I mean, there's a threat model here. Some people are worried about Telegram knowing who they are, others are worried about Telegram's users knowing who they are

I mean, there's a threat model here. Some people are worried about Telegram knowing who they are, others are worried about Telegram's users knowing who they are. I can see some people being satisfied by a "pay-for-identifier" scheme. Wouldn't bother myself due to the blockchain obfuscation when it could have just been a username login.