Mini-apps are like tiny programs you can run inside Telegram. They let you do things like shop, play games, or order food. Before, having them open could clutter up the screen. Now, there's a special ...

For several years now, Web3 innovators and investors have sought to make inroads to adoption via audiences in established verticals, such as trading, gaming, or social. However, without the ...

Web3 gaming firm Gamee, a division of Animoca Brands, raised an investment from TON Ventures. TON Ventures is the venture fund of The Open Network (TON). Managed by a DAO with a mandate to invest in ...

A TON-based money market protocol wants to make messaging platform Telegram a super app for decentralized finance (DeFi). Affluent, which will be accessed as a mini app within Telegram, has debuted as ...

You can add shortcuts to Telegram’s mini-apps directly to your phone’s homescreen, too. You can add shortcuts to Telegram’s mini-apps directly to your phone’s homescreen, too. is a former news writer ...

This article was written by Futura Digital co-founder Alexandra Kurdyumova and associate Christina Sirozh. Given that millions of users spend hours each day playing games on their smartphones, it's no ...

Now.gg announced it is launching a Telegram store for mobile games and AI apps, with payments via the TON blockchain. Developers can now publish their mobile games directly to Telegram, allowing users ...

Update (Jan. 21, 20:22 pm UTC): This article has been updated to mention Hamster Kombat’s plans to launch a blockchain network. Telegram will cease support for all blockchains other than The Open ...

Telegram’s approach wasn’t unexpected, but many raised questions about the messenger’s pursuit of freedom and decentralization. Update (Jan. 23, 4:00 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add a ...

Telegram was launched in 2013 with a clear purpose: to offer a fast and secure way for people to communicate. Built with privacy in mind, it quickly gained attention for its end-to-end encryption, ...