Telegram’s crypto wallet goes live to its 87 million U.S. users
Telegram users in the U.S. can now send, receive, and manage cryptocurrency directly inside the app — no downloads, extensions, or separate logins required.
TON Wallet is built into Telegram’s interface and is beginning its U.S. rollout this week. It is a self-custodial crypto wallet in which a user controls their own private keys.
The service, developed by The Open Platform, which is known as TOP, and built on the TON blockchain, allows users to send stablecoins and other digital tokens to their contacts as easily as sending a message.
The company says it’s the first time a self-custodial crypto wallet has been embedded into a mainstream messaging platform in the U.S. market.
The wallet has already seen broad international adoption, with…
