Telegram’s crypto wallet just got a new name, a bigger mission, and a companion product built for its billion-strong user base. What began five years ago as a modest bot for buying Toncoin and Bitcoin has rebranded into the Walt crypto platform, a full-scale trading and investing app that now sits alongside a brand-new, simpler tool called Gram wallet. The change, announced by Andrew Rogozov, CEO and Founder of The Open Platform (TOP) and Walt, marks what he describes as the next stage in Telegram’s push to become a genuine home for everyday crypto activity.

Key takeaways

• Wallet launched five years ago as a simple Telegram bot for buying Toncoin and Bitcoin, and has now rebranded as Walt.
• Telegram is separately rolling out a Gram…