Early Telegrams and Toncoin
The username was acquired in 2023 for just $350,000, and the owner of the username recently said, “If you can’t take these from me, I want them all,” according to a post by Durov.
All Telegram usernames are tokenized on the Ton blockchain. This means that each username is unique and cannot be replicated.
In 2024, the most expensive username was @News, which sold for $5.8 million, and @Auto for $5.2 million.
“The magic happens when people have direct ownership of digital assets. “Telegram users are sovereign owners. Both intermediaries and confiscations are all secured by Tonsmart contracts.”
Toncoin enjoys a solid month in terms of price action, increasing 16% to $3.38.
