I seriously don't get why telegram is so common in crypto. 

August 20, 2024

- Putin and Telegram owner, Durov both in Baku 
- Telegram is blocked in Moscow for almost 3 hours

August 24
- Durov arrested in France

This article gives good reason to believe that Durov struck a deal with Putin in June 2020 to hand over some of Telegram’s users to Putin’s goons:

Tricks with polynomials and Riemann-Roch spaces. Breaking into the platonic realm to pillage forbidden abstractions. Starknet grantee.

This article gives good reason to believe that Durov struck a deal with Putin in June 2020 to hand over some of Telegram’s users to Putin’s goons:

https://www.wired.com/story/the-kremlin-has-entered-the-chat/

I remember when this article came out, Telegram sucks idk why it's so popular.