{"id":14298,"date":"2025-10-24T20:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wallet-in-telegram-now-offers-usdt-defi-yield-with-affluent\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T20:02:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:02:06","slug":"wallet-in-telegram-now-offers-usdt-defi-yield-with-affluent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wallet-in-telegram-now-offers-usdt-defi-yield-with-affluent\/","title":{"rendered":"Wallet in Telegram now offers USDT DeFi yield with Affluent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Telegram will enable users to earn DeFi yield through its in-app self-custodial wallet in partnership with Affluent. <\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_156c7ca0a5df53cfb636400f387e4d65\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wallet in Telegram has integrated with Affluent to make yield more accessible<\/li>\n<li>Wallet users will be able to make yield on their USDT balances<\/li>\n<li>According to the two firms, this makes DeFi more accessible<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>DeFi in Telegram has taken another step towards becoming easily accessible. On Friday, October 24, Wallet in Telegram announced an integration with Affluent, a TON-based DeFi vault protocol. The integration will enable users to earn yield through TON Wallet, Wallet in Telegram\u2019s self-custodial product.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a1\ufe0fUSDT holders in TON Wallet can now earn up to 3.5% APY \u2014 automatically and without leaving <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/telegram?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@telegram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc8e This became possible through our integration with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AffluentOrg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AffluentOrg<\/a>, a DeFi protocol on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ton_blockchain?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ton_blockchain<\/a> that uses smart vaults and automated strategies to generate returns\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3YwqR4sTWC\">pic.twitter.com\/3YwqR4sTWC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TON Wallet (@tonwallet_tg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonwallet_tg\/status\/1981720417728446616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to the two firms, the integration will bring one-click access to DeFi to over 100 million active users of Telegram\u2019s wallet. The partnership will start with USDT yield, which will be enabled through the TON Wallet \u201cEarn\u201d feature. According to it, users can earn up to 3.5% yield on their USDT holdings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThis partnership will allow millions of people worldwide to turn their idle holdings into productive yield-generating assets,\u201d said Egor Danilov, CPO of Wallet in Telegram. \u201cOur goal has always been to make Web3 accessible for everyone, whether crypto-native or not. Thanks to this integration of Affluent\u2019s vaults, our users can put their assets to work simply, safely, and without ever leaving the Telegram app.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Telegram hopes to become Web3 super app<\/h2>\n<p>According to Justin Hyun, Co-CEO of the TON-based (TON) Affluent, the move is a milestone toward the goal of making Telegram a Web3 super app. This is a type of application with multiple use cases, including messaging, social media, and payments.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve abstracted away the complexity of DeFi, allowing Telegram users to now access professional-grade savings strategies directly from Telegram \u2013 open Wallet, click, and earn,\u201d Justin Hyun, Affluent. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Telegram messaging app has 800 million monthly active users, and its wallet has 100 million users. This makes it potentially one of the most significant sources of new DeFi users. The company plans to onboard 30% of its user base to the wallet by 2028.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telegram will enable users to earn DeFi yield through its in-app self-custodial wallet in partnership with Affluent. 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