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OMG 😳 Durov just said a non-custodial Gram Wallet is coming for all Telegram users. Gave y’all the hint.

🚀 JUST IN: Telegram 12.9 is officially out. Update is live on the App Stores right now. 🍏IOS 🔘Android @TonNomads

🌟 Durov just replied to me… again. Telegram v12.9.0 is dropping very soon. Apple has already approved the update, so it could go live on the App Store any moment now. I deliberately slipped "MTONGA" into my question, but his reply seems to only address the Telegram update. Although, if you look at it from another angle, his reply could cover both. That would mean the next Telegram update might involve deeper TON integration and the next step of the MTONGA roadmap. I can’t say for sure but it’ll be interesting to see how this unfolds. @TonNomads

Here's basically how it works: you submit the username on our form in hoton.tg (live soon), transfer the channel/group to our Hoton account (powered by Teleton), place the first bid, that’s all. The moment your bid lands, ownership is automatically transferred back to you. That transfer is the only manual step; everything else runs on its own. Why the transfer? Minting a Telegram username needs temporary full ownership of the channel/group it lives on, which is also why personal account usernames aren't supported yet (more complicated + security concerns). Will see if that can be integrated in the future. If you miss the bid window, your channel/group still comes back automatically. But re-submitting that same username costs a small penalty fee, this is just to prevent people from spamming the system. So if you've got a username you want to convert, get ready: - The username must be on a channel/group for 14+ days - 2FA must be enabled & unchanged for the last 7 days - At least 10 $GRAM in your wallet (10 for the bid + gas fee) This will be free for a while when it goes live, then we may introduce a fee later in the future for the service.

Gram Morning 💎 Like I said on X, very soon, anyone would be able to mint their Telegram username with @hoton without KYC. Already testing it and it works really well.

Here's basically how it works: you submit the username on our form in hoton.tg (live soon), transfer the channel/group to our Hoton account (powered by Teleton), place the first bid, that’s all. The moment your bid lands, ownership is automatically transferred back to you. That transfer is the only manual step; everything else runs on its own. Why the transfer? Minting a Telegram username needs temporary full ownership of the channel/group it lives on, which is also why personal account usernames aren't supported yet (more complicated + security concerns). Will see if that can be integrated in the future. If you miss the bid window, your channel/group still comes back automatically. But re-submitting that same username costs a small penalty fee, this is just to prevent people from spamming the system. So if you've got a username you want to convert, get ready: - The username must be on a channel/group for 14+ days - 2FA must be enabled & unchanged for the last 7 days - At least 10 $GRAM in your wallet (10 for the bid + gas fee) This will be free for a while when it goes live, then we may introduce a fee later in the future for the service.

Gram Morning 💎 Like I said on X, very soon, anyone would be able to mint their Telegram username with @hoton without KYC. Alright testing it and it works really well.

🏆 Digital Freedom Contest: Clarifications and Submissions We are glad to provide clarifications regarding the numerous similar questions we received: Q: How many videos can be submitted? A: You can submit multiple videos across different platforms – e.g., 3 separate videos for X and 2 for TikTok – or one video for each qualifying platform (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat or X), provided each separate video gained at least 10,000 views. Videos that gained fewer than 10,000 views will not be accepted for the competition and will not be eligible for a share of the prize fund.

Note: Videos we deem low-quality or suspect of having generated non-organic views will be excluded.

Q: When will submissions open, and how can I send my video(s)? A: We will post a separate message in this channel in the coming days, once @ContestBot begins accepting submissions. You will have at least several days to submit your work, so do not worry – you will not miss it.

Note: @ContestBot is the only tool you will use to submit your work.

Q: I'm worried that my video will be stolen and submitted by someone else. A: You must include your Telegram @username in the caption of the video on the external platform. This username must match the @username of the account from which you will submit the video. Videos that does not have a proper @username caption, will be discarded from the evaluation.

💎 GRAM has now been listed on Binance with a new chart.

🌐JUST IN: The ton.org website has been updated! @TonNomads

💎 BREAKING: In the latest @Telegram update (v12.8.1), every mention of TON across the app has been fully swapped to Gram. @TonNomads

⭐Introducing Bulk Buying on Hoton Until now, sending Telegram Stars, Premium, or a balance top-up meant doing it one person at a time. Today, that changes. You can now buy for multiple people in a single payment — up to 10 recipients at once 🧮 🤖How it works Add everyone you want to gift, choose your amount or plan, and pay once. Each person receives their gift directly — no repeating the process, no extra steps. What you can send in bulk ⭐️Stars — gift the same amount to everyone on your list ⭐️Premium — activate Telegram Premium for your whole group 💎 Top-ups — fund multiple Telegram in-app GRAM balances at once 🤔Why it matters Whether you're rewarding your team, gifting your friends, or surprising your community, what used to take ten separate purchases now takes a single tap. Pay in GRAM or USDT, all in one smooth checkout. As always — no KYC, and prices stay well below Telegram's in-app rates. Try it now → @hoton 🤖Or let your AI agent buy for you, powered by our latest hoton-mcp. More info here

🤟 The Great MAJOR Burn A portion of the @Major team allocation has now been unlocked. 🤝 We have no plans to sell these tokens. On the contrary, we continue to regularly buy back $MAJOR from the market and remain focused on the long-term development. 🚀 A massive sum of 5,000,000 $MAJOR from the newly unlocked team allocation will be permanently burned during this week. 🤑 This will be the largest token burn in MAJOR's history. While we've conducted burns before, none of those have come close to this scale. 😈 Consider it our contribution to global warming.

🏆 Digital Freedom Contest Prize Fund: $200,000 Deadline: July 15, 23:59 Dubai time Results: August 2026 📱 Telegram is launching its most ambitious contest for content creators. The Task Create a viral video about digital freedom, post it on one of these platforms — TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat Spotlights or X — and get 10,000+ authentic views. Requirements and Conditions – You must use at least some ideas and footage from Pavel Durov's speech; – You may add any other media and ideas to promote digital freedom; – You may submit multiple videos across multiple platforms. – You may use any language and any tools to create your video. Evaluation Criteria

Videos we deem low-quality or suspect of having generated non-organic views will be excluded. All other qualifying videos will be eligible for a share of the prize fund.

Submissions We will publish instructions on how to submit links to your videos on July 6 in this channel. Good luck! 🤞

💎 JUST IN: Things are moving fast on TON. 👀🔥 The legendary @gram username, which was minted for over half a million dollars after a fierce auction battle in 2022, has now been transferred to Pavel Durov’s TON wallet. Shortly after that, the official Toncoin Telegram channel rebranded to “Gram of TON,” changed its profile picture, and now uses the @gram username. And to make it even crazier, Pavel Durov himself just posted the rebrand update in the channel: “Toncoin → Gram” “The rebranding is in progress 🔥” This is actually insane 😳 @TonNomads

You can now pay with $GRAM on @hoton Looks so clean 🙂‍↔️ The official rebrand across the whole ecosystem is expected in two hours.

TON Connect v3. TON Connect has received a major update with gasless transactions, connect-and-action flows in a single step, and new tools for working with jettons and NFTs. Read more about the update Intro • 1 • 2 • 3 • More TON Tech • 𝕏

Fixed it. GM 💎

⌚️ A fully native Telegram app for Apple Watch is out.