Gram (Toncoin) news

GRAM rose 9% to $1.56 after Telegram expanded access to Money, its non-custodial wallet for token transfers and collectible purchases. The wallet appears in Telegram after a user receives a transfer, allowing them to store and send GRAM, and buy gifts or usernames. Market cap rose to $4.12 billion, with trading volume up 41% to $132.4 million. The expansion follows Telegram founder Pavel Durov's July plans for a native wallet with instant, fee-free transfers. Walt, the wallet's developer, also offers a separate platform supporting over 300 digital assets and trading services. The token was renamed from Toncoin to Gram in June, and U.S. holders face tax rules treating cryptocurrency as property.

Telegram's in-app Wallet product is rebranding to Walt, reflecting its expansion into a broader crypto platform for trading, investing, and multi-chain asset access. CEO Andrew Rogozov said the name no longer fits its evolved role, which includes 300 assets and services like tokenized stocks and gold. The rebrand does not require user action; existing funds and settings remain unchanged. Alongside this, Telegram is introduing a new Gram wallet as a simpler entry point for everyday crypto use, such as buying Gram, sending gifts, and making transfers. Walt will target more advanced users with trading, cross-chain capabilities, and infrastructure to fund Gram wallets. Walt also plans to launch crypto cards and AI-powered trading tools in the future.

Wallet in Telegram has rebranded as Walt, a platform supporting over 300 assets across four blockchains, offering trading, yield products, tokenized assets, and perpetual futures. The rebrand coincides with Telegram's rollout of its separate, self-custodial Gram wallet, which focuses on in-app transactions like payments and transfers. Walt, built by The Open Platform, will coexist with Gram wallet, allowing users to top up their Gram balance directly from Walt. Walt currently supports over 200 crypto assets for trading and over 100 tokenized stocks, ETFs, and metals. Planned features include crypto cards and AI-assisted trading tools, which will launch separately in the future. Telegram founder Pavel Durov first announced the Gram wallet in July, with gradual user access beginning in late August, though no full rollout date has been set.

GRAM rebounded toward $1.40 after Telegram began a phased rollout of its self-custodial Gram Wallet to select users, with trading volume jumping about 137%. CEO Pavel Durov said the wallet, which supports fee-free transfers and Telegram Collectibles, will be gradually released to over a billion users in the coming weeks. The token briefly approached $1.46 before retreating, with immediate resistance near $1.39 and then $1.45. In a separate change, Telegram's existing crypto wallet has been renamed Walt and will no longer be the default. Gram Wallet focuses on everyday payments, while Walt remains for trading and multichain services. The rollout follows the rebranding of Toncoin to Gram in June, which was approved by 81.22% of voters and did not require a token swap. GRAM was trading around $1.40 at press time, up about 2% in 24 hours.

Telegram has split its crypto services, launching a new self-custodial Gram wallet as the default wallet in its app, while rebranding its existing Wallet in Telegram service as Walt. The Gram wallet will handle payments, transfers, and purchases, while Walt will focus on broader crypto services like trading and investing across multiple blockchains, accessible via search but no longer the default. The rollout to Telegram's over one billion users begins gradually, as announced by founder Pavel Durov. The two services remain connected, with Walt enabling multichain deposits into the Gram wallet. Walt now supports over 300 crypto assets, 200+ trading pairs, tokenized stocks, ETFs, and perpetual futures, reflecting its evolution from a simple TON wallet into a full-scale crypto platform, according to CEO Andrew Rogozov.

Telegram has started rolling out its non-custodial Gram Wallet to a select group of users, with plans to expand access to its entire user base over the coming weeks. CEO Pavel Durov announced the development on Monday, stating that validators have approved the smart contract powering the wallet, which means future upgrades will not require users to migrate to new contracts. The company says this is part of a broader effort to make non-custodial wallets more user-friendly. The gradual rollout is expected to significantly enhance user engagement and adoption of decentralized finance among Telegram's large user base.

Telegram has applied for its own top-level domain, .gram, in ICANN's 2026 round, which could give its one billion users personal web addresses like yourname.gram. Founder Pavel Durov announced the filing, stating that users could set up interactive websites hosted by Telegram, potentially generated with a single AI prompt. The application is in a crowded queue with over 1,600 primary submissions, and approval is not guaranteed. ICANN will publish cleared strings by mid-October, but evaluation and contracting could delay a working .gram until 2027. Meanwhile, the Gram token, rebranded from Toncoin in June, trades near $1.32, down 84% from its record high of $8.25, despite a slight daily rise. Telegram continues expanding its ecosystem, including a native wallet, while Durov faces legal challenges in Russia over terrorism accusations.

Apple briefly removed Telegram from the App Store after finding content violating its policies on child sexual abuse material, according to Bloomberg. The app was restored once Telegram removed the content and banned the user, Apple said. Telegram-linked token Gram dropped about 6.4% to $1.32 before rebounding to around $1.40, per CoinGecko data. Telegram responded on X: "Reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated." The platform also faces legal actions in Russia and Australia over illegal material handling, including charges against founder Pavel Durov.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced a native non-custodial Gram wallet will roll out to all Telegram apps this summer, targeting over 1 billion users with instant, zero-fee crypto transactions. Gram, Telegram's native crypto, jumped roughly 7% on the news, though it remains 88% down from its May 2026 peak. The new wallet differs from the existing @wallet bot, which is custodial by default and operated by a third party. Durov called it 'the largest rollout of a non-custodial crypto wallet in human history,' as no crypto wallet has launched with a billion-user base. Specifics on asset support and key management are pending. Telegram originally created the network in 2018 but faced SEC action, leading to a settlement and project abandonment. Community developers kept it alive as Toncoin until Durov retook control in 2026. The token rebranded back to Gram in June, and this wallet is part of his 'Make TON Great Again' initiative. No exact launch date has been given.

Telegram plans to launch a native non-custodial Gram wallet this summer, potentially bringing self-custody crypto payments to over 1 billion monthly active users. Founder Pavel Durov described it as the largest rollout of a non-custodial crypto wallet in history. The wallet will allow instant, fee-free crypto transfers. The announcement follows the TON blockchain’s rebrand of its token from Toncoin to Gram, reviving Telegram’s original 2018 crypto vision. Telegram has increasingly integrated with TON after an SEC settlement in 2020.