🎁Telegram Gifts: the Foundation for Telegram's New Economy
What started as cute little memes to share among friends has now become a $60M+ market — now with competition, speculation, upgrades, minting, and… serious players like Jason Falovitch.
Tonnel Marketplace: the OG. A centralized bot with liquidity on par with Uniswap. Over 2M deals so far. Trading here is fast, massive, and not always transparent.
Telegram’s Official Marketplace is built into the messenger’s interface. It has a 20% commission, a $1500 price cap, 24-hour delays, and refunds are handled via the App Store.
All of this may seem “inconvenient,” but it’s really strategic. Telegram is deliberately limiting internal speculation to push users toward Web3.
Smart move 🧠
Mrkt launched during a wave of hype. Tyler Durden handed out over $1M worth gifts, old-school style. But behind the facade, his app is plagued by instability, bugs, and the familiar pattern of “airdrop → pump → 🧱.”
Mint — a mystery, but a significant one. Falovitch owns @nft,
@crypto, gifted Durov a pricey username, and has been seen alongside the TON Foundation president.
All of its upgrades and collectibles only appeared after the launch of the built-in marketplace — not by accident. Without it, all the traffic and revenue would’ve gone straight to Tonnel Marketplace.
Telegram Gifts aren’t just a feature — they’re a strategic influence tool, through which Telegram:
-Tests native trading
-Sparks interest in TON
-Teaches users how to manage digital assets
-Builds a bridge from Web2 to Web3
This is a chance for a new audience to join Telegram’s emerging economy. Watch, trade, and think like an investor (not just a user) - but don’t forget the risks.
Your adopting
@TonPost
