
KEY POINTS
- Toncoin increased by nearly 5% Wednesday night after news that Durov has walked free
- Some observers said France appears to have made easy money from arresting the Telegram chief
- The TON community continues to urge France to set Durov free even as he is no longer detained
- Durov is faced with multiple counts related to his alleged failure to prevent Telegram from being used for illegal activities
Toncoin ($TON), the native cryptocurrency of The Open Network (TON), whose first iteration was co-created by Telegram CEO Pavel Durov and his brother Nikolai, climbed Wednesday night after France allowed the tech magnate to walk free under supervised release.