Wallet in Telegram rebrands to Walt as Gram wallet debuts

Telegram is reshaping its crypto offering around two key services: its new self-custodial Gram wallet and Wallet in Telegram, the broader crypto platform now rebranding as Walt.

Telegram has rolled out its native Gram wallet across the messaging app, making the self-custodial service its default wallet in user settings, according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph.

Gram wallet will focus on payments, transfers and purchases across Telegram, while Walt will offer broader crypto services including trading, investing and support for assets across multiple blockchains. Walt will no longer serve as Telegram’s default crypto wallet and will instead be accessible through search.

The split marks a major shift in Telegram’s crypto ecosystem, putting a native self-custodial wallet at the center of everyday transactions while repositioning Walt around a wider range of crypto and financial products. Telegram founder Pavel Durov first teased Gram wallet in July, saying the company planned to bring a native non-custodial wallet to every Telegram app.

“We’ll be gradually rolling it out to our billion+ users over the next couple of weeks,” he said Monday in a Telegram post.

Source: Pavel Durov on Telegram