Elon Musk posted a message mocking how big companies increasingly try to avoid gun emojis in their products each year.

Only X refuses to follow the crowd.

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94% of all BTC has been mined so far.

The remaining 1.26 million "bitcoins" will be mined over approximately 115 years.

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SpaceX is set to attempt the first-ever commercial spaceflight on August 27.

The crew will travel farther from Earth than anyone has in over 50 years since the Apollo program.

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Ethereum foundation has deposited 35,000 #ETH worth $94.07 million to Kraken

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🚨 A French TV channel reported the arrest of Pavel Durov at Paris airport.

🚨 Pavel Durov Arrested in France

Pavel Durov was detained at the Paris airport after disembarking from his private jet, which arrived from Azerbaijan. The French judicial police issued a search warrant—French channel TF1 reports.

Law enforcement authorities suspect Durov of involvement in "drug trafficking, crimes against children, and fraud" due to Telegram's "lack of moderation and cooperation with law enforcement." The French search warrant for Durov "was valid only when he was within the country's territory"—TF1 reports.

Durov, who acquired French citizenship in 2021, is being held until a court hearing, where he is likely to be charged "with a range of crimes: terrorism, drugs, fraud, money laundering, and crimes against children's sexual integrity"—TF1 reports.

"Pavel Durov will be arrested, that's certain. He allowed countless offenses and crimes to occur on his platform, doing nothing to moderate or cooperate [with law enforcement]," a source close to the investigation told TF1.

Telegram Has an Action Plan in Place in Case of Founder Pavel Durov's Arrest, Sources Say

The specifics of the plan remain unknown, but it is confirmed that the company will continue to operate and fulfill its functions for the time being.

In 2018, Macron invited the founder of Telegram to lunch, offering Pavel Durov to move his office to Paris.

However, Durov declined, according to The Wall Street Journal's sources. During the lunch, the French president also discussed granting Durov French citizenship.

The article also mentions that a year earlier, French intelligence and the United Arab Emirates attempted to hack Durov's phone.

"In 2017, a year before the meeting with Macron, French spies conducted a joint operation with the UAE, hacking Durov's iPhone," the article states, citing sources familiar with the matter. The previously unreported spy operation was code-named Purple Music.

The article is titled "The Founder of Telegram Faces Persecution by Governments," highlighting efforts to both appease and control him.
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😢 Politico reports that French authorities have issued arrest warrants for Pavel Durov and his brother Nikolai.
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Today, Hal Finney would have turned 68

Finney was the first user of the network, he was the first to run a node on his computer and received the first transaction of 10 BTC from Satoshi Nakamoto himself (many believe he is Satoshi).
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There is a possibility of Durov's release, this is a purely formal step in order to subsequently announce another charge against him.

Perhaps we rejoiced too early.😕
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France has requested information from Switzerland about Durov's allegations of violence against his child. 😢
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