~37k $TON or ~$120k for the legendary pseudonym of Bitcoinβs creator β worth it or not?
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The gift market continues to show strong activity β here are the key numbers and insights:
Top platforms by trading volume:
Biggest drops from average floor price:
π Conclusion:
The market remains active and dynamic β prices are fluctuating, but user interest in gifts remains high, supported by regular drops and upgrade opportunities.
β Source: dune.com
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π§ Whatβs the Secret Behind Pro username Buyers on Fragment? (Part 1)
They donβt choose randomlyβ¦ they follow a simple but golden formula:
β They buy short usernames
4 or 5-letter names always sell faster.
β They avoid numbers and underscores
Clean, brandable, and more attractive usernames have no numbers or _underscores.
β They ride the trends
When AI or crypto is trending, usernames like @crypto or @chatgpt become goldmines.
β They act fast
No hesitation, no delay⦠in this market, even 5 minutes can make the difference.
π The username you skip today could be gold tomorrow.
Regret has no resale value.
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They donβt choose randomlyβ¦ they follow a simple but golden formula:
β They buy short usernames
4 or 5-letter names always sell faster.
β They avoid numbers and underscores
Clean, brandable, and more attractive usernames have no numbers or _underscores.
β They ride the trends
When AI or crypto is trending, usernames like @crypto or @chatgpt become goldmines.
β They act fast
No hesitation, no delay⦠in this market, even 5 minutes can make the difference.
π The username you skip today could be gold tomorrow.
Regret has no resale value.
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π§© One Username, One Story: (Part I) --- @shiba
π₯ The Biggest Oversight on Fragment History
π In November 2022, just days after Fragment.com was launched, one of its early investors purchased the username @shiba for a staggering 81,449 TON.
Everything seemed normal⦠until something strange happened.
π Just a few days later, the investor mistakenly listed the username for auction. And on December 2, 2022, it was sold for only 11,600 TON.
π§ Since the platform was still very new, itβs likely that the owner accidentally initiated the auction and then forgot to place bids to defend it.
π¨ Right after the auction ended, the original buyer sent two messages to the wallet of the new owner:
π Meanwhile, the new owner tried to resell the username for 59,000 TON, but couldnβt find a buyer.
He posted messages like:
π― Finally, on December 30, 2022, the original buyer was able to buy back the username after negotiations β this time for 15,000 TON.
But..
π Letβs break down the numbers:
πΉ Difference between buyback price and auction sell price:
15,000 β 11,600 = 3,400 TON
πΉ 5% platform fee on the 11,600 TON sale:
580 TON
β Total actual loss:
3,400 + 580 = 3,980 TON
π This story shows that in the world of digital assets, even a few clicks on the wrong day can cost thousands of dollars.
π§ Precision, timing, and system awareness are all that stand between you and a 4,000 TON loss.
βNow here's a question to think about:
If the second buyer had refused to sell, how much would this mistake have truly cost?
π A total loss of 69,269 TON:
81,449 (Buy) β 11,600 (Sell) β 580 (Fee) = 69,269 TON
π If you were the second buyerβ¦
Would you have sold the username back for 15,000 TON β or kept it?
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π₯ The Biggest Oversight on Fragment History
π In November 2022, just days after Fragment.com was launched, one of its early investors purchased the username @shiba for a staggering 81,449 TON.
Everything seemed normal⦠until something strange happened.
π Just a few days later, the investor mistakenly listed the username for auction. And on December 2, 2022, it was sold for only 11,600 TON.
π§ Since the platform was still very new, itβs likely that the owner accidentally initiated the auction and then forgot to place bids to defend it.
π¨ Right after the auction ended, the original buyer sent two messages to the wallet of the new owner:
"Hey, go I'm buy @shiba. It was mistake sell on auction."
"I'm buy him for 81k tons."
π Meanwhile, the new owner tried to resell the username for 59,000 TON, but couldnβt find a buyer.
He posted messages like:
"@shiba for 59k. 1st owner price 81k. Much better than your @shib"
π― Finally, on December 30, 2022, the original buyer was able to buy back the username after negotiations β this time for 15,000 TON.
But..
π Letβs break down the numbers:
πΉ Difference between buyback price and auction sell price:
15,000 β 11,600 = 3,400 TON
πΉ 5% platform fee on the 11,600 TON sale:
580 TON
β Total actual loss:
3,400 + 580 = 3,980 TON
π This story shows that in the world of digital assets, even a few clicks on the wrong day can cost thousands of dollars.
π§ Precision, timing, and system awareness are all that stand between you and a 4,000 TON loss.
βNow here's a question to think about:
If the second buyer had refused to sell, how much would this mistake have truly cost?
π A total loss of 69,269 TON:
81,449 (Buy) β 11,600 (Sell) β 580 (Fee) = 69,269 TON
π If you were the second buyerβ¦
Would you have sold the username back for 15,000 TON β or kept it?
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π§ Who is the real buyer of Telegram usernames? (Part One)
π When someone spends tens of thousands of dollars to own an ID like @nerd, @monk, @boss, or even a simple numeric combination, that person is not just looking for a "name." They are investing in prestige, the future, or even dominance in the digital space.
𧬠Psychology of the real buyers
1. Long-term investors:
Like someone who buys land and holds onto it. They are neither consumers nor impatient. They just know these usernames have a future, especially on networks like TON where names can be truly owned.
2. Professional branders:
For them, @Name = Identity
The name must be printable, promotable, and brand-assemblable.
Something people can easily say and remember.
3. Username traders:
They know when to buy and when to sell. They look for trending, unique, or rising usernames. Their business is usernames.
4. Diplomat collectors:
Those who seek to build a collection; for example, all numbers from 111β999 or all 4-letter words. For them, every name is like a rare collectible piece.
5. Name psychologists:
They buy usernames that carry a message. Like @Savage, @Rebirth, @Legend
Names that create feelings, attract audiences, and even build identity.
βοΈ Which category do you belong to? Investor, collector, or brand builder?
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In the real world, people are recognized by their clothes, cars, and watches.
But in the digital world, your username is you.
π When someone spends tens of thousands of dollars to own an ID like @nerd, @monk, @boss, or even a simple numeric combination, that person is not just looking for a "name." They are investing in prestige, the future, or even dominance in the digital space.
𧬠Psychology of the real buyers
1. Long-term investors:
Like someone who buys land and holds onto it. They are neither consumers nor impatient. They just know these usernames have a future, especially on networks like TON where names can be truly owned.
2. Professional branders:
For them, @Name = Identity
The name must be printable, promotable, and brand-assemblable.
Something people can easily say and remember.
3. Username traders:
They know when to buy and when to sell. They look for trending, unique, or rising usernames. Their business is usernames.
4. Diplomat collectors:
Those who seek to build a collection; for example, all numbers from 111β999 or all 4-letter words. For them, every name is like a rare collectible piece.
5. Name psychologists:
They buy usernames that carry a message. Like @Savage, @Rebirth, @Legend
Names that create feelings, attract audiences, and even build identity.
βοΈ Which category do you belong to? Investor, collector, or brand builder?
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βοΈ what was your primary reason for using Fragment.com for the first time?
Anonymous Poll
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π΄ββ οΈ Telegram Anonymous Numbers Price β The floor price for each number is $2,500.
The market for Telegram anonymous numbers remains hot, and demand is still strong. These numbers can be rented out or quickly sold at floor price.
π΄ Total Anonymous Numbers Minted:
π’ 136,566
π΄ Total Unique Holders:
π’ 46,707
π΄ Holders with 1 number:
π’ 32,393
π΄ Holders with 2β5 numbers:
π’ 11,090
π΄ Holders with 6β24 numbers:
π’ 2,695
π΄ Holders with 25β50 numbers:
π’ 290
π΄ Holders with more than 50 numbers:
π’ 239
π΄ Most Expensive Number (+888 8 888):
π’ 300,000 π
π΄ Top Whale Holdings:
π’ First Whale: 3,912 numbers
Second Whale: 1,366 numbers
Third Whale: 1,033 numbers
(Note: The first and second whales have reduced their holdings, the third remains unchanged.)
π΄ Current Floor Price for Sale:
π’ 750 π
π’ Equivalent to: $2,467 π΅
π Official Sales Site: Fragment
π Collection on GetGems: GetGems
Are you a fan of these anonymous numbers? Would you like to own a Telegram account with one?
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The market for Telegram anonymous numbers remains hot, and demand is still strong. These numbers can be rented out or quickly sold at floor price.
For reference, non-vanity anonymous numbers on Telegram were mostly sold for 9 TON, and on December 9, 2022, as prices surged daily, sales were completely halted at a peak price of 99 TON. Since then, only the secondary market has remained active.Statistics on Telegram Anonymous Numbers:
Second Whale: 1,366 numbers
Third Whale: 1,033 numbers
(Note: The first and second whales have reduced their holdings, the third remains unchanged.)
π Official Sales Site: Fragment
π Collection on GetGems: GetGems
Are you a fan of these anonymous numbers? Would you like to own a Telegram account with one?
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Two night ago on Fragment the auction for Plush Pepe Cozy Galaxy with a black background ended. There was only one bid, and the gift sold for 30,000 TON (β 93,435 $).
Initially, Pepe was bought in January for only 25 $ β the final profit amounted to β 93,410 $.
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π§© one username, one story: (Part Two) β @money
The story begins in 2015, when Telegram introduced the ability to create channels.
A user named @ramcode, who was an old and savvy Telegram user, registered several single-word and attractive usernames:
@money, @auction, @travels, @lenta, @kasta
But not everything lasts foreverβ¦
πΉ @auction was reclaimed by Telegram itself due to inactivity.
πΉ @travels was sold for only $5, but later traded for an astonishing 170,000 TON.
πΉ @kasta was sold for 1,500 rubles (a few dollars), and later sold for 1,880 TON.
πΉ But his most profitable sale was the username @lenta, which he sold for 9,368 TON.
π― But the real star of our story is @money
On February 8, 2021, when the platform Fragment.com did not yet exist (it launched on October 26, 2022),
@ramcode sold the username @money in a private deal to a user named @character for only $2,500.
β About 2 years later, on September 23, 2023, the same username was sold on Fragment.com for an extraordinary price of 92,400 TON.
The buyer? A famous Chinese whale ( 8886 ) who immediately put it on his crypto channel.
π Today, that channel has over 5 million followers β thanks to the username: @money
In one of his personal channel posts, @ramcode said he kept all that $2,500 in Bitcoin β a decision that probably seemed reasonable at the time.
But?
If he had kept the username, he could have sold it for about $660,000 (USDT).
π If you haven't seen the first part of this series yet,
[ watch part one here ]
π And now a question:
If you owned the username @money,
would you have sold it for $2,500 in 2021?
Or waited for it to reach six figures?
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The price of an insight⦠or maybe a missed opportunity?
The story begins in 2015, when Telegram introduced the ability to create channels.
A user named @ramcode, who was an old and savvy Telegram user, registered several single-word and attractive usernames:
@money, @auction, @travels, @lenta, @kasta
But not everything lasts foreverβ¦
πΉ @auction was reclaimed by Telegram itself due to inactivity.
πΉ @travels was sold for only $5, but later traded for an astonishing 170,000 TON.
πΉ @kasta was sold for 1,500 rubles (a few dollars), and later sold for 1,880 TON.
πΉ But his most profitable sale was the username @lenta, which he sold for 9,368 TON.
π― But the real star of our story is @money
On February 8, 2021, when the platform Fragment.com did not yet exist (it launched on October 26, 2022),
@ramcode sold the username @money in a private deal to a user named @character for only $2,500.
β About 2 years later, on September 23, 2023, the same username was sold on Fragment.com for an extraordinary price of 92,400 TON.
The buyer? A famous Chinese whale ( 8886 ) who immediately put it on his crypto channel.
π Today, that channel has over 5 million followers β thanks to the username: @money
In one of his personal channel posts, @ramcode said he kept all that $2,500 in Bitcoin β a decision that probably seemed reasonable at the time.
But?
If he had kept the username, he could have sold it for about $660,000 (USDT).
π If you haven't seen the first part of this series yet,
[ watch part one here ]
π And now a question:
If you owned the username @money,
would you have sold it for $2,500 in 2021?
Or waited for it to reach six figures?
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Many have probably seen the news that Pavel Durov phone number starts with +999.
Well, that number is actually a test number. It used to be available to anyone on Telegramβs test servers, and on production it was reserved for Telegram devs only.
Itβs not some big secret β thereβs plenty of info about +999 online.
Right now, test numbers like that are disabled even on test servers, and only Telegram developers can use them. So no, you canβt sign up for Telegram using one.
This isnβt some new batch of βanonymousβ phone numbers (like the +888 ones). Why Pavel chose a test number isnβt clear β maybe he just liked itπ
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Well, that number is actually a test number. It used to be available to anyone on Telegramβs test servers, and on production it was reserved for Telegram devs only.
Itβs not some big secret β thereβs plenty of info about +999 online.
Right now, test numbers like that are disabled even on test servers, and only Telegram developers can use them. So no, you canβt sign up for Telegram using one.
This isnβt some new batch of βanonymousβ phone numbers (like the +888 ones). Why Pavel chose a test number isnβt clear β maybe he just liked it
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+999 is coming, +888 is falling?
In the bustling world of special telegram anonymous numbers, the rumor of the new +999 series entering Telegram has shaken the market. The prices of +888 numbersβwhich just a few weeks ago reached a ceiling of $3,000βare suspiciously falling. However, user "Oybek Abdurazakov" does not consider this drop to be a coincidence.
He believes that market makers (especially MM1 and MM2) have deliberately filled the media space with anti-+888 news, in a targeted effort to scare sellers and buy these numbers cheaply. The ultimate goal? To pump the price back up to around $10,000, perhaps by next spring.
The storyline is clear: Pretend something better is on the way (+999), knock down current prices, then surprise everyone again with a price surge.
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In the bustling world of special telegram anonymous numbers, the rumor of the new +999 series entering Telegram has shaken the market. The prices of +888 numbersβwhich just a few weeks ago reached a ceiling of $3,000βare suspiciously falling. However, user "Oybek Abdurazakov" does not consider this drop to be a coincidence.
He believes that market makers (especially MM1 and MM2) have deliberately filled the media space with anti-+888 news, in a targeted effort to scare sellers and buy these numbers cheaply. The ultimate goal? To pump the price back up to around $10,000, perhaps by next spring.
The storyline is clear: Pretend something better is on the way (+999), knock down current prices, then surprise everyone again with a price surge.
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+999 is coming, +888 is falling? In the bustling world of special telegram anonymous numbers, the rumor of the new +999 series entering Telegram has shaken the market. The prices of +888 numbersβwhich just a few weeks ago reached a ceiling of $3,000βare suspiciouslyβ¦
As expected, accounts with the +999 code have been frozen, and appeals to unfreeze them are not being accepted.
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βIf these canβt be taken away from me, I want them all.β
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π§ If you were only allowed to hold ONE asset for a whole year, which one would you choose?
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π Yesterday marked a historic milestone: for the first time, investors gained access to a TON-holding company listed on the US stock market (ticker: VERB) here. This company is allocating $558 million to accumulate TON coins β it never sells, only buys more over time.βοΈ VERB's shares more than doubled on their first trading day, pushing its market value above $1 billion and achieving unicorn status on day one. The list of investors includes longtime TON supporters like Kingsway, Vy Capital, and Ribbit, along with many new institutional backers.πͺ TON (The Open Network) is an infinitely scalable blockchain that we helped develop years ago to meet the needs of hundreds of millions of Telegram users. Today, TON is the economic backbone of Telegram β just as a national currency supports a country's economy.π Everything on Telegram runs on TON: from payments to creators and app developers to advertising payments, mini apps, and collections like usernames, numbers, and gifts. As a result, TON is now the second blockchain by daily NFT transaction volume, second only to Ethereum.π§ Itβs no surprise that Verb Technology β soon to be renamed TON Strategy β has chosen TON as its primary treasury asset. The company follows the MicroStrategy Bitcoin playbook, which allowed it to grow from $1 billion to over $100 billion in 5 years. The half-billion dollars Verb is investing in TON is just the beginning.
Given the market and TON's performance, how do you see TON's rate trend in the coming days?
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π Code 77777: When Durov Himself Became a Victim of Telegram
On July 29, 2025, a critical bug appeared inside Telegram, where an ordinary user could get the technical support number (+999) in a completely stupid way. All you had to do was enter the confirmation code 77777. And that's it, you have a unique account. This code was the same for all accounts with test numbers β including Pavel Durovβs own account.
πΎ That night, attackers submitted an account recovery request. After 7 days, the awaited βReset Accountβ button appeared on the recovery page. Following receiving no response from Telegramβthe attackers pressed the button, and Pavel Valeryevichβs account was deleted.
π§© Among the usernames inside that account, one had not yet been minted as an NFT ( @unbrokensociety ) and was instantly freed for others to claim. The first person to take it was a newly registered userβwhose account was deleted immediately.
β³ Then, the username was claimed by someone with an βolderβ account, but they lasted only 5 minutes before their account was also deleted. Mysteriously, the username was almost immediately returned to Durovβs possession.
β οΈ What followed was even more concerning:
Channels that initially reported the true reasons behind these account deletions were blocked. Innocent usersβwho hadnβt violated any Terms of Serviceβwere deleted merely for attempting to reclaim Pavelβs βlostβ username.
What can we conclude?
Telegramβs team could have resolved this situation gracefully. Instead, Durov and his colleagues opted for radical measures that ironically violated their own platformβs rules. ( Fragment Community opinion )
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On July 29, 2025, a critical bug appeared inside Telegram, where an ordinary user could get the technical support number (+999) in a completely stupid way. All you had to do was enter the confirmation code 77777. And that's it, you have a unique account. This code was the same for all accounts with test numbers β including Pavel Durovβs own account.
πΎ That night, attackers submitted an account recovery request. After 7 days, the awaited βReset Accountβ button appeared on the recovery page. Following receiving no response from Telegramβthe attackers pressed the button, and Pavel Valeryevichβs account was deleted.
π§© Among the usernames inside that account, one had not yet been minted as an NFT ( @unbrokensociety ) and was instantly freed for others to claim. The first person to take it was a newly registered userβwhose account was deleted immediately.
β³ Then, the username was claimed by someone with an βolderβ account, but they lasted only 5 minutes before their account was also deleted. Mysteriously, the username was almost immediately returned to Durovβs possession.
β οΈ What followed was even more concerning:
Channels that initially reported the true reasons behind these account deletions were blocked. Innocent usersβwho hadnβt violated any Terms of Serviceβwere deleted merely for attempting to reclaim Pavelβs βlostβ username.
What can we conclude?
Technical bugs happen.
But deleting users without cause? Thatβs a choice.
Telegramβs team could have resolved this situation gracefully. Instead, Durov and his colleagues opted for radical measures that ironically violated their own platformβs rules. ( Fragment Community opinion )
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