After nearly five years of operating a wallet on Telegram, Walt has finally decided to stop relying solely on Telegram’s traffic and launch its own standalone cryptocurrency trading app.
This change is about more than just a new app icon—it marks a fundamental expansion of the business into an investment platform.
Walt was originally called Wallet in Telegram and started out as a wallet for buying and selling cryptocurrency within a chat app. Over time, it gradually added trading, yield products, tokenized stocks and ETFs, and perpetual contracts.
Its product lineup is now quite comprehensive:
More than 200 cryptocurrencies;
More than 100 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs;
Perpetual contracts covering cryptocurrencies, precious metals, and energy;
Yield products for assets including stablecoins, Gram, Solana, and Ethereum.
The biggest change with the launch of the standalone app is that users no longer need Telegram to use Walt.
The original Telegram product isn’t going away, and both versions share the same account and funds. Existing users can log in directly with their Telegram account, while new users can sign up through Telegram, Google, or Apple.
Another development worth noting: Walt has started incorporating AI into its trading process, with support for ChatGPT, Claude, and its own Mira agent to participate in market analysis and trade execution.
Looking at its evolution, Walt is trying to turn the user base it gained through Telegram into a standalone crypto investment platform.
But now that it’s moving beyond Telegram, it also faces more direct competition: Why should users download a dedicated trading app instead of continuing to use an exchange they already know?
A wallet is just the entry point. What will ultimately determine how far it can go is trading depth, asset variety, yield products, and user experience.
This change is about more than just a new app icon—it marks a fundamental expansion of the business into an investment platform.
Walt was originally called Wallet in Telegram and started out as a wallet for buying and selling cryptocurrency within a chat app. Over time, it gradually added trading, yield products, tokenized stocks and ETFs, and perpetual contracts.
Its product lineup is now quite comprehensive:
More than 200 cryptocurrencies;
More than 100 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs;
Perpetual contracts covering cryptocurrencies, precious metals, and energy;
Yield products for assets including stablecoins, Gram, Solana, and Ethereum.
The biggest change with the launch of the standalone app is that users no longer need Telegram to use Walt.
The original Telegram product isn’t going away, and both versions share the same account and funds. Existing users can log in directly with their Telegram account, while new users can sign up through Telegram, Google, or Apple.
Another development worth noting: Walt has started incorporating AI into its trading process, with support for ChatGPT, Claude, and its own Mira agent to participate in market analysis and trade execution.
Looking at its evolution, Walt is trying to turn the user base it gained through Telegram into a standalone crypto investment platform.
But now that it’s moving beyond Telegram, it also faces more direct competition: Why should users download a dedicated trading app instead of continuing to use an exchange they already know?
A wallet is just the entry point. What will ultimately determine how far it can go is trading depth, asset variety, yield products, and user experience.