Privacy-focused messaging app Telegram continues to offer new services. Telegram is now working on its own cryptocurrency, Toncoin (TON), powered auction platform.
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Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov announced in a post on the platform that he could launch a new marketplace to allow users to sell usernames via “NFT-like smart contracts”. In his statement, Durov also said, “We will be working on whether we can bring Web3 integration to Telegram in the coming weeks.” also used the phrase.
According to Durov’s statement, specific usernames such as @meta and @defi can be sold by millions of people on Telegram, all of which are catchy four-letter usernames.