Toncoin (TON) spiked almost 30% over the weekend on news that Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov had his passport returned by French authorities. Durov was arrested in France on Aug. 24, accused of running a platform that enables illegal activities in privacy-focused messaging app Telegram. Durov was allowed to return home to Dubai but will have to return to France in a few weeks because of the ongoing investigation, according to French news service AFP. He has also posted a €5 million ($5.4 million) bail. To continue reading this as well as other DeFi and Web3 news, visit us at thedefiant.io
