Telegram crypto bots gain momentum in the market: Binance Research

Telegram bots have been increasingly emerging as a new tool to get exposure to cryptocurrency markets and a number of related services.The cumulative crypto trading volume associated with Telegram bots exceeded $190 million as of early August 2023, according to a new report by Binance’s re ...

Coinbase Wallet launches instant messaging feature with XMTP

Coinbase Wallet users can now send instant messages to each other using their Ethereum identities, according to a  July 12 blog post from Coinbase. The new feature relies on the Extensible Message Transport Protocol (XMTP), an instant messaging system that allows users to communicate using b ...

TON blockchain launches on-chain encrypted messaging feature

The Open Network (TON) has released an on-chain encrypted messaging feature, according to a July 3 announcement from the network’s developer, TON Foundation. The new feature allows for private messages to be sent between TON users.  ...

Web3 usernames may see greater adoption due to recent advancements

Ever since the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) was launched in 2017, Web3 users have been able to replace the long strings of characters that make up a crypto address with a more easily memorized blockchain username or Web3 domain name. For example, Ethereum (ETH) users can now send crypto to the net ...