Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, discussed the future of the TON cryptocurrency at the Token2049 conference in Dubai. He explained that starting April 19, Telegram channel admins will begin accepting TON payments for advertising, and next week, users can tip administrators in TON, allowing content creators to earn a share of the income.
Users will be able to buy and sell stickers as NFTs in TON, with artists receiving 95% of the proceeds. Telegram will also introduce mini-apps for purchasing content with crypto, and users can share TON with contacts within chats.
Pavel Durov, Telegram founder, said, “If someone owned that sticker as an NFT when it was released years ago, its value likely increased with time. Stickers remain extremely popular.”
Pavel Durov, Telegram Founder
The founder of Telegram announced that users will soon be able to log into their accounts using cryptocurrency wallets. Additionally, users will have the option to register the rights to their account names, allowing them to sell them if desired.
According to the founder, these new features will be accessible to all users, and no programming skills will be necessary to use them.
Pavel Durov, Telegram founder, stated that for the first time in social media, users can directly own, sell, auction, and attach multiple usernames to their accounts.
Pavel Durov, Telegram Founder
TON recently ranked among blockchain networks hosting the largest stablecoin by market cap. Rumors of USDT launching on TON emerged in early April after a joint speech by Telegram founder Durov and Tether CEO Ardoino at a Dubai crypto conference.
