Telegram Wallet Integrates Stellar: 100M+ Users Gain Instant Access to Lightning-Fast Blockchain
Telegram’s Massive Leap: Stellar Joins the Wallet in Late 2025
Telegram, the messaging giant with over 900 million monthly users, has integrated the Stellar ($XLM) blockchain into its self-custodial Wallet app, unlocking instant access to one of the fastest, most efficient networks in crypto. Announced on October 28, 2025, this rollout lets Telegram’s 100 million+ Wallet users send, receive, and swap $XLM, and Stellar-based assets like USDC, directly in the app, with transactions settling in 5 seconds for fractions of a penny. For those new to crypto, Telegram Wallet is a built-in tool for buying, holding, and spending digital assets, already supporting Bitcoin and TON. Adding Stellar means seamless remittances, DeFi dips, and tokenized payments for billions, no exchanges needed. As Pavel Durov, Telegram’s CEO, teased on X, “We’re making blockchain as easy as sending a message.” With Telegram’s 1 billion users eyeing Wallet growth, this is crypto’s gateway drug.
Why Stellar? Speed, Savings, and Real-World Rails
Moreover, Stellar was a no-brainer fit for Telegram’s user-first vibe: It’s built for payments, not just speculation, processing 1,000+ transactions per second with eco-friendly consensus and near-zero fees. Specifically, users can now bridge $XLM to TON (Telegram’s native chain) or swap for stablecoins in-app, tapping Stellar’s 72-country reach for remittances, a $831 billion market ripe for disruption. As Denelle Dixon, Stellar’s CEO, celebrated, “Telegram’s scale + Stellar’s efficiency = financial inclusion at light speed.” Additionally, it supports Stellar’s RWAs, like tokenized Treasuries yielding 4-5%, letting users earn passively while chatting. Therefore, for migrants sending $100 home, it’s instant arrival without 7% fees, as easy as @-ing a friend.
Instant Access: 100M+ Users Meet Stellar’s Ecosystem
Furthermore, this integration catapults Stellar’s user base overnight, blending Telegram’s 100M+ Wallet holders with Stellar’s 10M+ accounts for cross-chain magic. For instance, users can now fund their Wallet with fiat, swap to $XLM, and pay at 20M+ AEON stores in SE Asia, or bridge to NEAR for DeFi yields, all in one app. As a result, early metrics show 500,000+ $XLM activations in the first week, with volumes spiking 150% to $500M daily. For devs, it’s a playground: Soroban dApps now reachable via Telegram bots, opening remittances, NFTs, and tokenized assets to billions. Thus, as XLM trades at $0.32 (up 8% post-news), it’s not just access, it’s adoption exploding.
The Bigger Picture: Telegram as Crypto’s Front Door
Equally important, this isn’t isolated, it’s Telegram evolving from memes to money, with Stellar as the efficient backbone. In a world where 1.7 billion lack banks, Telegram’s app (used in 200+ countries) democratizes crypto: Buy $XLM with a card, send to family, or stake for yields, all without leaving chats. For $XLM holders, it’s demand rocket fuel; newcomers, it’s as simple as emoji reacts. Platforms like Lumexo complement with low-fee trades for $XLM or USDC. As Q4 2025 brings more integrations (like PYUSD), watch Telegram Wallet hit 200M users.
Stellar’s Horizon: Instant Adoption, Global Impact
Ultimately, Telegram’s Stellar integration isn’t hype, it’s the spark for 100M+ users discovering blockchain’s speed and power. For remittances or DeFi, it’s frictionless; for the world, it’s inclusion at scale. As Durov envisions, “Crypto in every pocket.” In short, with 100M tapping Stellar, the rebellion’s just getting started faster, fairer, forever.