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Author | Wenser ( @wenser2010 )_

The aftermath of the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov continues. Following the relevant news mentioned in yesterday's article "Telegram founder arrested, over half of the funds withdrawn, will the TON ecosystem suffer a devastating blow?", the latest development in the incident is that the French authorities have confirmed Pavel Durov's detention and stated that an official statement will be released in the future. The market is highly attentive to what awaits this 39-year-old tech billionaire with a net worth of $15.5 billion.

Odaily Planet Daily will summarize and analyze the latest developments in this article.

Mixed reactions: Cryptocurrency industry generally supports Pavel Durov

Over 24 hours after Pavel Durov's arrest, various parties, including Russian officials closely associated with Telegram and the TON ecosystem, cryptocurrency industry figures, and the official Telegram platform and TON ecosystem, have continued to voice their opinions. The following are the specific reactions from each party:

Political figures: Clear positions from US and Russian officials

According to Reuters, Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov became a French citizen in August 2021. He moved Telegram to Dubai in 2017 and has been residing there since, as reported by French media. He also obtained citizenship in the United Arab Emirates and is a citizen of the dual-island nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean.

Previously, Western officials stated in interviews that Telegram is a tool of the Russian military intelligence agency, used to recruit individuals in Europe for disruptive activities, including attempts to disrupt and monitor the transport lines used by NATO to supply goods to Ukraine. A senior European security official stated that Telegram has become the primary platform for Russia to spread false information in Europe and Ukraine. Independent US political commentator Jackson Hinkle stated that previously, a certain anti-Israel hacker stole tens of billions of bytes of sensitive Israeli data and published confidential information on Telegram, and Telegram refused Israel's request for review.

As the head of the Russian Security Internet Alliance, Mila Muzhelyna, believes, the behind-the-scenes force behind Pavel Durov's arrest in France is the United States, a point indirectly confirmed by Pavel Durov's remarks in a previous interview with The Tucker Carlson Interview: "The FBI and other security agencies in the United States hope to… better control Telegram."

In contrast, Russian officials have made "efforts to salvage" and "regretful resignation" —

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stated that Telegram CEO Pavel Durov fled Russia and believed that he would never have to cooperate with the security services abroad, which was a miscalculation. Medvedev often uses Telegram to criticize the West, and he said that Durov wants to be an "excellent 'world citizen' living a good life without a homeland." "He miscalculated," Medvedev said. "For all our common enemies, he is Russian — therefore unpredictable and dangerous." The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that it has sent a note to Paris requesting a meeting with Durov, despite his French citizenship.

Additionally, Russian officials expressed "anger" over Pavel Durov's arrest, with some Russian officials stating that this arrest is an indirect hostile act against Russia.

It is worth mentioning that Pavel Durov's experience has also received support from those who have had similar experiences: Edward Snowden, the whistleblower of the "Prismgate," stated that "the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is a violation of basic human rights such as freedom of speech and association."

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who recently withdrew from the US presidential race, also made a rare statement, saying, "Pavel Durov's arrest highlights the critical importance of defending platforms dedicated to freedom of speech and privacy."

Cryptocurrency industry figures: Investing real money in TON, pledging unwavering support

In response to Pavel Durov's arrest, the reactions from figures in the cryptocurrency industry perhaps exemplify the meaning of "true colors show in times of adversity."

Yat Siu, co-founder of Animoca Brands, stated: "In this struggle for freedom, we are committed to supporting our friends — the TON community. Decentralization is the solution for resisting censorship and safeguarding our freedom. #FREEDUROV. Decentralization builds resilience by eliminating single points of failure, enhancing fault tolerance, and ensuring freedom from censorship. TON is Telegram's decentralized solution to ensure its future. #FreePavel."

Andrei Grachev, co-founder of DWF Labs, stated that he has purchased approximately $500,000 worth of TON on the open market and will hold them on-chain until Telegram founder Pavel Durov is released. He added, "This is not financial advice; I just want to support anti-censorship and decentralized technology."

The NFT and meme coin project Memeland announced that they have used treasury funds to purchase $1 million worth of TON on the open market and will continue to hold them until Durov is released.

• Tron founder Justin Sun, who is known for his keen response to hot topics in the cryptocurrency industry, also publicly voiced his concern for the fate of Telegram founder Pavel Durov. He stated, "Regardless of the judicial outcome, Telegram is crucial for the communication freedom and privacy of billions of people. I hope Durov can regain his freedom in a legal manner as soon as possible and ensure the protection of user rights in a compliant manner. In addition, the cryptocurrency industry should unite and organize a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) called #FreePavel to help Durov gain legal freedom." He also pledged to donate $1 million if this DAO is created in a decentralized manner and receives enough community support.

Additionally, some figures in the cryptocurrency industry have expressed their views from the perspective of industry development and product development.

• Stani Kulechov, the founder of Aave and Lens Protocol, stated, "Given the recent arrest of Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov, I have been reflecting on how to build 'resilient methods' that can uphold various rights, even when these rights (such as freedom of speech and content censorship) may conflict. The construction of social networks should focus on resilience."

• Matt Huang, co-founder of Paradigm, believes that this incident signifies the best time to integrate Telegram groups into the Farcaster ecosystem. However, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik disagreed, stating, "The timing for Farcaster to integrate Telegram groups is not mature, and it is necessary to first establish an end-to-end encrypted communication system."

• XEX Chinese channel commented, "Pavel Durov's arrest will not affect the normal operation of Telegram. Similarly, TON, as a decentralized community backed by Telegram's 800 million users, will not be greatly affected." They hold an optimistic attitude towards the future development of Telegram and the TON ecosystem.

Telegram and TON Ecosystem Projects: Some Vow to Fight to the End, Others Emphasize Unaffected Operation of Their Projects

• The official TON account added the Resistance Dog logo, personally drawn and named by Telegram founder Pavel Durov in 2018, to their profile picture. They responded to the call from the TON Society, an official community of the TON ecosystem, urging more people to show support for Pavel Durov by taking the following actions: 1) Share posts and use the #FREEDUROV tag; 2) Add the 【FREE】emoji to their usernames; 3) Change their profile picture to the Resistance Dog.

• The TON community responded enthusiastically to this— the TON community announced in their official TG channel, "We stand on the same front as Pavel Durov (founder of Telegram) to support the digital resistance movement. We are updating the logo and profile picture of Toncoin in the TON community channel to the global symbol of the digital resistance movement—'Resistance Dog.' Pavel Durov initiated this movement in the struggle to protect the privacy of Telegram users and uphold freedom of speech."

• The official Binance page indicated that the TON token logo has also been updated to the Resistance Dog.

• However, some projects that are closely tied to the Telegram platform emphasized that their "operation is not affected by Telegram." The official statement from the Telegram Bot project Banana Gun stated, "The situation of the Telegram founder has raised some questions in our chat and its impact on Banana Gun. It is important to note that our bot is safe to use. Banana Gun wants to assure users that Banana Gun is much more than just a Telegram Bot. In fact, Banana Gun is actually a completely custom backend system. While this backend currently supports its Telegram frontend, it will soon also become the engine for many other frontends. For example, Banana Gun is developing an API that third parties can integrate and use, and a web application is also in the final stages. Our vision for Banana Gun prompted us to redesign the entire backend into a modular and flexible trading tool in the first half of 2024. We are more confident than ever that this investment will bring huge returns."

• Telegram also issued a statement regarding Pavel Durov's arrest, stating:

  1. Telegram complies with EU laws, including the Digital Services Act, and continuously improves platform moderation in line with industry standards.
  2. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has nothing to hide and frequently travels in Europe.
  3. Claiming that "a platform or its owner should be responsible for abuse on the platform" is absurd.
  4. Nearly a billion users globally use Telegram as a means of communication and an important source of information.
  5. The team is waiting for a swift resolution to this matter.

However, the likelihood of this matter being resolved in the short term seems low based on the feedback from the prediction market: Polymarket platform shows that the probability of Telegram founder Pavel Durov being released in August has decreased from 50% when it was first created last Sunday to 29%, influenced by the news of the French authorities and judicial procedures detaining Pavel Durov.

According to Viktor, the community leader of TON Society, some local residents in Moscow, Russia, have initiated a "paper airplane protest" by throwing paper airplanes at the French Embassy in Russia as a relatively peaceful way to express support for the Telegram platform and Pavel Durov.

It is worth mentioning that on August 14th, Pavel Durov celebrated the 11th anniversary of the platform on his personal Telegram channel and mentioned, "When I was 11 years old in 1995, I made a promise to myself to become smarter, stronger, and freer every day. Today, Telegram is 11 years old, and it is ready to make the same promise. Every day, Telegram should become: smarter (providing more features for users); stronger (more popular among users); freer (more independent and self-sufficient). Happy birthday, Telegram! P.S. Just 2 weeks after the last major Telegram update, we are releasing new features today—a new type of channel and three new ways to support content creators. Enjoy!"

At that time, Pavel Durov may not have anticipated that 11 days later, the "freedom" he most desired and worked hard to defend would become the "biggest trap" he encountered after arriving in France.

Now, Pavel Durov's future will still be determined by the French authorities. In addition to supporting Pavel Durov and the TON ecosystem with practical actions, we will continue to track the latest developments in the event.

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