TeleNFT: A Hybrid Protocol for Tokenizing Telegram Channels

Abstract

The digital age has birthed a peculiar form of feudalism: millions toil daily to build thriving
communities on platforms they can never truly own. A cryptocurrency channel with 100,000 de-
voted followers might generate $50,000 monthly, yet its creator cannot sell this digital estate, cannot
bequeath it, cannot even ensure its survival should they tire of their labors. What strange world have
we constructed, where such valuable social capital evaporates at the whim of platform algorithms or
founder fatigue?

I propose TeleNFT—not as yet another blockchain panacea, but as a pragmatic solution to this
ownership paradox. Rather than demanding users abandon their digital homes for promised lands
that inevitably prove barren, I suggest we work within existing infrastructure. By tokenizing Tele-
gram channels on TON blockchain, we enable true ownership transfer while preserving the commu-
nities themselves. The technical costs prove remarkably modest—mere thousandths of a dollar per
transaction—making this approach economically viable where others have foundered.

The reader may wonder if such digital ownership can truly be meaningful. I confess uncertainty
about many aspects of this experiment, but the alternative—permanent digital serfdom—seems far
worse. In what follows, I attempt to navigate the treacherous waters between technological possibil-
ity and human psychology, seeking perhaps a more humane relationship between creators and their
digital communities.