Telegram continues its Web3 transition, thanks to telephone numbers hosted on the TON blockchain. It is therefore now possible to register on the application without a SIM card.
Telegram launches into numbers saved on the blockchain
Last month, Telegram revived its blockchain ambitions by allowing its users to register their name on The Open Network (TON). The famous instant messaging application is now pushing further in this direction, by allowing the registration of new accounts without a SIM card.
To allow this, you must acquire a telephone number, recorded on this same TON blockchainfounded in 2018 by Telegram, and now overseen by the TON Foundation.
While the app already allowed its users to have control over who could see their phone number or not, it’s an extra layer of privacy which is added. Indeed, it is no longer necessary to entrust your number to Telegram to use its services.
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Auction numbers on Fragment
To acquire a Telegram number registered on the TON blockchain, the operation is similar to usernames, it passes by an auction system on the Fragment platform. The first ongoing auctions will end on December 13, although it is also possible to buy issues directly from other sellers by selecting the “We salt” rather than “On auction» :
Phone number auctions on Fragment
To date, it does not appear possible to create your own custom number through this process. The prices of each number on sale vary widely. When writing these lines, they range from a few tens of dollars for single numbers at nearly $64,000 for the highest bid. The latter concerns the number “+888 8 888”.
All Transactions are payable in TON tokensand this will require using a wallet dedicated to this ecosystem, such as the non-custodial Tonkeeper wallet.
Furthermore, note that these numbers can only be used for the Telegram application. Indeed, it will therefore not be possible to use it to make calls or send SMS via a conventional telephone network, due to the absence of a SIM card.
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