Telegram supports in-app purchases of Bitcoin and Toncoin

Telegram has reportedly supported in-app purchases of Bitcoin and Toncoin (TON), where users can send and receive TON or buy Bitcoin through the “@wallet” bot feature. The TON Foundation said Thursday that the bot feature, already used by 800,000 Telegram accounts, makes sending TON as easy as sending a text message. The foundation said: "We expect this feature to expand to consumer-to-business payments to allow people to easily get goods and services by sending Toncoin from the bot in the Telegram app.” The TON Foundation has raised $1 billion worth of TON to advance its ecosystem.