Ton is becoming one of the top chains of NFT activities thanks to Telegram Collectible Gifts. Telegram founder Pavel Durov noted that Ton holds a major position as a venue for NFT trading.
Ton is the best chain for NFT trading after Ethereum thanks to Telegram’s growth. Collectable gifts. Telegram founder Pavel Durov noted that the collection has rapidly increased activity over the past 30 days.
Telegram Collectible Gift has risen at prices several times over the last 30 days. Ton has now become #1 blockchain by daily NFT trading volume (or #2 after Ethereum if off-chain trading is not counted). Data: https://t.co/rpdbtuccjh and https://t.co/b1hyzxdmmo pic.twitter.com/igrf4o96qt
-Pavel Durov (@durov) June 9, 2025
Gifts are integrated with all features of Chat app View in profile, purchase, and sell via chat.
Collectible gifts can also be moved off-chain and used as a Telegram sticker. Casting an NFT adds extra proof of ownership and trading ability. The popularity of the gift pushed Ton ahead of Solana in terms of NFT activity, but still continued behind Ethereum’s large legacy collection. Telegram took a new approach to popularizing the collection of stars and the ability to cast NFTs at low prices.
Ton often ahead of Solana, but still falls behind Ethereum’s on-chain NFT swap. Telegram Collectible Gift also allows you to exchange off-chains with even higher activity and trading volumes. |Source: Dune Analytics
The casting of NFTs from Gifts is also tied to Telegram Stars Economy. Stars are a new type of digital reward tokens that are also used by Telegram Games. Boinkers is the game with the biggest production of the star, with more than $821,000 withdrawals. The unknown whales withdraw up to $2 million from the Telegram Stars market.
Tons carry a total of 21 collectionSome recurringly well-known IPs are like stubborn penguins. While additional collections are approaching classic NFTs, Telegram Collectible Gifts offers a more organic approach related to chat apps.
The Telegram gift collection has been around for several months, but it has got off to a slow start. Over the past few weeks, certain gifts have gained cult status and have begun to generate hype due to price growth. Collectable gifts are short, and there are some of the most wanted stickers that command higher prices.
In total, the gift achieved an over sale $36 millionthere are more than half of the wallets created in 2025. Gifts will be held at 184,021 Wallets create an active user base that promotes collections on social media.
Is NFT still active?
The amount and speculation of NFTs is still above 95% overall. Only the top collection is still changing hands. However, NFTs have not been completely forgotten. The NFT loan has been abandoned. Most collections quickly erased 99% of their value.
After Opensea’s renewal, NFT Marketplace has reached its reach The best volume Since 2023. The PFP/Avatar collection is still the most active, followed by art and utility NFT.
The biggest obstacle to NFT activity was the lack of markets, especially during the months when Opensea was still building new versions. Telegram Collectible Gifts picked up the activity after the launch of its dedicated trading platform. Telegram Gifts Marketplace.
The Telegram collection relies on rarity and has now received much higher praise on some stickers. Initially, the items were cast at a very low price. Liquidity and open market availability, and opportunities that begin at small scale, are reviving NFT swaps with Ton. Collectable gifts were first cast in chains since February and gradually expanded their influence as they are now on Telegram and other social media at an even bigger breakout crisis.
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