Pavel Durov – the founder of Telegram being interrogated in Paris is drawing significant attention, especially as Telegram becomes increasingly associated with the cryptocurrency world. This may have a short-term impact on investor sentiment, but the actual degree of influence on the coin networks integrating with Telegram remains uncertain.
🔍 Impact analysis:
🔹 1. TON (Toncoin) – the most directly affected
• TON is a blockchain managed by the community, but it still carries the "Telegram" label.
• Although Telegram does not directly operate TON, this event may affect market confidence in TON, especially in the short term.
• TON’s price may fluctuate due to FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) sentiment.
🔹 2. P2P trading bots, DeFi, GameFi integrated in Telegram
• In 2024–2025, many small coin projects running bots, mini apps on Telegram like Notcoin, Hamster Kombat,…
• If regulatory authorities tighten controls, Telegram may be forced to censor or limit the operations of financial bots → affecting user development and interaction.
🔹 3. The overall market and legal impacts
• The EU’s interrogation of Telegram leaders may reignite concerns about privacy and regulations regarding decentralized platforms.
• This indirectly affects the entire Web3 ecosystem, which is trying to balance security and legality.
🔐 However:
• Telegram has not yet been officially accused or had its functions restricted, and the company has made proactive efforts to cooperate with investigators.
• Pavel Durov has also denied all allegations, and the trial process is still ongoing → no binding legal conclusions have been reached.#Telegram #PavelDurov