Telegram username auction marketplace 'almost' ready to launch
The favored messaging app Telegram has developed a brand new market that doesn’t contain nonfungible tokens (NFTs). The social messaging platform mentioned that it’s all set to launch its market for auctioning distinctive usernames for social platforms, an concept first floated in August.
In an official announcement on its Telegram channel, the agency mentioned that the event section of {the marketplace} is close to its finish. {The marketplace} is predicated on its native blockchain referred to as The Open Community (TON).
The thought was first teased by the corporate founder Pavel Durov in late August this yr when he proposed a market that might make the most of “NFT-like sensible contracts” to public sale highly-sought after usernames. Durov made the suggestion after the “success” of area identify auctions by The Open Community (TON), a layer-1 blockchain initially designed by the Telegram crew.
Durov mentioned on the time {that a} new market, the place username holders may switch them to events in protected offers — with possession secured on the blockchain through NFT-like sensible contracts — may grow to be a sought-after service in Web3. He added that different parts of the Telegram ecosystem, together with channels, stickers or emojis, may later additionally grow to be a part of this market.
Telegram didn’t reply to Cointelegraph’s requests for feedback on the time of publishing.
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Telegram began its Web3 and crypto endeavor with hopes of launching a digital funds platform for Telegram. Nevertheless, like many different platforms from the preliminary coin providing (ICO) period, Telegram additionally bumped into bother with america regulators for the unregistered sale of its Gram token.
After shedding a courtroom battle towards the U.S. Securities and Alternate Fee in 2020, Durov stepped away from the venture to concentrate on Telegram. Since then, open-source builders have revived the venture underneath the banner of The Open Community.
