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The Open Platform

Builds Wallet in Telegram, Tonkeeper, and STON.fi on the TON blockchain.

Losing its protection
Assessed 29 July 2026 · Evidence as of 29 July 2026
The structural protection is eroding.
On the recordSince 29 July 2026 · Checkable from H2 2026 · Every call on the record Checkpoint: Telegram's in-app Gram Wallet rollout and its stated plan for @wallet's future
The call

TOP built its business inside Telegram's app, and Telegram just started building a competing wallet in the same place.

The Open Platform built its main product (a wallet inside Telegram) by renting space from Telegram itself. Now Telegram just launched its own competing wallet for over a billion users, making TOP's borrowed home less valuable. TOP does own some real assets that exist independently, like a decentralized exchange and NFT marketplace, so it is not completely helpless. The question that will decide everything: Will Telegram shut down TOP's wallet bot, let it stay as a second option, or fold it into the native wallet? The answer should come within six months.

Why
01
AI pressure: Telegram's built-in Gram Wallet AI agent. Gram Wallet ships its own AI agent for payments, matching TOP's features inside the same app TOP depends on. Could AI do the core job? Only partly.
02
Bigger players: Telegram (platform owner and TON's largest validator). Telegram launched a native non-custodial Gram Wallet for 1B+ users on web, separate from TOP's @wallet bot, with in-app rollout coming. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.
03
What protects it. TOP owns assets outside the wallet fight: Tonkeeper, STON.fi DEX, and an NFT marketplace that don't depend on @wallet surviving.
What would change this call
Telegram's in-app Gram wallet rollout completes (expected later summer 2026). Shows whether Telegram is replacing TOP's @wallet instead of partnering with it.
Telegram issues an official statement on @wallet's fate (continue, integrate, or deprecate). Confirms whether TOP keeps its core distribution channel or loses it.
Any TOP-Telegram integration or acquisition announcement by end of 2026. Would show TOP secured formal ties to Telegram's user base rather than being sidelined.
Key numbers
  • $28.5M Series A at $1B valuation (2025-07-03)
  • TON DeFi TVL fell from $760M to $141.6M (2025-06)
  • GRAM token down 80%+ from 2024 high (2026-07-22)
Named risks
  • Telegram's native Gram wallet could displace TOP's flagship @wallet bot with no integration role. Severity: high
  • FSB terrorism charges against Durov (2026-07-29) threaten Telegram platform stability TOP depends on. Severity: high
  • TON ecosystem DeFi TVL collapsed from $760M to $141.6M between mid-2024 and mid-2025. Severity: medium
  • GRAM token trades 80%+ below its June 2024 all-time high, exposing balance sheet to sentiment swings. Severity: medium
  • No audited revenue figures disclosed, leaving financial health unverifiable to outside observers. Severity: low
Rivals, as read in July 2026
RivalDirectionEvidence
Telegramlosing toTelegram launched native Gram wallet for 1B+ users on 2026-07-21, bypassing TOP's @wallet bot
MyTonWallet developer's Gram Wallet appgaining onStandalone Gram Wallet app shipped with built-in AI agent alongside Telegram's July 2026 rollout
MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, BinancecontestingMajor non-custodial wallets and exchanges dominate broader crypto onboarding outside TON niche as of 2026
Questions people ask
Is The Open Platform's Wallet in Telegram safe from Telegram's new native wallet?
No. On July 21-22, 2026 Telegram announced a native non-custodial Gram wallet for its 1B+ users, explicitly distinct from TOP's existing @wallet bot, with the in-app rollout expected later summer 2026. Telegram has not said whether @wallet will be replaced, integrated, or left to coexist.
Is The Open Platform profitable?
No audited revenue or profitability figures have been disclosed as of July 2026. TOP is privately held, raised $28.5M in a Series A at a $1B valuation on July 3, 2025, and relies on vendor-cited traction numbers like 100M+ Wallet signups from March 2025 rather than published financials.
Who owns The Open Platform?
TOP is privately owned, led by founder/CEO Andrew Rogozov (ex-VK executive) and backed by VCs Ribbit Capital (about 4% equity) and Pantera Capital (about 1% equity) from its July 2025 Series A, which valued the company at $1 billion with no token allocation involved.
Could AI replace The Open Platform's products?
AI is mainly commoditizing TOP's dev-tooling and support work rather than replacing its wallet business outright. TOP itself launched Agentic Wallets in April 2026, but a rival Gram Wallet app (built by the MyTonWallet developer) shipped a built-in AI agent alongside Telegram's July 2026 rollout, making TOP a follower, not a leader, on agentic features.
Is The Open Platform a safe company to join in 2026?
Headcount data show flat-to-declining staffing, 131 employees as of June 22, 2026 per TipRanks with a -0.76% week-over-week drop, alongside an existential product threat: Telegram's July 21-22, 2026 launch of its own native Gram wallet directly competes with TOP's flagship @wallet bot.
Who is The Open Platform's biggest competitor?
Telegram itself. As TOP's landlord and the largest validator on TON, Telegram announced on July 21-22, 2026 that it would ship a native non-custodial Gram wallet to over 1 billion users, built separately from TOP's @wallet bot, directly threatening TOP's core distribution advantage.
Timeline
  • 2026-07-29Russia's FSB charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, adds him to wanted list
  • 2026-07-21Telegram announces native Gram wallet for 1B+ users, distinct from TOP's @wallet bot
  • 2026-06-22TipRanks reports TOP headcount at 131 employees, down 0.76% week over week
  • 2026-06Telegram community votes 81% to rebrand Toncoin to Gram under Durov's roadmap
  • 2026-04-28TOP launches Agentic Wallets and Wallet Rewards program under TON Tech initiative
  • 2026-02-25TOP launches AppKit in alpha to simplify TON dApp development
  • 2026-01-28TOP completes acquisition of 100% of Tonkeeper wallet
  • 2025-12Wallet expands to Uzbekistan; STON.fi launches TON's first DAO governance
  • 2025-07-03TOP closes $28.5M Series A led by Ribbit Capital at $1B valuation, becomes first TON unicorn
Revision history
29 July 2026
First assessed. Losing its protection. The text above is fixed as of this date and is not edited afterwards.
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