The crypto wallet that grew up inside Telegram is striking out on its own

Finance The crypto wallet that grew up inside Telegram is striking out on its own The app will offer crypto trading, tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, and perpetual futures, all already available through Telegram. By Francisco Rodrigues | Edited by Jamie Crawley Nov 10, 2026, 4:59 a.m. EST 2 min read Make preferred on Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Make preferred on Enlarge image Summary Show Walt is launching a standalone app that lets users sign up without Telegram for the first time. The app will offer crypto trading, tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, and perpetual futures, all already available through Telegram. Walt says it has tens of millions of registered users but has not disclosed active-user figures or trading volumes. Walt, the crypto platform once known as Wallet in Telegram, now standalone app, seeking to reach users beyond the messaging service that helped it build tens of millions of registered accounts. The app will let users sign up through Google or Apple without a Telegram account, in a significant change for an app that grew by letting Telegram users buy, hold, and send crypto within the messaging platform. The challenge is giving people a reason to download another app. “The biggest change is access,” Egor Danilov, chief product officer at Walt and its developer, The Open Platform, told CoinDesk in emailed comments. Danilov said Telegram’s own wallet handles basic crypto transfers, while Walt targets users seeking broader trading and investment tools. The standalone app will offer crypto trading, tokenized U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds, and yield products. Users can also trade perpetual futures tied to crypto, metals and energy, letting them bet on price moves through contracts with no expiry date. All those products are already available through Walt inside Telegram. Walt rebranded in September, when it announced that Telegram’s own wallet would replace it in the messaging app’s settings . Walt remains available through its Telegram bot. Danilov said the standalone app will get new trading tools and asset classes first, with crypto payment cards planned for a later date. Walt said it has tens of millions of registered users but declined to disclose monthly active users, trading volumes or customer assets. Existing users can access both versions through the same account and the standalone app will launch in Walt’s current markets, though access to some investment products will vary by region. Telegram Latest Crypto News 1 Bitcoin slips before U.S. inflation report as traders price in Fed rate increase 14 minutes ago 2 Live news: Traders price in fed rate hike for December as bitcoin and gold retreat 20 minutes ago 3 Coinbase, Kalshi, Kraken parent back CFTC in legal fight over stock perpetual futures 1 hour ago 4 An 11-year-old Ethereum wallet moved $4.6 million and dodged a scam set up in minutes 4 hours ago 5 Bitcoin miner MARA sold 13,597 BTC for $1.1 billion in six weeks, plans to sell more 5 hours ago 6 XRP Ledger maps out quantum-proof accounts, with no extra fees for users 6 hours ago 7 Bitcoin faces U.S. CPI test as analysts warn inflation relief may not be enough 7 hours ago 8 Securitize pushes into $6 trillion asset-backed finance market with River One acquisition 12 hours ago 9 Robinhood backs tokenization of its stock on OKX–ICE platform even as most companies opt out 15 hours ago 10 A Bitcoin block just neared a 2015 transaction record, but paid only $180 in fees 18 hours ago Latest Research Beyond the Risk-Free Rate: Diversified Real World Yield in Productive Stablecoins Beyond the Risk-Free Rate: Diversified Real World Yield in Productive Stablecoins Diversified RWA stablecoins sustain 5-7% yield from real credit as crypto funding compresses to ~4%. GENIUS pushes yield off-chain; TAM grows to $4B in 3 years. By CoinDesk Research Sep 24, 2026 Commissioned by RealFi Diversified RWA stablecoins sustain 5-7% yield from real credit as crypto funding compresses to ~4%. GENIUS pushes yield off-chain; TAM grows to $4B in 3 years. Why it matters : Diversified RWA stablecoins sustain 5-7% yield from real credit as crypto funding compresses to ~4%. GENIUS pushes yield off-chain; TAM grows to $4B in 3 years. View Full Report More From Finance Securitize pushes into $6 trillion asset-backed finance market with River One acquisition Robinhood backs tokenization of its stock on OKX–ICE platform even as most companies opt out North Korean hackers are creating memecoins to wash loot from $6.3 billion Binance hack