Pavel Durov shared his vision for Bitcoin and his personal philosophy in a recent podcast, predicting BTC could reach $1m.
🟠He sees cryptocurrency as the best medium of exchange
🟠Early Bitcoin investor: bought several thousand coins in 2013 at $700
🟠Since 2024, Telegram turned profitable with 15m+ Premium users, generating $500m annually
🟠His income comes from Premium, ads, and TON; official salary is just $0.3
🟠Freedom is his highest value: he left Russia, built Telegram, ready to risk his life for free speech
🟠Acknowledges Telegram could be blocked in Russia, as in other countries
🟠Telegram team has only 40 people; Durov hires engineers through contests, avoids bureaucracy
🟠Survived a poisoning attempt in 2018, leaving him unable to walk for two weeks
🟠Lives ascetically: no alcohol, tobacco, coffee, drugs, or pills
🟠Trains daily with 300 pushups, 300 squats, plus gym 5-6 times a week
🟠Spends up to 12 hours in bed, much of it thinking—where he finds his best ideas
🟠Avoids sleeping pills and medication altogether
🟠Confirmed he is a sperm donor and biological father of over 100 children, all to be included in his will
🟠Uses his phone rarely, keeps it on silent or airplane mode to stay in control of his time.