Telegram introduces built-in crypto wallet, bringing its users into mainstream blockchain

Global messaging giant Telegram has launched its integrated TON Wallet to its users, beginning the roll out for its US customers.

The Open Network (TON) is a decentralised, layer-1 blockchain platform developed by the Telegram team, led by the Durov brothers, to create a highly scalable and user-friendly blockchain ecosystem integrated with the Telegram app.

With the new feature, American users can send, receive and manage cryptocurrencies, including Toncoin (TON), USDT, Bitcoin, and other tokens directly inside the Telegram app, without any additional downloads or browser extensions.


This makes Telegram the first mass-market social app in the US to offer a self-custodial crypto wallet.

Some of the key features include instant peer-to-peer crypto transfers within Telegram chats, token swaps, staking and built-in trading tools, zero-fee crypto purchases via Apple Pay, Google Pay, or cards, and access to TON’s expanding ecosystem of decentralised “Mini Apps”.