Telegram has launched a brand new characteristic permitting customers to show items into non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
In a weblog publish, the platform defined that items — artworks and animations used for celebrating holidays or congratulating others — can now be upgraded into NFTs on the TON blockchain.
As soon as transformed, these items acquire distinctive traits, together with customized designs created by Telegram artists.
The NFT model of a present reveals a brand new look from dozens of variations and extra traits, similar to background colours, icons, and a singular quantity. This implies every NFT art work turns into distinctive, with some having the next rarity stage than others.
The method requires a small quantity of Telegram Stars, the platform’s forex, to cowl blockchain charges.
NFT items will also be transferred between customers or bought on NFT marketplaces.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov first introduced the characteristic in October. It follows different Web3 initiatives by the platform.
In 2022, Durov proposed a market leveraging “NFT-like smart contracts” for auctioning usernames. This concept materialized as Fragment, a platform the place customers can commerce usernames like “@storm” and “@royal” utilizing Toncoins.
