Toncoin Token Plummets After Telegram Founder’s Arrest

Krutika Adani

Pavel Durov Arrested

Telegram CEO and Founder Pavel Durov has been arrested in France for failing to moderate activity on its platform.

Token Plummets 22% Intraday

The price of Toncoin crashed 22% from $6.84 to $5.3 within a single day. The crash was severe as Telegram played a critical role in developing TON.

No Long-Term Impact

However, there would be no long-term impact. TON is a very stable and highly scalable blockchain with theoretical speeds of 100k transactions per second,

Toncoin Sees Slight Recovery

After the crash, the price has recovered slightly and, at press time, trades at $5.63.

Price in Accumulation Zone

Since TON has corrected 32% of its ATH of $8.34, it is now in an accumulation zone. Any recovery from this point could lift the price to $6.

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