The authorities accused Durov of facilitating criminal activities such as terrorism, fraud, drug trafficking, money laundering, asset theft, and the distribution of obscene images through the Telegram messaging app.
With this occurrence, the crypto community has opposed this action, with many prominent figures calling for the release of Durov, Telegram founder. This incident recalls the U.S. sanctioning of the Tornado Cash website, which led to the arrest of one co-founder and the imprisonment of another developer in the Netherlands for 64 months on money laundering charges.
With this development, the crypto community has united and are now pushing strongly for the release of the telegram boss.