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“My name is @Ilya_ii. I research the penetration of cryptocurrencies in the life of different countries.
RU channel link @crypto_penetration
Created in collaboration with Ton Whales - crypto regulation database https://cryptopenetration.com/”
Thanks to the high frequency of updates (latest data received on 16 April, 2026), the channel maintains relevance and a high level of publication reach. Analytics show that the audience actively interacts with content, making it an important point of influence in the Cryptocurrencies category.
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🇪🇺 The conflict between Telegram and the EU enters a new phase
🗽 Although Pavel Durov was released on €5 million bail, both European regulators and the French authorities have questions about the Telegram messenger. As soon as Pavel was arrested, I did some research on the issue and collected the main accusations from different EU countries.
📑 There are two main complaints: the use of Telegram by various opposition groups, some of which are considered extremists by EU authorities, and the activity of scammers, drug dealers and other criminals in the messenger. Telegram does not usually delete opposition groups and does not hand over correspondence between them to law enforcement agencies.
🧑⚖️ To fix this, BIPT - the regulator in Belgium, where Telegram is considered a foreign company - is checking whether the number of users of the platform in the EU is really less than 45 million people (officially 41 million). If this number is large enough, Telegram will receive VLOP status in Europe - “very large online platform”, a status that will impose more obligations and restrictions on the messenger as it interacts with EU authorities.
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😄 Pavel Durov is free. He needs to pay 5 mln euro as bail and can't leave France until finishing of court case. But this is much better than it could be.
🇫🇷 Politico: France is trying to arrest Nikolay Durov
🚓 Arrest warrant for Pavel and his brother Nikolay (CTO Telegram) was issued in March 2024 by French authorities.
🧑⚖️ Today the judge will make a decision about Pavel Durov's future status in the criminal case.
🍷And six years ago, according to WSJ, Pavel Durov had a dinner with President Macron, which called him to move Telegram’s office in France.
TON Society has launched #FreeDurov initiative. Let's sign this open letter and join it together! ⚡️
https://t.me/tgresistancebot/letter
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🇫🇷 About Durov's arrest
⏰ The period of his detention was extended to at least 48 hours. And it was reported that the girl and guard who were with him during his detention were released.
📝 At the moment, Durov is being interrogated as a suspect on 12 charges in the case against an unidentified person. The decision to open an investigation was prepared in early July. The attached document (in French) is a press release with the list of charges.
⚠️ The accusations are primarily that Telegram, being encrypted, enables crimes including sharing child pornography, selling drugs, scamming, money laundering and so on, which makes him "complicit" in those crimes - and that he refuses to provide information and documents needed for "interceptions" (i.e. invasions of privacy) where authorised by French law.
Pavel Durov was arrested in France. Information to be updated.
https://www.tf1info.fr/justice-faits-divers/info-tf1-lci-le-fondateur-et-pdg-de-la-messagerie-cryptee-telegram-interpelle-en-france-2316072.html
🇺🇸 The Fed is going to act
📣 Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, claimed today that the regulator is going to change its monetary policy and do everything possible for labor market support.
📈 Rate cuts will start soon. The crypto market has already reacted with BTC reaching $62,000.
👮 Lawyers try to accuse Binance of racketeering
🧑⚖️ American lawyer Bill Hughes reported a new class action lawsuit against Binance. The plaintiffs are customers of other exchanges and wallets, who have been victims of hacker attacks.
📝 They are using a legal trick related to the US Criminal Organizations Act (RICO) to accuse Binance of being complicit in the actions of hackers who laundered funds stolen from customers there. The plaintiffs' logic: if Binance's business had not allowed laundering, customer funds would not have been lost.
🤑 Professional attorneys are behind the lawsuit. Bill Hughes believes that most likely the lawsuit will not reach the court and Binance will regulate the issue in the pre-court order.
🇨🇳 China to continue crypto ban
🧑⚖️ Chinese Supreme People's Court and Supreme People’s Procuratorate have jointly decided to extend AML laws, in effect since 2007, to crypto. Money laundering with virtual assets is punishable by a fine of up to $28,000 or a prison term of up to 10 years.
⛏ Meanwhile, the market situation remains tense. The rise in gold prices - over to $2,500 (a new high) due to record purchases by central banks - is not influencing Bitcoin. The crypto market continues to move sideways and BTC ETFs showed insignificant inflow of funds last week - $32.4 million according to Farside Investors. BTC is at $60,700, ETH at $2,650 and TON at $6.85.
🇦🇪 UAE State Bank to Launch Its Own Crypto Exchange?
🚀 Cointelegraph reported that a UAE owned bank (RAKBANK) will launch a state crypto exchange. This is big news, but is not entirely accurate.
🏛 RAKBANK is a private organization. The UAE government does not directly own it, though 57% of the bank's shares are owned by Ras Al Khaimah, one of the seven Emirates. The two most famous Emirates are Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
♨️ However, 20% of the bank's shares are owned by foreign shareholders and another 20% by members of the royal family and UAE private investors. And RAKBANK's partner is Bitpanda (Austria), a large European crypto broker - one of the few crypto exchanges that has a broker license in the EU.
🇺🇸 Will the Fed cut rate after US inflation drop?
📢 Yesterday, the market saw new data about decreasing US inflation, down to 2,9% for the last 12 months (to the end of July).
💼 Some analysts perceive this information as a reason for the Fed to cut rates in September.
🌐 Moreover, as Arthur Hayes (exBitMEX) suggested, the election and fear of global recession will force the government to increase liquidity in the market, part of which will, of course, go to the global crypto market.
🇹🇷 Türkiye softens visa procedures for real estate owners
🏡 Owners of any real estate in Türkiye can now get a tourist residence permit via a program that officially existed for several years, but was practically stopped in 2023. This type of residence permit gives tax benefits in the country.
💻 Türkiye has also launched a digital nomad visa program and has an investment citizenship procedure for purchase of real estate worth more than $400,000.
📝 Recently, Türkiye adopted new crypto regulations. 47 legal entities have already applied for a license. Crypto exchange stays legal and foreign entities will continue to operate in the country.
✈️ Last but not least, Türkiye has a large Telegram community - about 10 million users - and a high level of crypto adoption, from 20% to 40% of the local population.
🇪🇺 Is EU losing Tether?
💵 Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino claimed recently that MiCA regulation causes a "systemic risk”. Ardoino considers the EU requirement to hold up to 60% of stablecoin reserves in local banks dangerous, citing the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank, which caused USDC to depeg, as an example of the risk involved. In the EU, this risk is amplified since banks only guarantee deposits of up to €100,000 - a ridiculously low figure for Tether's reserves.
🧮 In addition to tightening crypto regulations in Europe, there is a trend of raising taxes that affect foreign investors. Switzerland is introducing a 50% inheritance tax, Italy is increasing a flat fee for foreign income tax exemption. Portugal abolished its NHR regime last year. This looks like a long-term trend.
