Toncoin Rockets as Telegram’s Crypto Play Lures Ex-Visa Heavyweight

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2025-05-28 14:08:09

Toncoin: Telegram’s Native Cryptocurrency Soars as Ex-Visa Exec Joins TON Foundation

Toncoin—the blockchain token powering Telegram’s ecosystem—just got a major credibility boost. The TON Foundation snagged a former Visa executive, sending the token soaring. Because nothing legitimizes a crypto project quite like a traditional finance retread cashing in on Web3.

This isn’t just another ’partnership’ press release. The hire signals Telegram’s serious about making Toncoin the backbone of its 800M-user messaging platform. Payments, NFTs, decentralized apps—TON’s gunning for the whole Web3 stack.

Of course, the real question is whether mainstream adoption follows the price pump. Crypto’s littered with tokens that rallied on big-name hires before crashing back to earth. But with Telegram’s user base and now some payments expertise? This one might actually stick.

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