{"id":22185,"date":"2024-06-07T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.io\/?p=22185"},"modified":"2024-06-07T09:36:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T06:36:51","slug":"telegram-launches-in-app-token-telegram-stars-for-digital-purchases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/telegram-launches-in-app-token-telegram-stars-for-digital-purchases\/","title":{"rendered":"Telegram Launches In-App Token &#8216;Telegram Stars&#8217; for Digital Purchases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Launched by social messaging network <strong>Telegram<\/strong>, <strong>&#8220;Telegram Stars&#8221;<\/strong> are a new in-app token available for use on the site to buy digital products and services.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/telegram-launches-in-app-token-telegram-stars-for-digital-purchases\/#Introduction_of_Telegram_Stars\" title=\"Introduction of Telegram Stars\">Introduction of Telegram Stars<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/telegram-launches-in-app-token-telegram-stars-for-digital-purchases\/#Benefits_and_Incentives_for_Developers\" title=\"Benefits and Incentives for Developers\">Benefits and Incentives for Developers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/telegram-launches-in-app-token-telegram-stars-for-digital-purchases\/#Success_of_Notcoin_and_Telegrams_Growing_Ecosystem\" title=\"Success of Notcoin and Telegram&#8217;s Growing Ecosystem\">Success of Notcoin and Telegram&#8217;s Growing Ecosystem<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/telegram-launches-in-app-token-telegram-stars-for-digital-purchases\/#Collaboration_with_Tether_and_Market_Impact\" title=\"Collaboration with Tether and Market Impact\">Collaboration with Tether and Market Impact<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction_of_Telegram_Stars\"><\/span>Introduction of Telegram Stars<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Pavel Durov, CEO of the company<\/strong>, said in a June 6 Telegram post, <em>&#8220;With Telegram Stars, mini apps can now accept payments for digital services using the simplest payment method possible\u2014in-app purchases on Android and iOS.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Through Fragment, a marketplace mostly used for buying and selling Telegram identities, developers may trade their Stars for Toncoin (TON), the native cryptocurrency powering Telegram&#8217;s &#8220;Open Network.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefits_and_Incentives_for_Developers\"><\/span>Benefits and Incentives for Developers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Durov<\/strong> also mentioned using Stars on Telegram to better advertise their apps.<\/p>\n<p>According to Durov, <strong>Telegram<\/strong> will subsidize ads bought with Stars on Apple and Google, which charge a 30% fee on digital goods purchases.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;If developers reinvest Stars in advertising their app, the entire commission will be almost 0%. Releasing apps on Telegram makes more financial sense than releasing conventional mobile apps.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Future updates will bring extra features and functionality to Stars, like gifts for content creators and more,&#8221;<\/em> Telegram wrote in a June 6 article.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Success_of_Notcoin_and_Telegrams_Growing_Ecosystem\"><\/span>Success of Notcoin and Telegram&#8217;s Growing Ecosystem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>With Notcoin<\/strong>, one of the most downloaded applications on Telegram, the platform has had great success\u201435 million users in the first five months of introduction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notcoin<\/strong> is a <em>&#8220;tap-to-earn&#8221;<\/em> cryptocurrency whereby users earn NOT tokens by finishing different social tasks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/vaneck-analysts-forecast-22k-ethereum-by-2030\/\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Might Interest You:\u00a0<\/span>VanEck Analysts Forecast $22K Ethereum by 2030<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every month, around 400 million of Telegram&#8217;s 900 million members communicate with bots and tiny applications.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Collaboration_with_Tether_and_Market_Impact\"><\/span>Collaboration with Tether and Market Impact<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>In April, Telegram launched Tether (USDT) on the TON blockchain<\/strong> in collaboration with the stablecoin issuer to increase the acceptance of cryptocurrencies over the messaging platform.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;[Users] no longer need to jump through the barriers of having to acquire a different type of crypto or token,&#8221;<\/em> TON Foundation director of investments Justin Hyun said.<\/p>\n<p>CoinGecko reports that TON achieved an all-time high price of $7.65 around 36 hours ago but has now cooled off to $7.50. Its $18.2 billion market capitalization, however, lags $7 billion from its $25.2 billion top established on April 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launched by social messaging network Telegram, &#8220;Telegram Stars&#8221; are a new in-app token available for use on the site to buy digital products and services. 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