Walt, the trading platform that grew up on Telegram, now has its own standalone app. According to The Block, this is the first time Walt has expanded beyond Telegram to offer its services: existing users can log in directly with their Telegram accounts, while new users can sign up with Google or Apple. Its existing Telegram services will continue as usual.

The feature list is more comprehensive than expected: over 200 cryptocurrencies, more than 100 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, perpetual contracts for cryptocurrencies, metals, and energy, as well as wealth management products for stablecoins, $SOL, $ETH , and other assets. On October 20, it also launched AI-assisted perpetual contract trading.

The trend of social platforms incubating trading tools is an interesting one: Telegram’s mini-app ecosystem has made “chatting is trading” work, and now these tools are starting to establish independent identities—after all, payments, compliance, and asset security all have their limits when they’re embedded in a chat app. The practical benefit for users is an additional access point, but keep one thing in mind: the more features a platform offers, the more important it is to understand its licensing and custody arrangements.

Have you traded using mini apps on Telegram? How was the experience? Share in the comments.

(Information from The Block/PANews; not investment advice)

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