Tone rise 24% while the founder of Telegram Pavel Durov returns home to Dubai in the middle of an investigation

While the crypto of the market continued the beating over the weekend, one coin actually gets on the field. Tonne, which is related to the message exchange app Telegramclimbed 24% to the news founded by Pavel Durov’s app executive and director He returned home to Dubai in the middle of an investigation.

The tone rose on Saturday from $ 2.94 to $ 3.59 news spoiled that the founder of born Russian would be allowed to leave France, where he was detained and slapped A few costs Associated with failure to prevent illegal activity on platform. The currency continued to climb on Monday, reaching $ 3.65, while Durov first announced a statement from his return home.

“As you may have heard, I returned to Dubai after spending several months in France for an investigation related to the activities of the Telegram criminals,” Durov wrote on the Telegram. “The process is ongoing, it’s great to be home.”

Durov will have to return to France by April 7th.

The telegram began to develop Ton– Known as an open net – in 2017 to allow its quickly growing user base to quickly process transactions in the app with Blockchain technology. It is now an integral part of the platform, which is used to pay for games, ads and transaction fees. He gathered a market cap of over $ 8 billion.

Telegram and alleged criminal activity

Durov is forbidden to leave France from August after being arrested near Paris last year.

The Telegram has attracted almost a billion global users since it was founded in 2013 with a emphasis on privacy and security. The company’s policy was not to adhere to government requirements for user information by September when Durov revealed this policy In the swing of arrests. French authorities say an application used to distribute a sexual child abuse Material, drug trade, fraud and other criminal activity.

The Telegram earlier said it “absurd” to keep Durov responsible for the criminal activities that take place on the Telegram of UA X post After his arrest. “It is absurd to claim that the platform or its owner are responsible for the abuse of that platform,” the company wrote, adding that its mode of moderation “within industrial standards and are constantly improved.” The company did not immediately respond to WealthRequest for comment.

Durov’s arrest promoted the return from the founder of Ethereum Vitalica Buterin and we whistleblower Edward Snowdenwho said that the move was a politically motivated attack on freedom of speech.

Durov held his innocence throughout the investigation, writing on the Telegram on Monday: “When it comes to moderation, cooperation and fight against crime, the Telegram not only fulfilled itself, but also exceeded his legal obligations.”

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