Telegram forbids the development of cryptocurrency applications solely on platforms other than TON.
The Open Network (TON) blockchain is making a bold move towards global mass adoption, leveraging a deep partnership with Telegram, one of the world's largest messaging platforms with over 1 billion users. The core ambition of TON is to convert this vast user base into active blockchain participants, with the goal of having 300 million active wallets per month—equal to 30% of Telegram’s user base—by 2028.
This ambitious plan is supported by four key strategic goals: mass wallet adoption, ecosystem expansion, global reach, and infrastructure leadership. The aim is to onboard and retain hundreds of millions of users through Telegram’s built-in tools and TON’s seamless integration, develop a rich suite of decentralized applications (dApps) spanning DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and mini-apps, aggressively expand into the U.S. and EU markets, and make TON the de facto blockchain for all Telegram-based Web3 apps.
TON's integration with Telegram has already begun, with TON now the exclusive blockchain for Telegram’s built-in mini-apps, and the “Wallet in Telegram” becoming a native feature of the app’s main menu in most markets. This integration has demonstrated the network’s viral potential, with apps like Notcoin—a tap-to-earn game—rapidly onboarding millions of users.
In the realm of DeFi and NFTs, leading platforms like Ston.Fi and DeDust are thriving, with Total Value Locked (TVL) surpassing $150 million, and June 2025 setting an all-time high for NFT trading volume in the TON ecosystem, reaching $9.7 million. TON has also integrated with LayerZero, enabling seamless transfers of major stablecoins across more than 100 blockchains, thereby increasing liquidity and interoperability.
The partnership between TON and Telegram is foundational to TON’s global strategy. By embedding blockchain services directly into Telegram’s user interface, TON is reducing friction for mainstream users to interact with Web3. The goal is to make blockchain transactions as simple as sending a message, with the ultimate aim of making TON the default protocol for all Telegram-based decentralized applications.
TON's exclusive use for built-in Web3 apps allows for a unified user experience, streamlined developer tools, and rapid scaling of new dApps. As Telegram grows, so does TON’s reach and adoption, creating a virtuous cycle of user growth, developer engagement, and ecosystem liquidity.
The TON blockchain is positioning itself to become the first blockchain with true mass-market adoption, transforming everyday messaging into a gateway for decentralized finance, gaming, and digital ownership at a scale unseen in crypto so far.
- To facilitate blockchain transactions at par with sending messages, TON, the exclusive blockchain for Telegram's built-in Web3 apps, is integrating its services deeply into Telegram's interface, aiming to transform the messaging platform into a gateway for decentralized finance, gaming, and digital ownership.
- To support its ambitious goal of having 300 million active wallets per month, TON is focusing on developing a rich suite of decentralized applications (dApps) spanning DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and mini-apps, and also aiming to become the default protocol for all Telegram-based Web3 applications.
