TON surged almost 7% over the past 24 hours to $4.89, according to CoinGecko. The move follows a statement from Telegram CEO Pavel Durov — his first since his arrest on August 24. The French government detained Durov for his app’s alleged failure to crackdown on illicit activity on the platform. Toncoin is down almost 28% from the day of the arrest, when French authorities detained Durov for his app’s alleged failure to crack down on illicit activity on the platform. “The claims in some media that Telegram is some sort of anarchic paradise are absolutely untrue,” wrote Durov. “We take down millions of harmful posts and channels every day.” He added that he’s made it a “personal goal to ensure we significantly improve things.”