Pavel Durov once stood at a crossroads not often visited by people: between yielding to the pressure of a state, or letting everything go for the freedom he believed was absolute. He chose the quieter path, leaving Russia, not because he wanted to run away, but because he did not want any hands controlling the principles he built within Telegram. The accusation that the platform was controlled by the Russian government, for him, was merely a shadow deliberately blown by competitors who were anxious to see his growth.
He briefly tried the United States, a country often celebrated as the center of world innovation. However, behind its glitz, he found new walls: exhausting bureaucracy, an unfriendly environment, and even strange incidents when someone tried to seize his phone on the streets of San Francisco. Attention from U.S. security agencies even reached efforts to recruit his employees to find loopholes in Telegram, making him increasingly certain that freedom there was not as many people imagined.
In the end, Durov found his answer in the United Arab Emirates. A country that does not stand in the ranks of any great power, but opens its doors to anyone who wants to work without intervention. There he felt something he did not find elsewhere: breathing space. Space to build, experiment, and protect the principles he fought for since the beginning of freedom.
This choice explains a lot: that sometimes, the best place is not the loudest, the strongest, or the most recognized by the world. The best place is one that allows a person to maintain themselves as they are.
Why is crypto with creators of integrity like $DOGS and limited supply not so popular?
Is this going to be part of the true purpose for which crypto was created?
Let's be part of this growth.
And be beneficial to your surroundings.
