Telegram has launched a native, non-custodial Gram Wallet and rebranded its "Wallet in Telegram" trading hub as "Walt," marking a significant expansion of the platform's cryptocurrency infrastructure.
The Gram Wallet enables instant peer-to-peer transactions within chats without fees and without requiring Know Your Customer (KYC) verification. Transactions include GRAM token transfers, payments, and ecosystem purchases such as usernames, gifts, and premium phone numbers.
The wallet rollout is proceeding in two phases. An initial stage has granted access to a limited number of users, with a broader rollout planned over the coming weeks to reach Telegram's 1 billion+ global user base.
Walt, the rebranded trading platform, supports over 200 assets across 4 blockchains, including more than 300 crypto tokens, tokenized stocks, ETFs, yield-earning programs, and perpetual futures trading. The name change separates the self-custodial wallet and social functionality from the trading hub, addressing compliance with Europe's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).
Gram Wallet will operate as the default self-custodial service within Telegram's app settings, while Walt will be accessible through the search function. Both services are part of CEO Pavel Durov's "Make TON Great Again" (MTONGA) initiative, a 7-step roadmap designed to establish TON as Telegram's primary application and financial layer.
The GRAM token gained 3.67% on the day of announcement, trading at $1.40, though its monthly performance trails Bitcoin's gains significantly.
