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<ul><li>Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested under charges tied to illegal conduct by users.</li><li>The market of Toncoin - a Telegram token- steeped sharply by 17% following the arrest.</li><li>Justin Sun, founder of TRON, proposes a DAO to secure Durov’s release; pledges $1M.</li></ul><p>Pavel Durov, CEO and founder of Telegram, was arrested on Saturday because the messaging application (app) did not have sufficient moderators, leading to increased criminal activity that went unnoticed. Durov was arrested at Le Bourget Airport in France while returning from Azerbaijan. He is currently facing charges linked to illegal conduct by the app&#39;s users, facilitating terrorism, the sale of narcotics and stolen goods, fraud, etc.</p><h2 id="header-0">Response from the App</h2><p>However, the Telegram app expressed their disbelief and concern over the arrest in their X profile. Recently, the app&#39;s user base reached over 950 million. Most of the users are crypto members, and they use the platform to play crypto-based games within the app using built-in &#34;mini-apps.&#34; Hamster Kombat, the most popular game, has garnered over 300 million players over the last few months. The app announced an upcoming token giveaway.</p><p></p><h2 id="header-1">Ton Coin History</h2><p>Durov&#39;s arrest has alarmed both <a href="https://cryptotale.org/toncoins-bullish-pennant-signals-a-potential-13-48-upside-targets-7-30/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Toncoin</a> and Altcoin investors. At the time of press, the Ton Coin market had dropped by 17%. Initially created by Telegram, it was earlier named Telegram Open Network. In May 2020, following a court filing by the SEC, Durov announced the end of Telegram&#39;s involvement with the blockchain.</p><p><a href="https://cryptotale.org/telegram-ceo-pavel-durov-arrested-ton-plunges-by-15/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read more on Cryptotale.</a></p><p><strong>Visit the links for more information </strong><a href="https://cryptotale.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/cryptotalemedia" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://t.me/cryptotale_news" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Telegram </a>| <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cryptotalenews/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Instagram </a>|</p><p></p>

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Arrested; TON Plunges by 15%

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