MRKT: Telegram Gift Marketplace

You own a Telegram gift and want another one, or you want to sell yours without haggling in a random chat. MRKT is a mini app where collectible gifts and stickers are bought, sold and traded inside Telegram. 🎁

It launched in May 2025 on the TON blockchain, and crypto outlets covered the release. The app calls itself a home for digital assets: find, collect, own.

What you can do inside

Going by the launch coverage and the project's own description, MRKT covers the basics of a trading venue:

• Buy and sell. List your own gift or pick up someone else's at the seller's price.
• Auctions. Bids set the price instead of the seller.
• Rarity filters. Handy when you hunt for one specific model or backdrop.
• TON payments. You connect a TON wallet right from the app.

What is wrong with swapping in a DM

Trading a gift with a stranger in chat runs on trust and nothing else. A marketplace sits in the middle: the item is visible, the price is visible, and the deal follows the service's rules. 🤝

The developer told a news outlet that part of the system works semi on-chain. That makes it faster than recording every action on the blockchain, at the cost of some transparency. Worth knowing before you deposit anything valuable.

Your first trade, step by step

1. Open the app with the button on this page and allow sign-in through Telegram.
2. Browse the catalog and filters. Compare a few similar gifts before you commit.
3. To buy, connect a TON wallet and keep only the amount you are ready to spend on it.
4. To sell, check the price and any fee carefully before you confirm.

The catch

A collectible market gives no promise that an item will sell for more later. Prices follow hype and demand, and they can drop fast. ⚠️ Treat purchases as collecting, not as an investment.

The MRKT developer has stayed anonymous in public. That does not make the app bad, but this niche is full of lookalikes with similar names. Enter only through a button you trust and never share a wallet recovery phrase.

A short checklist before you pay

• Name and avatar. Copies often differ by a single letter.
• Where the payment goes. It should happen inside the app interface, never to details sent in a private message.
• Total cost. Read fees before confirming, not after.
• Deal size. A small amount is plenty for getting familiar.

If an offer looks too good, it is usually bait. Pressure and a "last chance" countdown are favorite tools of scammers. 🔒

Hundreds of thousands of people use the app, which shows in the catalog: plenty to choose from, and plenty of imitators too, so a little caution goes a long way.