Quick summary:
Developers of the TON blockchain have announced the integration of crypto payments to the popular Telegram messaging application. As a result, Telegram’s 550 million users can now send and receive Toncoin (TON) on the app. The team at TON announced crypto payment availability via Twitter
, and it included a demonstration video of how crypto payments will work on Telegram.To begin using the crypto payment functionality, one needs to search the @wallet on Telegram. Next, you need to add the wallet by clicking the ‘add to attachments menu.’
This adds the wallet to your menu for easy access. Once added, you can start sending Toncoin (TON) directly to anyone on Telegram by using just their usernames.
The @wallet bot also allows you to deposit, withdraw and buy Bitcoin (BTC) and Toncoin (TON. Purchasing both digital assets involves linking your bank or credit card to the bot.
At the time of writing, Toncoin (TON) is trading at $2.06 and is ranked 207th on Coinmarketcap. It has a current market capitalization of $2.513 billion with a circulating supply of 1,221,401,181 TON coins and a maximum supply of 5,000,000,000 TON coins.
The digital asset has experienced an all-time high of $5.84 set on November 12th, 2021, and an all-time low of $0.3906 set on September 20th, 2021.
Toncoin (TON) is a coin on its native Open Network and is currently bridged to Ethereum and the Binance Smart Chain.
Furthermore, Toncoin (TON) is currently available for purchase and trading on the following crypto exchanges: