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Toncoin Down 40% as Telegram Founder’s Legal Case Drags On

The ongoing legal issues following Pavel Durov’s arrest have coincided with a decline in Toncoin’s value and slower growth for the TON network.

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Summary

A year after Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, was arrested by French authorities, Toncoin has experienced a 40% drop in value, and the TON network has seen slower growth and a significant collapse in its total value locked (TVL).

Terms & Concepts
  • Toncoin: A native cryptocurrency of the TON (The Open Network) blockchain, initially developed by Telegram, used for various functions within the ecosystem.
  • TVL (Total Value Locked): A metric used in decentralized finance (DeFi) to measure the total capital held in a specific protocol, usually in the form of cryptocurrencies or tokens.