Telegram CEO Durov Plans to Build Crypto Wallets, Decentralized Exchange
The messaging app is pushing ahead with its buildout of crypto infrastructure.
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Bolstered by Fragment’s strong sales, Durov is setting Telegram on a course for deeper crypto build-outs. He said the company will build a decentralized exchange (DEX) and non-custodial wallets that could reach millions of users. Telegram is already a go-to messaging app for many crypto traders, giving it a captive audience right out the gate.
The statement is the first confirmation of Telegram’s direct involvement with integrating TON blockchain into the messenger. Earlier, Durov spoke of the blockchain development as a community project Telegram was
just happy to watch. The system, earlier known as Newton and Toncoin, is one of
two rival projects that grew out of the initial TON concept developed by Telegram; both were developed by the community of supporters, however, only one ended up with Telegram’s official recognition.