My Wallet: TON Wallet in Telegram

A crypto wallet usually lives in a separate app, so every time you must leave the chat, wait for it to load and remember where you put the seed phrase. The My Wallet mini app (formerly MyTonWallet) opens a TON wallet right inside Telegram. 💎

Below is what this wallet is, how keeping funds "with you" differs from keeping them "with a service" and which rules help you avoid losing money. This is not financial advice.

A wallet for TON and beyond

The profile calls it a powerful wallet for TON and other networks. The project grew out of a wallet for the TON blockchain and later renamed itself My Wallet, extending support to several blockchains. Existing wallets and seed phrases stay the same.

Besides the Telegram mini app, the service comes as mobile and desktop apps, a web version and a browser extension.

A wallet stored with you

The main property: the wallet is non-custodial. The seed phrase and keys stay on your device, and the developers cannot reach the funds. The code is open, so independent specialists can inspect it.

The flip side of that model is that you are responsible for safekeeping. Lose the seed phrase and the device, and the money is gone, with support unable to help. 🔐

What the app can do

• Storage and transfers. TON coins, jettons, NFTs and TON DNS domains.
• Swaps. An in-app swap through an aggregator that searches for a good route across networks.
• Staking. Placing TON in the wallet for a reward. The yield is not guaranteed and changes.
• Connecting to apps. The wallet connects to decentralized services through TON Connect.
• Card purchases. Via third-party providers where available.
• Gasless operations. The fee can be taken from the tokens you send.

Check-style transfers in Telegram

The description mentions a separate service for secure crypto transfers right in Telegram. The idea is to send a friend an amount via a link instead of copying a long address and risking a typo.

A check works like cash: whoever opens the link takes the funds, so forward it only to the intended person.

First steps without mistakes

1. Open the mini app and create a new wallet.
2. Write the seed phrase on paper in the right order and keep it in two safe places.
3. Do not photograph it or store it in notes or the cloud.
4. First send a token amount and make sure it arrives.
5. Only then fund the wallet with your main sum.

A wallet address can be shown to others. A seed phrase can never be shown to anyone.

How to avoid scammers

"Support staff", "giveaways" and fake sites with a "restore your wallet" form will beg for the seed phrase. Real wallet support never asks for it.

Before confirming a transaction, read what exactly you are signing. Connect the wallet only to services you know, and launch the app through the link in the official profile, because copies are everywhere.

For large sums use a hardware wallet if the app supports one for the network you need, and keep a backup apart from your device.