# Russia Detains BitRiver Founder in Mining-Equipment Fraud Case and Targets Telegram's Durov

Igor Runets was moved to pretrial detention over an alleged 1 billion ruble fraud as prosecutors issued an international arrest warrant for Pavel Durov.

- Published: 2026-07-30T05:29:14.457Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-07-30/russia-detains-bitriver-founder-in-mining-equipment-fraud-ca
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Russian authorities moved BitRiver founder Igor Runets into pretrial detention as investigators examine an alleged fraud of about 1 billion rubles, roughly 7.9 million dollars, tied to mining equipment. BitRiver is one of Russia's larger cr…

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