The wallet platform that grew up inside Telegram is trying to become a destination in its own right. Walt, previously branded Wallet in Telegram, launched a standalone Android app on November 10. The company says an iOS version will follow. For the first time, customers can sign up without using Telegram, with Google and Apple among the supported account routes.

TL;DR: Walt has launched a separate Android app while keeping its existing Telegram integration. The service advertises access to more than 200 cryptocurrencies, tokenized US stocks and ETFs, perpetual futures and yield products, subject to regional availability. iOS is planned, not already live as part of today’s announcement.

The real change is distribution

The new app largely…