{"id":526,"date":"2026-01-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kriptoblog.hu\/?p=526"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:13:43","slug":"toncoin-telegram-okoszisztema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kriptoblog.hu\/en\/toncoin-telegram-okoszisztema\/","title":{"rendered":"Toncoin and Telegram: 900 Million Users at the Gates of Crypto"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Toncoin and Telegram: 900 Million Users at the Gates of Crypto<\/h2>\n<p>A <strong>Telegram<\/strong> \u2013 one of the world's most popular messaging applications \u2013 and the <strong>TON (The Open Network)<\/strong> blockchain's intertwining in 2024-2025 was one of the most significant developments in terms of cryptocurrency mass adoption <strong>900 million+ users<\/strong> gained native access to the crypto world \u2013 directly within the messaging application.<\/p>\n<h2>A brief history of TON<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2018:<\/strong> Telegram raised $1.7 billion with the Gram token ICO \u2013 one of the largest ICOs ever<\/li>\n<li><strong>2020:<\/strong> The SEC stopped the project \u2013 Telegram refunded investors and paid an $18.5 million fine<\/li>\n<li><strong>2020-2023:<\/strong> The open-source community took over development <strong>TON Foundation<\/strong> under the name<\/li>\n<li><strong>2024:<\/strong> Telegram officially integrated TON into the application<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Telegram + TON integration<\/h2>\n<h3>Telegram Wallet<\/h3>\n<p>Telegram's built-in wallet enables:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TON, USDT, BTC<\/strong> sending and receiving directly in chat<\/li>\n<li>Card purchase within the application<\/li>\n<li>P2P trading<\/li>\n<li>Using the wallet requires no external application or technical knowledge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Telegram Mini Apps<\/h3>\n<p>The biggest breakthrough is the <strong>Mini Apps (formerly Bot API)<\/strong> ecosystem:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Running full web applications within Telegram<\/li>\n<li>DeFi, gaming, NFT marketplaces \u2013 as if they were native applications<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tap-to-earn games:<\/strong> Hamster Kombat, Notcoin and others attracted hundreds of millions of users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The tap-to-earn phenomenon<\/h2>\n<h3>Notcoin (NOT)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Simple tap-to-earn game within Telegram<\/li>\n<li><strong>35+ million users<\/strong> played it<\/li>\n<li>The NOT token achieved a billion-dollar market cap after the airdrop<\/li>\n<li>The \"tap and earn crypto\" model is the lowest entry threshold to the crypto world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Hamster Kombat<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Crypto exchange simulation game<\/li>\n<li><strong>300+ million users<\/strong> \u2013 one of the fastest growing applications in history<\/li>\n<li>Its YouTube channel was the fastest growing in the platform's history<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Criticisms of tap-to-earn<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Most users receive <strong>minimal value<\/strong> \u2013 airdrop token values are often just a few dollars<\/li>\n<li>The games aren't truly entertaining \u2013 they're more like \"jobs\" for the potential airdrop<\/li>\n<li>The token price typically <strong>starts with a crash<\/strong> after listing (selling pressure)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The TON ecosystem<\/h2>\n<h3>DeFi<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>STON.fi, DeDust:<\/strong> Decentralized exchanges on TON<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evaa Protocol:<\/strong> Lending\/borrowing<\/li>\n<li>TVL is growing dynamically, but is still far from Ethereum or Solana levels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Infrastructure<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TON DNS:<\/strong> Readable names instead of wallet addresses<\/li>\n<li><strong>TON Storage:<\/strong> Decentralized file storage<\/li>\n<li><strong>TON Sites:<\/strong> Censorship-resistant websites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pavel Durov's arrest<\/h2>\n<p>In August 2024 <strong>Pavel Durov<\/strong>the founder of Telegram, was arrested in France on charges including facilitating money laundering and promoting crime<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Temporarily <strong>the TON token price dropped 25%<\/strong> of the TON token price<\/li>\n<li>Raised questions about the future of Telegram and TON<\/li>\n<li>Telegram subsequently promised cooperation with authorities<\/li>\n<li>Durov was released on bail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>The combination of TON and Telegram is the <strong>most promising experiment for crypto mass adoption<\/strong>. 900 million users, built-in wallet, Mini Apps \u2013 this is the lowest entry threshold the crypto world has ever<\/p>\n<p><em>TON is not necessarily the best blockchain technologically. But with Telegram integration, it has something no other chain<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f Legal disclaimer:<\/strong> This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. All investment decisions are made at your own risk.<\/p>\n<p><!-- IMAGE_PROMPT: Family Guy cartoon style illustration of Peter Griffin playing Hamster Kombat on his giant phone while sitting on the toilet, tapping furiously with both thumbs, a notification showing \"+0.001 TON earned!\", Stewie next to him sending Bitcoin through Telegram chat to Brian who receives it on his phone across the room, a Telegram paper airplane logo flying overhead dropping tiny crypto coins on Quahog like confetti --><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Toncoin \u00e9s a Telegram: 900 milli\u00f3 felhaszn\u00e1l\u00f3 a kripto kapuj\u00e1ban A Telegram \u2013 a vil\u00e1g egyik legn\u00e9pszer\u0171bb \u00fczenetk\u00fcld\u0151 alkalmaz\u00e1sa \u2013 \u00e9s a TON (The Open Network) blokkl\u00e1nc \u00f6sszefon\u00f3d\u00e1sa 2024-2025-ben az egyik legjelent\u0151sebb fejlem\u00e9ny volt a kriptovalut\u00e1k t\u00f6meges elterjed\u00e9se szempontj\u00e1b\u00f3l. 900 milli\u00f3+ felhaszn\u00e1l\u00f3 kapott nat\u00edv hozz\u00e1f\u00e9r\u00e9st a kript\u00f3 vil\u00e1ghoz \u2013 k\u00f6zvetlen\u00fcl az \u00fczenetk\u00fcld\u0151 alkalmaz\u00e1son bel\u00fcl. 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