Telegram is quietly positioning itself as the Web3 super-app with native crypto integration. - 1B+ users - $300M xAI deal - Pantera Capital backing + recent $1.7B raise It's not speculation, it's high-quality execution 🧵

1/➣ Traction TON Wallet and Mini‑Apps have become integral to Telegram's UX/UI, enabling seamless swaps and operations. USDT & XAUt₀ have been live for some time and constantly enjoy high demand. Telegram is quietly onboarding its next 100 million users.

➣ Telegram fully pivoted from a messaging app to a full-on open finance platform. – @PanteraCapital and other big VCs are already in – Banking-grade features on the way The next step is for the native DeFi layer to enter the stage, and that's @ston_fi.

2/➣ It’s not “just another DEX.” This is the native swap layer powering Telegram’s financial system. One tap → pick a token → swap. – No friction – No browser extensions – No seed phrases DeFi with 2025 UX in your current app.

3/➣ Metrics Cumulative volume: $6.1 billion Unique users: 5.4 million Trades: 27.2 million STONfi offers 25K trading pairs and $61M TVL, ranking as the #1 DeFi app on TON in terms of monthly trading volume and number of users. No other Telegram DEX matches this scale or user retention.

4/➣ Omniston So, what makes unique? Omniston. Omniston is a purpose-built liquidity aggregator for TON. It scans DEX pools and MM resolvers in real time. Every swap gets the best price, executed atomically. No slippage. No wasted hops. Pure efficiency.

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