Wallet in Telegram rebrands as Walt as Telegram prepares the Gram wallet rollout
Wallet in Telegram has rebranded as Walt, adding trading, yield and tokenized assets in Telegram alongside the separate self-custodial Gram wallet Telegram is rolling out.
Why it matters
Telegram is putting two crypto wallets inside the same app, one for in-app payments and one for trading and holding, and Crypto.News puts the user base both reach at more than 1 billion. The split keeps basic payments on Telegram's own self-custodial product while sending users who want trading and yield to a platform built by The Open Platform. The announcement set no date for the full Gram rollout or for Walt's cards and AI tools, so how fast either product reaches that base is unclear.
Where the sources disagree
Size of Walt's user base
available immediately to 1 billion users
Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
no date given for the full rollout
Crypto.News
Crypto.News gives a magnitude band of tens of millions, Crypto News gives only millions with no figure.
Key facts
Wallet in Telegram announced on Sep. 28 that it is rebranding as Walt.
Reported by Crypto.News
Walt covers more than 300 supported assets, described by Crypto News as hundreds of assets.
300 assetsReported by Crypto.News
Walt offers trading, yield or earn products and tokenized assets inside Telegram, with Crypto.News also listing perpetual futures and Crypto News listing tokenized stocks and gold.
Reported by Crypto.News
Walt is built by The Open Platform.
Reported by Crypto.News
Crypto.News says Walt already serves tens of millions of people, while Crypto News describes the same base only as millions.
Disputed figureReported by Crypto.News
Telegram's Gram wallet is self-custodial and supports buying Gram, sending Telegram Gifts, buying Stars, transferring funds to friends and paying for services in Telegram apps.
Reported by Crypto.News
Telegram plans to make the Gram wallet available across a platform that Crypto.News puts at more than 1 billion users.
1,000,000,000 usersDisputed figureReported by Crypto.News
Walt said crypto cards and AI-assisted trading tools will follow in separate launches, with no dates given.
Reported by Crypto.News
What happened
Wallet in Telegram announced on Sep. 28 that it is rebranding as Walt, a platform for trading and holding more than 300 assets inside Telegram rather than the wallet that launched five years ago to help users buy Toncoin and Bitcoin. Crypto News, citing a letter from Rogozov, said the product outgrew its original name and now carries the Walt brand, a new logo and updated social handles, and it now covers multi-chain trading, earn products, tokenized stocks and gold; Crypto.News lists perpetual futures among the offerings. Walt is built by The Open Platform, which Crypto.News says already serves tens of millions of people, while Crypto News gives that base only as millions. Telegram's Gram wallet is a separate self-custodial product for buying Gram, sending Telegram Gifts, buying Stars, transferring funds to friends and paying for services in Telegram apps. The two outlets agree the wallets are meant to sit side by side, with Gram covering in-app payments and Walt covering trading and holding, and both say Telegram will bring Gram to a user base that Crypto.News puts at more than 1 billion. The outlets split on timing: Crypto News describes Gram as available immediately to 1 billion users, while Crypto.News reports the announcement gave no date for the full rollout or for Walt's planned crypto cards and AI-assisted trading tools.
How the story developed
- Official statement
Walt announcement shared with press
Wallet in Telegram shared a Sep. 28 announcement describing the Walt rebrand and the split with Telegram's Gram wallet.
- Official statement
Walt says cards and AI trading tools will follow
The announcement commits to separate launches for crypto cards and AI-assisted trading tools, without dates.
- First report
First report by Crypto.News
Wallet in Telegram rebrands as Walt as Telegram prepares Gram wallet
- Update
Crypto.News publishes the rebrand and Gram wallet story
First of the two reports on the Walt name change and the planned Gram wallet rollout.
How coverage built up
Independent sources over time, counted the way the consensus panel counts them: a republication of a wire story does not move the line.
- 28 Sept 2026, 18:07 UTC: Crypto.News — 1 independent source, 1 reports
- 28 Sept 2026, 19:34 UTC: Crypto News (CryptoNews.net) — 2 independent sources, 2 reports
Affected entities
Also mentioned: Tether USDt, Base, TRON
Original sources
| Publisher | Report | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto.News Crypto media | Wallet in Telegram rebrands as Walt as Telegram prepares Gram wallet | Original | |
| Crypto News (CryptoNews.net) Aggregator | Walt crypto platform arrives as Telegram splits wallet for 1 billion users | Syndicated |
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