TONGram (prev. Toncoin) Price

After a community vote with over 81% support, The Open Network (TON) is officially renaming its native token from Toncoin back to Gram (with ticker GRAM), effective June 15. This move reclaims the original name from the project's 2018 inception under Telegram, before regulatory issues forced its halt. The rebrand to Gram is part of the "Make TON Great Again" strategy and is seen as more than a simple logo change. It aims to leverage the historical brand recognition and narrative associated with Telegram’s initial vision of a global blockchain network. Gram evokes the original story of bringing crypto to Telegram's massive user base. This shift comes as TON is experiencing significant growth, driven by Telegram's over 1 billion monthly active users and viral mini-apps like Notcoin. The ecosystem is expanding in wallets, active addresses, and payment use cases. Analysts suggest the name change could strengthen TON's unique identity in a crowded Layer 1 market by deepening its association with Telegram's vast distribution channel. While potentially boosting short-term market attention, the long-term focus remains on Gram's utility within Telegram's evolving ecosystem, particularly for payments, transfers, and mini-app transactions. The ultimate goal is for Gram to become a widely used digital currency within one of the world's largest social platforms.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced the rollout of a native, non-custodial Gram wallet across the messaging app, describing it as potentially the largest deployment of a non-custodial wallet in history. The move aims to bring instant, zero-fee crypto transactions to Telegram's over one billion users, integrating digital assets directly into the platform. The news triggered a more than 7% price increase for TON/GRAM, pushing the token to around $1.53. However, it remains below its May peak near $2.80, facing immediate resistance around $1.60. Analysts suggest a break above this level could improve sentiment toward $1.80, while a failure to hold gains might see a retest of support near $1.40.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has announced that a native, non-custodial wallet called Gram wallet will be built into every Telegram app this summer. This move aims to provide instant, fee-free cryptocurrency transfers for the platform's over 1 billion monthly active users. Durov described it as the largest deployment of a non-custodial crypto wallet in history. The new wallet, developed by Telegram itself, differs fundamentally from the existing third-party @wallet bot. It will be non-custodial from the start, meaning users will control their private keys. Following the announcement, the GRAM token (formerly Toncoin) saw a price increase of approximately 8%. This initiative is part of Telegram's renewed control over the TON blockchain and its "Make TON Great Again" roadmap, marking a return to the project after a 2018 SEC lawsuit. The launch comes as other super-apps like X Money and Meta are also expanding into digital payments, with Telegram opting for a crypto-native approach. However, key details remain unclear, including the exact launch date beyond "this summer," how the promised zero fees will be implemented technically, and how asset support and private key management will work for mainstream users.

Russian authorities have placed Telegram founder Pavel Durov on an international wanted list, escalating a criminal case. The Federal Security Service (FSB) charged him with facilitating terrorist activity for allegedly failing to remove channels and bots used by Ukrainian intelligence, terrorist groups, and extremists to coordinate attacks and recruit operatives. Durov, who confirmed an earlier case in February, accused Russia of using investigations to pressure Telegram and restrict access. Separately, he faces an ongoing criminal probe in France over alleged illegal activity on the platform, though travel restrictions there have been lifted.

Russia has brought criminal terrorism-facilitation charges and issued an international arrest warrant for Telegram founder Pavel Durov. The Federal Security Service (FSB) alleges the platform failed to remove content used by Ukrainian special services and extremist groups to coordinate sabotage, terrorism, and cyber fraud within Russia. Despite this escalation and Russia's promotion of its own MAX messaging app, government bodies, including the Kremlin, continue using Telegram. Durov, now holding Emirati and French citizenship, faces separate investigations in France and has previously called such actions an attack on free speech. Telegram, with over one billion users, remains central to communications in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.