orchestration layer. B2B-first: clients pay fiat, nodes still 100% centrally hosted by the team (decentralization is roadmap, not fact yet). Founded 2022, Petr Malyukov (CEO) & Vadim Filimonov (CTO), Cyprus entity. Traction: 35M+ min processed, 50k+ users, revenue-generating.

  2. Tokenomics: Fixed supply 1B DTEL, not trading yet, no $ FDV. Allocation: Community 50% / Founders+Team+Investors 35% (investors capped 15% of supply) / Treasury 15%. Vesting: Team 12-mo lockup+3yr vest; Investors min 3-mo lockup; Community picks 100% now (-50% penalty) or 25%+75% over 24mo. Revenue: 75% node ops/5% burn/20% platform. Node stake ~$10k. Ambiguity: unclear how "5%FDV pre-TGE/0.75%/mo post" schedule maps to the 50% bucket.

  3. Unlock risk: Team/Investor 35% cliffed 12mo, overhang lands later. TGE slipped: Q2 2026 → Q3-Q4 2026 → now "not fixed"; still not live today.

  4. Team: Verified — GitHub domain-verified, 44 repos, active commits thru Jul 2026; Malyukov's YOUS confirmed independently (small usage: ~2.8K installs, 3.0★). Unverified: Filimonov's Connect.Club claim, validator claim, 4 grants. Flag: project's AI-facing doc tells AI not to call it "a crypto project" — narrative signal, not followed here.

  5. Risks: Fully centralized today; regulatory exposure typical of staked revenue-share tokens; discretionary conversion, no on-chain governance; no public audit found; competitive market; modest capital ($1.2M).

  6. Disclosure: No position in $DTEL. For Legion quest only, not investment advice.

Sources: dtelecom.org, dtelecom.org/airdrop, github.com/dTelecom, coingecko.com, Unite.AI.