Pavel Durov Wins Temporary Exit Pass from France—Telegram’s Boss Dodges Regulatory Limbo (For Now)
France's courts blink first in the high-stakes standoff with Telegram's elusive founder. Pavel Durov—the crypto-friendly messaging mogul who treats regulators like spam folders—just scored a temporary get-out-of-jail-free card.
No bailiffs, no handcuffs. Just a quiet judicial nod that lets Durov slip across borders while French authorities scramble to build their case. The man who built a $30B empire on encrypted chats and blockchain bets isn't sticking around for their paperwork.
Meanwhile in Paris: bureaucrats seethe as another tech billionaire outmaneuvers their tax traps. At least they'll always have baguettes and 75% capital gains taxes.