Ton developers adopt ‘Resistance Dog’ memecoin avatar to support Pavel Durov; token jumps 140%

The memecoin ‘Resistance Dog’ (REDO), the largest memecoin on the Ton blockchain, recorded a market rally, rising over 140% — triggered after the developers chose it as the official avatar for Toncoin across various community channels.

This came as a broader initiative by Ton developers to adopt the memecoin’s avatar to align with what it calls the “DigitalResistance” movement. This avatar comprises a white cartoon dog with a hood, replacing the previous Ton blockchain logo.

The core team said it was supported by adopting the ‘Resistance Dog’ avatar on platforms like the official Telegram channel and X account. The move came after Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram and a key figure in the Ton blockchain, was arrested in France over the weekend.

“In support of DigitalResistance, we are updating Toncoin’s logo and profile pictures across TON Community channels to the global symbol of Digital Resistance — the Resistance Dog,” the team announced Monday.

Following the announcement, the token surged more than 140% on Monday, going from $0.35 to over $0.85 before settling back to $0.63 at the time of writing, per Dexscreener data . The token’s market cap currently stands at $65 million.

Resistance Dog price chart | Source: Dexscreener

Durov was put into police custody  in France last Saturday during a cybercrime probe involving accusations of providing services and tools, per a Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris statement. Prior reports have been made about Telegram’s inadequate collaboration with law enforcement on content moderation issues.