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Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov opened up in a rare interview about his 2024 arrest in France. He said officials were more interested in how Telegram works than any real wrongdoing. He denies all six charges, including money laundering and aiding crime, calling them exaggerated. His legal team says the case was unusually public. A petition for his release got over 9 million signatures. Despite this, Telegram hit 1 billion users by March 2025. Was it justice or politics? The debate continues.$BTC $ETH $XRP