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The TON Foundation has officially launched TON Pay, a native payments SDK designed to transform Telegram into a full-scale blockchain commerce platform. With thisThe TON Foundation has officially launched TON Pay, a native payments SDK designed to transform Telegram into a full-scale blockchain commerce platform. With this

TON Pay Turns Telegram Into a One-Tap Crypto Checkout for 1.1 Billion Users

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Source: Ethnews
2026/02/11 08:23
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The TON Foundation has officially launched TON Pay, a native payments SDK designed to transform Telegram into a full-scale blockchain commerce platform.

With this release, Telegram’s estimated 1.1 billion monthly active users can complete cryptocurrency payments directly inside the app, without browser extensions, external wallets, or separate checkout flows, marking one of the most ambitious attempts yet to merge social platforms with on-chain payments.

How TON Pay Works Inside Telegram

TON Pay is built specifically for Telegram’s Mini Apps ecosystem, allowing merchants and developers to embed one-click crypto checkout directly into bots, games, and services.

Key capabilities include:

  • Seamless in-app payments: Users pay without leaving Telegram or approving transactions in external interfaces.
  • Supported assets: Payments currently support Toncoin and Tether.
  • Wallet-agnostic design: Compatible with major TON wallets such as Tonkeeper, MyTonWallet, and Telegram’s built-in Wallet bot via TON Connect.
  • Fast and cheap settlement: Transactions typically finalize in under one second, with average network fees below $0.01, making microtransactions and subscriptions economically viable.

This approach removes much of the friction that has historically limited crypto payments in consumer apps, particularly around wallet management and gas fee complexity.

Why TON Pay Matters for 2026

By embedding payments directly into a messaging platform, TON Pay blurs the line between Web2 social interaction and Web3 commerce.

For developers and creators, the SDK provides a standardized monetization layer for:

  • In-game purchases inside Mini Apps
  • Paid bot commands and premium features
  • Tips, donations, and creator monetization

For users, the experience feels closer to traditional app payments than to typical crypto workflows, an important step toward mainstream adoption.

The initiative is led by Nikola Plecas, Vice President of Payments at the TON Foundation and a former senior executive at Visa, underscoring the project’s focus on blending institutional payment standards with blockchain scalability.

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What’s Coming Next

The TON Foundation plans to expand TON Pay throughout 2026 with several major upgrades:

  • Subscriptions: Automated recurring crypto payments for services and digital content.
  • Gasless transactions: Merchants will be able to sponsor network fees so users don’t need to hold TON for gas.
  • Fiat off-ramps: Partnerships with local providers to let businesses convert crypto revenue into traditional currency.

The Bigger Picture

TON Pay positions Telegram not just as a messaging app, but as a global crypto-native commerce layer operating at massive scale. If adoption follows Telegram’s user base, the launch could become one of the largest real-world deployments of blockchain payments to date, quietly embedding crypto into everyday digital interactions without users even needing to think about it.

The post TON Pay Turns Telegram Into a One-Tap Crypto Checkout for 1.1 Billion Users appeared first on ETHNews.

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