Wallet in Telegram has rebranded as Walt, expanding from a basic tool for purchasing Toncoin and Bitcoin into a broader crypto platform offering trading, yield products and tokenized assets. The change coincides with Telegram’s rollout of its own Gram wallet, designed for everyday transactions inside the messaging app.

Andrew Rogozov, founder and CEO of The Open Platform and Walt, announced the rebrand on September 28, 2026. The product, which serves tens of millions of users, now supports more than 300 assets across four blockchains. Existing accounts, balances, transaction histories and wallet addresses remain unchanged, with no migration required. Users can continue accessing the service through the @walt handle.

Complementary Roles for Walt and Gram Wallet

Walt and Telegram’s Gram wallet are positioned to operate side by side rather than compete. Gram wallet, described as self-custodial, focuses on simple in-app activity. Users can buy Gram, send Telegram Gifts, purchase Stars, transfer funds to contacts and pay for services offered through Telegram mini-apps. Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated that the wallet is initially available to a select group and will expand gradually to the platform’s more than one billion users over the following weeks.

Walt, by contrast, targets more advanced activity. It provides multi-chain holdings, trading across more than 200 crypto assets, tokenized stocks, exchange-traded funds and metals numbering over 100, yield-bearing Earn products tied to U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins, Gram, Tether Gold, Solana, Ethereum and Tron, and perpetual futures covering more than 70 assets that include contracts linked to oil, natural gas and metals. Walt’s infrastructure also enables users to top up their Gram wallet balances directly.

Gram is the new name for the token previously known as Toncoin, while TON continues as the name of the underlying blockchain. The token renaming does not require users to move assets or alter addresses.

Current Features and Growth Path

Rogozov noted that the rebrand follows years of product development that transformed the original wallet bot into a full-scale platform integrated with The Open Network.

Walt remains closely tied to Telegram’s ecosystem and is available through the messaging app. One report indicated the prior Wallet service had been trusted by 150 million users. The company stated that funds are protected by default and that the team will not initiate contact with users or request sensitive information.

Upcoming Product Additions

Walt plans separate launches for crypto cards that enable real-world spending and for AI-assisted trading tools. The AI features are expected to allow users to query markets, assess portfolio risk, identify opportunities and execute perpetual futures trades through a conversational interface. The card rollout is scheduled to occur in phases. Rogozov indicated that an updated product strategy would be published in the coming weeks.

The two wallets are intended to give Telegram users a continuum of options, from basic everyday transfers via Gram wallet to deeper trading and investing activity through Walt, all within the same messaging environment.