An early Telegram and Toncoin (TON) user received an offer of $ 25 million for instant-messaging app’s @crypto-username on Wednesday, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said in a post about the messaging system.
The username was acquired for only $ 350,000 by 2023, and the holder of the username recently said, “If these cannot be removed from me, I want them all,” according to Durov’s post.
All telegram users names are tokenized on tonnes blockchain, which means each username is unique and cannot be replicated.
By 2024, the most expensive username @News sold for $ 5.8 million, while @auto sold for $ 5.2 million, according to Statista.
“When people have direct ownership of their digital assets, magic happens – like this tokenized telegram handles that rose 70x in value,” Durov continued in his position. “Telegram users are sovereign owners: No middlemen, no confiscation, all secured with tonnes of smart contracts.”
Toncoin has had a solid month in terms of price action that increased by 16% to $ 3.38, partly due to an early monthly increase on the back of an appointment to offer ton holders a golden visa in UAE.
