GRAM soars as Telegram CEO teases native wallet rollout this summer
Following the Gram rebrand, the upcoming wallet rollout could mark the next phase of Durov's "Make TON Great Again" roadmap.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Tuesday announced plans to launch a non-custodial Gram wallet across every Telegram app this summer. The rollout is expected to bring instant, zero-fee crypto transactions to over one billion users worldwide.
“This summer will see the largest rollout of a non-custodial crypto wallet in human history,” Durov said on his Telegram channel. “Instant zero-fee crypto transactions for over a billion users are about to become reality.”
Gram (GRAM), formerly known as Toncoin (TON), surged about 8%, climbing from $1.44 to nearly $1.56 following the announcement, CoinGecko data shows.
The planned wallet launch could be the next step in Durov’s “Make TON Great Again” (MTONGA) strategy, but the entrepreneur has yet to confirm its role on the roadmap. The recent Toncoin-to-Gram rebrand represented step 4 of the seven-step plan.
The move also marks Telegram’s latest push to integrate blockchain functionality into its global messaging ecosystem.