Overview
- Telegram’s long-running Wallet in Telegram has formally rebranded as Walt and will keep existing user accounts, funds and settings unchanged under the new name.
- Walt now offers multi‑chain custody, trading, yield products, tokenized stocks and perpetual futures inside Telegram and supports more than 300 assets across its services.
- Telegram is separately rolling out a native, self‑custodial Gram wallet designed for simple transfers, purchases and in‑app payments for the broader Telegram user base.
- Walt, built by The Open Platform and led by CEO Andrew Rogozov, will provide infrastructure to top up Gram and plans future launches of crypto cards and AI‑assisted trading tools that have not yet been released.
- U.S. availability of Walt’s tokenized stocks and futures is unclear because tokenized securities face evolving SEC rules, and Telegram’s earlier Gram token history includes a 2019 settlement with the SEC.