Telegram with TON Stealth ID: The Super-App for DeFi & Media

TON Foundation President Manny Stotz recently said in TheStreet Roundtable:

"The integration of payments, messaging, and digital identity on Telegram could turn it into a super-app for the digital economy."

That quote barely scratches the surface of what’s unfolding.

Telegram isn’t just becoming a super-app—it’s on track to surpass WeChat as the dominant ecosystem for the global digital economy, says Herve Lacorne, co-founder of TONstealthID.

Why? Because Telegram is built on what the future demands: decentralization and a privacy-first architecture. In a world increasingly aware of surveillance and centralized control, Telegram offers a user-owned, censorship-resistant model. But with that strength comes a core challenge: authentication.

Fake accounts, impersonation, criminal bots—we’ve all seen the damage they cause.

Without trusted identity, the digital economy can’t scale.

That’s where TON Stealth ID comes in.

We deliver decentralized identity with zero-knowledge proof, linking Telegram handles, aliases—even bots and groups—to real users, without exposing their private identity. Users remain anonymous and censorship-resistant, but accountable. Scammers lose their shield of privacy. Law enforcement gains a way to act—without breaching user rights. But authentication doesn’t stop with Telegram. With TrustScan, users can now verify identities across multiple platforms by entering direct links from:

Messaging apps like Telegram and WhatsApp — including bots, channels, and user profiles
Social media platforms like X, LinkedIn, and Facebook

One tool. Multiple platforms. Instant verification.

This verification layer is foundational to on-chain, ISO 20022 and FATF Travel Rule-compliant payments, whether for stablecoins or real-world asset (RWA) transfers. The result: scalable, privacy-respecting, fraud-resistant digital commerce.

Thanks to Ruben Babaev, theTONstealthID team and support from the TON Society SEA, we’re advancing rapidly through TON Nest. But we’re not just supporting Telegram’s evolution—we’re helping drive it.

Telegram isn’t catching up. It’s leapfrogging.

And TON Stealth ID is proud to be building the trust layer for the world’s most secure, open, and decentralized digital economy.

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