Pavel Durov has launched the new Gram Wallet crypto wallet in Telegram. A small group of users has already been granted access to the service. The tool is a non-custodial solution for storing assets. The product's smart contract operates on The Open Network. The messenger's co-founder has promised to expand access in the near future. The service will gradually become available to one billion active users. Pavel Durov announced the development of this solution back in July. The wallet is embedded directly into the interface of the popular messenger.
The app already features a separate third-party service called Wallet. It offers both custodial and non-custodial TON Wallet tools. Developers later added the DeFi Account product to it as well. The new Gram Wallet is a fully native solution from the company. The exact format of interaction between the old and new tools remains unknown. The Gram Wallet service may replace or complement the bot. Product updates will not require labor-intensive technical processes. Network validators have pre-approved the solution's base smart contract.
The contract vote took place on August 27 and 28. This information is confirmed by data from the independent expert community TonNomads. Proof of the wallet's operation is available in the public GitHub repository. Community members also noticed one very interesting detail. The official Wallet bot had its blue verification badge removed. This happened immediately after Pavel Durov's high-profile announcement. This fact may have triggered a negative reaction from financial markets. Investors fear the complete replacement of one wallet with another product.
The Gram coin's price fell two percent on the news. The asset reacted to the messenger founder's post with a modest decline. The cryptocurrency was previously known under a different name — Toncoin. The official rebranding of the digital asset took place in June 2026. The name Gram is the coin's original name from the technical documentation. Integrating the wallet directly into the messenger simplifies mass adoption. Users will be able to send cryptocurrency just as easily as messages. The Open Network will see a massive influx of transactions.