Game to earn cryptocurrencies attracted more users than the population of Venezuela

The growth of the Web3 Notcoin game enables the rise of toncoin (TON) and its token, NOT.

In addition to Notcoin, other games are attracting interest through Telegram.

The TON Foundation foresees greater distribution of Telegram users to the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

In less than two months, The Open Network (TON) game called Notcoin has attracted more than 30 million users of the mobile messaging application, Telegram. To put it in perspective, this massive number of players is greater than the number of inhabitants that some countries like Venezuela or Chile have.

The game, created in early 2024, has the concept that users touch their screens to win the NOT token, which was launched a week ago. It works as a Telegram mini-app (TMA), which means it runs directly on this platform.

Although the number of users that Notcoin attracted is substantial, it represents only 3% of those that Telegram has. In this way, it reflects the potential adoption of cryptocurrencies that can drive innovations like this game through this mobile messaging application and other popular ones.

“Notcoin showed us how games can work on Telegram and how easy it can be to add users,” said Inal Kardan, gaming lead at the TON Foundation. The specialist classified the mobile messaging application as an accessible distribution channel and something still “untapped” for the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Neither Apple nor Google have been as flexible with Web3 games on their platforms as TON and Telegram have been. It is a competitive advantage of construction and growth that TON is also obtaining here”

Kardan also highlighted that several games on Telegram are quickly attracting a large number of users. And he detailed that these generate income by allowing tools such as mining within the platform, as well as traditional monetization models such as offering