Did social media posts of glamorous ‘crypto coach’ lead to arrest of ‘Russia’s Elon Musk’? Mystery woman on Pavel Durov’s jet ‘charted travels on Instagram which may have helped French cops track tech billionaire’ [Video]

06:04 EDT 27 Aug 2024, updated 06:17 EDT 27 Aug 2024

The Russian crypto influencer who accompanied Telegram boss Pavel Durov on a number of luxury trips ahead of his arrest in Paris could have given his location away, it has been alleged.

Yulia Vavilova, who also goes by Juli and is thought to be aged 24, is a self-styled ‘crypto coach’ and video game streamer.

Like Durov, she is Russian-born and thought to be based in Dubai, enjoying a jetset lifestyle and sharing pictures of her travels.

Most recently, her Instagram has been awash with pictures of visits to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and most recently Azerbaijan.

Durov was in each of the countries at the same time, and posted similar or even identical pictures and videos to Vavilova, including of a canyon, at a shooting range, and seemingly in the same car.

While Vavilova appeared to avoid picturing Durov in the snaps she shared with her 26,000 followers, the …