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Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced that Telegram now supports communication between bots. He stated that this move responds to AI developers’ needs, providing autonomous agents with a communication layer traceable by humans.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov posted on platform X, stating that Telegram has launched a bot-to-bot communication feature, and autonomous agents now have a communication layer viewable by humans.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov posted on X platform, stating that TON development efficiency has increased by 10 times. The new toolchain Acton makes the creation, testing, and deployment of smart contracts more convenient and is fully AI-ready. This toolchain replaces TON's previously fragmented tool stack, forming a unified development process.
Bitget has officially launched its global community campaign, “Fan Story.” From now until May 20, users can share their authentic experiences using Bitget—and their holistic UEX trading journey—via图文 or video posts on platforms including X, Telegram, Reddit, LinkedIn, or Discord. Submissions must include the hashtag #BitgetFanStory and be submitted through the official form. Participants may use AI tools to assist with image generation or video editing, provided the content is based on real-life experiences. This campaign aims to showcase users’ growth journeys on Bitget, highlighting diverse groups such as early adopters, long-term traders, and community contributors. The prize pool features a dynamic growth mechanism: it expands every time 500 new participants join, with a maximum cap of 100,000 USDT. All winners will also receive exclusive merchandise from the Bitget Fan Club.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated that transaction fees on the TON network have been reduced by 6 times. He also revealed that Telegram will replace the TON Foundation to become the largest validator on the network, and plans to launch new development tools and performance upgrades within the next 2 to 3 weeks.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov tweeted that TON network fees have dropped by approximately 6x, approaching zero. Next, Telegram will replace the TON Foundation as the primary driver of TON and become its largest validator, shifting its development focus toward technical performance. Additionally, TON plans to launch an updated official website, developer tools, and performance upgrades within the next 2–3 weeks.
According to The Block, TON Tech—the infrastructure team under The Open Platform—has announced the launch of an AI-powered autonomous trading agent that supports independent on-chain actions on the TON blockchain, including transfers, token swaps, DeFi operations, automated trading, staking, and basic portfolio management—all without requiring users to surrender their private keys.
: Messari's latest Pulse report provides an in-depth analysis of the early implementation progress of Bitget's AI trading system. The report points out that Bitget has built a four-layer AI product architecture encompassing GetAgent (market analysis), GetClaw (autonomous execution), Agent Hub (developer integration), and Gracy AI (strategy interaction). Data shows that Gracy AI attracted over 460,000 users within just 11 days of its launch, generating more than 2.6 million replies and achieving 390 million impressions. GetAgent's registered users exceeded 450,000, and during its early beta invitation phase, it achieved over 100 million impressions and accumulated more than 25,000 waitlisted users.In the report, Messari specifically highlighted the infrastructure capabilities of Agent Hub, noting that Bitget is currently the only trading platform that simultaneously supports a complete integration system including MCP Server, REST/WebSocket API, Skills, and CLI. Currently, Agent Hub has integrated 5 analytical AI Skills and over 15 data tools, comprehensively covering macro, technical, sentiment, and intelligence analysis. On the execution layer, GetClaw establishes risk control defenses through sub-account segregation, sandbox simulation, and fund limits. It has now been integrated with Telegram, with future expansion planned to Discord and the App.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated that AI is becoming a core component of modern trading infrastructure. Early data indicates that users increasingly expect a complete integration of analysis, execution, and strategy within a single platform. Bitget is committed to leveling the playing field for professional trading through AI technology, providing institution-grade trading experiences and decision support for its 150 million users worldwide.
Telegram has launched a no-code AI bot building tool, allowing users to obtain tokens via LobsterFather and connect to platforms like Telewer, GPTBots, and Lazy AI to create bots, supporting models such as GPT and Llama.The tool supports configuring conversation styles, task distribution, and multi-bot collaboration, and has been integrated with Telegram Business for use in scenarios such as auto-replies, community management, and customer inquiries. (Techiexpert)
According to DL News, several “revenge intermediaries” in South Korea that accept cryptocurrency as payment have recently remained highly active. These organizations receive orders via Telegram and offer services including intimidation, assault, and even murder disguised as accidents. They require clients to pay a 50% deposit in USDT and promise to send footage of the operation—recorded using body-worn cameras—via Telegram. Although the alleged ringleader was arrested on April 3, related online advertisements continued to appear as recently as April 13. This year, South Korean police have launched investigations into more than 50 such cases and arrested approximately 30 individuals; all cases were confirmed to involve cryptocurrency payments.
According to The Block, AlphaTON Capital has announced plans to raise $43 million through a strategic partnership with Vertical Data Inc. to expand its AI compute infrastructure; the transaction is expected to close in Q2 2026. AlphaTON CEO Brittany Kaiser stated that the funding will be used to deploy additional NVIDIA B300 GPUs, with the core objective of advancing the convergence of AI, digital assets, and confidential computing—and scaling up the platform’s overall compute capacity. On the business front, AlphaTON not only holds a substantial amount of TON tokens as corporate treasury assets but also actively participates in building infrastructure for the Telegram and TON ecosystems, with key investment focus areas including Cocoon, Telegram’s decentralized AI platform. Background-wise, AlphaTON was formed through the restructuring and transformation of former biotech public company Portage Biotech Inc., which had previously focused on cancer therapy research; the company completed the spin-off of its cancer therapy subsidiary in February this year.
AlphaTON Capital (NASDAQ: ATON) announced a strategic AI hardware and financing agreement with Vertical Data Inc., with a total transaction value of approximately $43 million, expected to close in Q2 2026. The agreement centers on deploying high-performance GPU clusters powered by NVIDIA’s B300 architecture. Financing will be provided through Vertical Data’s GPUfinancing.com platform via an asset-backed, non-recourse structure and includes managed infrastructure services. This expansion will support AlphaTON’s business initiatives with partners including Telegram, Gamee, Animoca Brands, and Midnight Blockchain.