An interview with TON's Director of Development Martin Masser was released, where he emphasized that TON's goal is to retain users through utility, not speculation:
🛑 Integration into Telegram
Thanks to Telegram Mini Apps (TMA), the user can interact with decentralized services without leaving the messenger: payments, games, marketplaces, investments - everything inside Telegram.🛑 Focus on the mass user
TON is not about Web3 for geeks, but about simple, familiar scenarios: games, payments, merch, live ecosystems. All through Telegram, which is already used by hundreds of millions of people.🛑 Attracting brands and teams
TON actively works with famous brands and sports teams: NFT, fan tokens, community activities and real cases of audience engagement. For example, FC Barcelona and PSG discussed integration into TON to work with the fan base via Telegram.🛑 Retaining users through familiar interfaces
The idea is that users won't notice that they're using blockchain. It should be in the background, like the internet, which just works.
He mentioned gifts and stickers:
Gifts and stickers are already starting to gain popularity, and they are essentially NFTs. But more importantly, they are understandable. They allow users to express themselves, share, and collect in a way that is natural for Telegram.
Meanwhile, the NFT trading volume on the TON blockchain on June 2, 2025 was $777.8k, ranking second among all blockchains after ETH, and taking into account off-chain trading, it was $3.5 million, ranking first among all blockchains.
Also, anonymous numbers break through 800 TON ($2,562) per piece for the first time.
Somewhere on the way there is also some good news that awaits Pasha in Dubai...
Everything is blooming and sprouting. But wait, where is TON's pump then?
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Some user noticed a bug in Telegram that makes it difficult for the owner of the anonymous number +888 to log in to the account after he rented it out. Even the button on the Fragment "terminate all sessions" does not help.
The essence of the problem:
Telegram login codes become invalid if they are forwarded - especially when an auto-response is set up. This is used by renters to block access to others.
There is no "End All Sessions" feature for +888 numbers - this prevents the NFT owner from kicking out the old user.
As a result, the NFT owner loses access to the number, despite the fact that he purchased it.
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Meanwhile, the price of anonymous numbers has dropped by almost 100 TON - from a symbolic 888 to 790 TON.
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Meet Threaded Chats — a simple yet powerful way to organize conversations by topic or sender. Already available in large groups (where admins can enable it) and in the brand-new channel inboxes — yes, channels can now receive direct messages from users, and even charge for them if they wish. Enjoy! 😎
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The Fragment NFT Scanner bot, which was owned by the well-known Fragment investor @merchant, got frozen today.
It allowed users to enter a wallet address and see the list of username and anonymous number NFTs owned by that wallet.
It allowed users to enter a wallet address and see the list of username and anonymous number NFTs owned by that wallet.
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The Fragment NFT Scanner bot, which was owned by the well-known Fragment investor @merchant, got frozen today. It allowed users to enter a wallet address and see the list of username and anonymous number NFTs owned by that wallet.
This was an incredibly useful tool.
Imagine a Fragment investor who owns over 100 usernames and dozens of anonymous numbers.
In most cases, they only use one of those usernames on their Telegram profile.
If you wanted to find out which username they’re actually using on Telegram, you'd have to go to tonviewer.com, copy each username manually, and then search them one by one in Telegram — just to identify the wallet owner's profile.
That process could take hours.
But this tool simplified everything. You just entered a wallet address, and it would instantly show you the full list of usernames and anonymous number NFTs owned by that wallet.
From there, all you had to do was check the usernames in order on Telegram.
Imagine a Fragment investor who owns over 100 usernames and dozens of anonymous numbers.
In most cases, they only use one of those usernames on their Telegram profile.
If you wanted to find out which username they’re actually using on Telegram, you'd have to go to tonviewer.com, copy each username manually, and then search them one by one in Telegram — just to identify the wallet owner's profile.
That process could take hours.
But this tool simplified everything. You just entered a wallet address, and it would instantly show you the full list of usernames and anonymous number NFTs owned by that wallet.
From there, all you had to do was check the usernames in order on Telegram.
Forwarded from Telegram Contests
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🔹 @chess sold for $150,000 — a historic deal in the Fragment platform (2025)
In one of the largest on the Fragment platform to date, the rare and highly strategic username @chess was sold in 2025 for a remarkable 44,444 TON (~$150,000).
The username was sold by the creator and curator of @aipost — a visionary figure and early investor in Telegram digital assets, with years of experience and sharp insight in the niche markets of premium usernames, the TON ecosystem, and Web3 innovation.
@chess is more than just a word:
It is a global brand, a rare digital asset, and a premium position in the minds of millions.
📌 This was not just a sale —
It was proof that the future belongs to those who recognized the value of digital identity before the rest.
In one of the largest on the Fragment platform to date, the rare and highly strategic username @chess was sold in 2025 for a remarkable 44,444 TON (~$150,000).
The username was sold by the creator and curator of @aipost — a visionary figure and early investor in Telegram digital assets, with years of experience and sharp insight in the niche markets of premium usernames, the TON ecosystem, and Web3 innovation.
@chess is more than just a word:
It is a global brand, a rare digital asset, and a premium position in the minds of millions.
📌 This was not just a sale —
It was proof that the future belongs to those who recognized the value of digital identity before the rest.
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🔗 🎁 Synchronize gifts in blockchain with your Telegram profile!
🔒 Soon gifts will be safely stored in blockchain and displayed directly in your Telegram profile - without the risk of blocking or hacking
💡Mechanics can be borrowed from anonymous numbers and usernames: blockchain as a link between Telegram and digital assets.
It will be a new level of privacy and control over one's gifts. Looking forward to it!
🔒 Soon gifts will be safely stored in blockchain and displayed directly in your Telegram profile - without the risk of blocking or hacking
💡Mechanics can be borrowed from anonymous numbers and usernames: blockchain as a link between Telegram and digital assets.
It will be a new level of privacy and control over one's gifts. Looking forward to it!
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After the Portal Community channel, the @tonnel_en channel has also received the verification mark.
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Telegram Contests
🏆 Telegram Android Contest 2025, Round 1
Prize fund: $50,000
Deadline: 23:59 on July 11 (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: July 2025
Telegram is hosting a contest for Android developers to implement a redesigned profile appearance.
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Prize fund: $50,000
Deadline: 23:59 on July 11 (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: July 2025
Telegram is hosting a contest for Android developers to implement a redesigned profile appearance.
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🗿 A New Trend Emerging?!
Two early and influential investors in the Fragment ecosystem have recently made bold moves: acquiring a large number of usernames with underscores between letters — a style that used to be rare.
💡 These names are often powerful, one-word terms with a distinct visual identity.
It’s still early, but the strategy suggests that underscore usernames might become the next collectible meta.
🤔 Will this format evolve from unusual to ultra-valuable? Only time will tell.
Two early and influential investors in the Fragment ecosystem have recently made bold moves: acquiring a large number of usernames with underscores between letters — a style that used to be rare.
💡 These names are often powerful, one-word terms with a distinct visual identity.
It’s still early, but the strategy suggests that underscore usernames might become the next collectible meta.
🤔 Will this format evolve from unusual to ultra-valuable? Only time will tell.
Top-ups go through Fragment. It doesn’t look like a full-fledged wallet yet, but the direction is clear:
Telegram is slowly but surely pulling TON deeper into its native menu.
Overall, let’s wait and see how this turns out — looks like the next step in integration
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🌐 Direct Ad Posting in Telegram Channels?!
▪️A new feature in beta: now you can directly suggest an ad post to any Telegram channel!
Just tap "Suggest Post" from the message menu and pay using TON or Stars via Fragment.com.
▪️If the admin accepts, your post will appear in the channel’s Scheduled Posts section.
The admin can also edit the price or content before approving it.
➕ 85% of the payment goes directly to the channel owner. (This percentage may change in the future.)
▪️A new feature in beta: now you can directly suggest an ad post to any Telegram channel!
Just tap "Suggest Post" from the message menu and pay using TON or Stars via Fragment.com.
▪️If the admin accepts, your post will appear in the channel’s Scheduled Posts section.
The admin can also edit the price or content before approving it.
➕ 85% of the payment goes directly to the channel owner. (This percentage may change in the future.)