BREAKING: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Arrested in France
In a developing story, Pavel Durov, CEO and billionaire founder of Telegram, has reportedly been arrested at Le Bourget airport near Paris.
Durov was detained on Saturday evening as he disembarked from his private jet, arriving from Azerbaijan.
The arrest follows an existing warrant against him.
In response, TONcoin, the native token of The Open Network associated with Telegram, has dropped by 12%.
The hashtag #FREEDUROV is now trending on both X and Telegram.