Telegram Renames Wallet App to Walt, Introduces Non-Custodial Gram Wallet

Telegram has revamped its wallet app and introduced a new non-custodial service. The company renamed its custodial Wallet app to Walt on September 28, 2026, while rolling out Gram Wallet as a separate, non-custodial option for users.

The change does not affect existing users' accounts, balances, assets, transaction histories, or wallet addresses. Users do not need to migrate, and Walt remains available through Telegram's @walt handle. The former @wallet handle also continues to work, although Walt is no longer displayed in Telegram's settings.

Walt now houses Telegram's broader custodial financial products, including a custodial wallet, peer-to-peer market, perpetual futures, tokenized stocks, and exchange-traded funds, Earn programs, and a DeFi Account. Gram Wallet, on the other hand, is being introduced separately as a non-custodial wallet.

Telegram's founder Pavel Durov said that the service was initially available to a select group of users. 'Gram Wallet in Telegram is ready and is now accessible to a select group of users,' Durov stated. 'We'll be gradually rolling it out to our billion+ users over the next couple of weeks.'

The token renaming does not require users to move their assets or change their wallet addresses. Gram (GRAM) is the new name for Toncoin (TON), while TON remains the name of the underlying blockchain.