Today in crypto, Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov claims intelligence services wanted him to censor political content, ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood says Hyperliquid reminds her of Solana’s early days. Meanwhile, Jan3 founder Samson Mow says Bitcoin nation-state adoption is ramping up.
Pavel Durov claims French intelligence wanted Telegram to censor Moldovan election content
Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov claimed that French intelligence officers asked him to censor political content on the messaging platform related to the election in Moldova, which he refused to do.
Durov said the officials approached him and indicated that if he censored the content, they would put in a good word with the judge overseeing his legal case in France. He wrote in a Telegram post on Sunday:
“The Telegram team received a second list of so-called ‘problematic’ Moldovan channels. Unlike the first, nearly all of these channels were legitimate and fully compliant with our rules. Their only commonality was that they voiced political positions disliked by the French and Moldovan governments. We refused to act on this request.”
Durov has routinely been critical of the French government and the European Union for pro-censorship policies, and his case continues to be watched by the crypto community and online free speech and privacy advocates.
Cathie Wood: Hyperliquid ‘reminds me of Solana in the earlier days’
ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood has compared Hyperliquid to Solana’s early-stage promise, calling it “the new kid on the block.”
“It’s exciting. It reminds me of Solana in the earlier days, and Solana has proven its worth and is, you know, there with the big boys,” Wood said during a recent interview on the Master Investor podcast.
ARK Invest currently holds three main crypto assets in its public funds, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL). The firm’s exposure to Solana is through Breera Sports, which Wood clarified is tied to the Solana treasury and supported by Middle Eastern investors. She also noted advisory ties to the project through economist Art Laffer.
Wood did not confirm any position in Hyperliquid but described the protocol as one to watch. Her remarks come as competition between perpetual futures DEXs has been heating up after Aster launched a token earlier this month and saw its trading volume and open interest surge past Hyperliquid.
Nation-state Bitcoin adoption to enter ‘suddenly’ phase soon: Samson Mow
An increasing number of countries are preparing to ramp up Bitcoin adoption after moving past the initial skepticism, according to Jan3 founder Samson Mow.
“I think we’re on the tail end of gradually, and we’re at the beginning phases of suddenly,” Mow told Danny Knowles on the What Bitcoin Did podcast published on YouTube on Saturday.
“These things happen very quickly,” Mow said, referring to the potential for more countries to adopt a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. “It’s like literally gradually then suddenly,” he said, adding:
“I think it is simply a matter of time before we see a massive run-up, and we see a massive nation-state FOMO, you know, panic.”
Mow emphasized that while US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to set up a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, the US still hasn’t started buying.
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