Pavel Durov legal restrictions suspended until April 7: Report

Update March 17, 1 pm UTC: This article has been updated to add information about the judicial suspension.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov said the company had always met and “exceeded” its legal obligations in moderation, cooperation and fighting crime. 

On March 17, the Telegram founder posted an update on the messaging application, saying he was already back in Dubai after spending months in France. Durov said the process is still ongoing but added that it “feels great to be home.”

Media platform TASS reported that French authorities have “suspended judicial control obligations” of Durov for three weeks. Citing sources in the French prosecutor’s office, media outlet TASS reported that the agency said judicial control in relation to Durov was suspended from March 15 to April 7.

Judicial control suspension means that court hearings or legal proceedings involving Durov will be delayed temporarily. It

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Pavel Durov legal restrictions suspended until April 7: Report

Update March 17, 1 pm UTC: This article has been updated to add information about the judicial suspension.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov said the company had always met and “exceeded” its legal obligations in moderation, cooperation and fighting crime. 

On March 17, the Telegram founder posted an update on the messaging application, saying he was already back in Dubai after spending months in France. Durov said the process is still ongoing but added that it “feels great to be home.”

Media platform TASS reported that French authorities have “suspended judicial control obligations” of Durov for three weeks. Citing sources in the French prosecutor’s office, media outlet TASS reported that the agency said judicial control in relation to Durov was suspended from March 15 to April 7.  

Judicial control suspension means that court hearings or legal proceedings involving Durov will be delayed temporarily. It also

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Pavel Durov in Dubai: Telegram ‘exceeded’ its legal obligations

Telegram founder Pavel Durov said the company had always met and “exceeded” its legal obligations in moderation, cooperation and fighting crime. 

On March 17, the Telegram founder posted an update on the messaging application, saying he was already back in Dubai after spending months in France. Durov said the process is still ongoing but added that it “feels great to be home.”

The post follows reports that the Telegram founder was allowed to leave France and return home. On March 15, a report citing anonymous sources said the executive had departed from France after getting approval from a French court to leave the country

Durov was arrested in Paris on Aug. 24 as part of an investigation into the instant messaging app. The executive was accused of running a platform that allowed illegal activities. 

Pavel Durov shared a post

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Crypto ETPs see $1.7B in outflows, longest streak since 2015

Cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) continued seeing massive selling last week, recording the fifth week of outflows in a row, with $1.7 billion leaving the market. 

After seeing slightly softened outflows of $876 million in the previous week, crypto ETP liquidations accelerated during the past trading week, bringing the total five-week outflows to $6.4 billion, CoinShares reported on March 17.

The ongoing outflows have also marked the 17th straight day of outflows, the longest negative streak since CoinShares started records in 2015, CoinShares’ James Butterfill wrote.

Despite notable negative sentiment, year-to-date (YTD) inflows remain positive at $912 million, he added.

BTC ETP outflows: $5.4 billion in five weeks

After seeing $756 million outflows in the first week of March, Bitcoin (BTC) ETPs saw increased selling in the trading week from March 10 to March 14, seeing a further $978 million outflows.

The five-week selling streak brought total

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Crypto ETPs see $1.7B in outflows, longest streak since 2015

Cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) continued seeing massive selling last week, recording the fifth week of outflows in a row, with $1.7 billion leaving the market. 

After seeing slightly softened outflows of $876 million in the previous week, crypto ETP liquidations accelerated during the past trading week, bringing the total five-week outflows to $6.4 billion, CoinShares reported on March 17.

The ongoing outflows have also marked the 17th straight day of outflows, the longest negative streak since CoinShares started records in 2015, CoinShares’ James Butterfill wrote.

Despite notable negative sentiment, year-to-date (YTD) inflows remain positive at $912 million, he added.

BTC ETP outflows: $5.4 billion in five weeks

After seeing $756 million outflows in the first week of March, Bitcoin (BTC) ETPs saw increased selling in the trading week from March 10 to March 14, seeing a further $978 million outflows.

The five-week selling streak brought total

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Crypto ETPs see $1.7B in outflows, longest streak since 2015

Cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) continued seeing massive selling last week, recording the fifth week of outflows in a row, with $1.7 billion leaving the market. 

After seeing slightly softened outflows of $876 million in the previous week, crypto ETP liquidations accelerated during the past trading week, bringing the total five-week outflows to $6.4 billion, CoinShares reported on March 17.

The ongoing outflow strike has also marked the 17th straight day of outflows, the longest negative streak since CoinShares started records in 2015, CoinShares’ James Butterfill wrote.

Despite notable negative sentiment, year-to-date (YTD) inflows remain positive at $912 million, he added.

Bitcoin ETP outflows: $5.4 billion in five weeks

After seeing $756 million outflows in the first week of March, Bitcoin (BTC) ETPs saw increased selling in the trading week from March 10 to March 14, seeing a further $978 million outflows.

The five-week selling streak brought

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Crypto ETPs see $1.7B in outflows, longest streak since 2015

Cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) continued seeing massive selling last week, recording the fifth week of outflows in a row, with $1.7 billion leaving the market. 

After seeing slightly softened outflows of $876 million in the previous week, crypto ETP liquidations accelerated during the past trading week, bringing the total five-week outflows to $6.4 billion, CoinShares reported on March 17.

The ongoing outflow strike has also marked the 17th straight day of outflows, the longest negative streak since CoinShares started records in 2015, CoinShares’ James Butterfill wrote.

Despite notable negative sentiment, year-to-date (YTD) inflows remain positive at $912 million, he added.

Bitcoin ETP outflows: $5.4 billion in five weeks

After seeing $756 million outflows in the first week of March, Bitcoin (BTC) ETPs saw increased selling in the trading week from March 10 to March 14, seeing a further $978 million outflows.

The five-week selling streak brought

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Brazilian lawmaker introduces bill to regulate Bitcoin salaries

Brazilian lawmakers are considering new legislation that would officially authorize employers to pay salaries to employees using cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

Federal deputy Luiz Philippe de Orleans e Bragança has introduced a bill proposing regulation of crypto payments for wages, remunerations and labor benefits.

Filed on March 12, the bill PL 957/2025 legalizes voluntary and partial salary payments in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) while also requiring employers to proceed with a part of the pay in the national currency, the Brazilian real.

Preview of the draft bill PL 957/2025 by Luiz Philippe de Orleans e Bragança (translated via Google). Source: Camara.leg.br

Orleans-Braganza, a descendant of Brazil’s former royal family, is serving his second term as a federal deputy for São Paulo and supports Truth Social, the social media platform owned by US President Donald

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Brazilian lawmaker introduces bill to regulate Bitcoin salaries

Brazilian lawmakers are considering new legislation that would officially authorize employers to pay salaries to employees using cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

Federal deputy Luiz Philippe de Orleans e Bragança has introduced a bill proposing regulation of crypto payments for wages, remunerations and labor benefits.

Filed on March 12, the bill PL 957/2025 legalizes voluntary and partial salary payments in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) while also requiring employers to proceed with a part of the pay in the national currency, the Brazilian real.

Preview of the draft bill PL 957/2025 by Luiz Philippe de Orleans e Bragança (translated via Google). Source: Camara.leg.br

Orleans-Braganza, a descendant of Brazil’s former royal family, is serving his second term as a federal deputy for São Paulo and supports Truth Social, the social media platform owned by US President Donald

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Brazilian lawmaker introduces bill to regulate Bitcoin salaries

Brazilian lawmakers are considering new legislation that would officially authorize employers to pay salaries to employees using cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

Federal deputy Luiz Philippe de Orleans e Bragança has introduced a bill proposing regulation of crypto payments for wages, remunerations and labor benefits.

Filed on March 12, the bill PL 957/2025 legalizes voluntary and partial salary payments in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) while also requiring employers to proceed with a part of the pay in the national currency, the Brazilian real.

Preview of the draft bill PL 957/2025 by Luiz Philippe de Orleans e Bragança (translated via Google). Source: Camara.leg.br

Orleans-Braganza, a descendant of Brazil’s former royal family, is serving his second term as a federal deputy for São Paulo and supports Truth Social, the social media platform owned by US President Donald

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