Telegram, the global messaging app with more than 800 million users, is quietly taking a pivot to Web3 that could make it a do-it-all super-app while boosting cryptocurrencies.

With its Mini Apps, a way for developers to implement their own Web3 applications accessible to Telegram users, the messaging platform is opening the doors to becoming a new center of Web3 activity.

Telegram Mini Apps are connected to the TON blockchain, developed directly by Telegram to support high speeds and transactions. Despite legal disputes with the SEC in 2018 that slowed the chain's launch, TON's native coin, Toncoin, is now a Top-10 crypto asset by market capitalization.

Mini Apps offer several advantages to developers. For example, they are automatically cross-platform and work on all devices supported by Telegram. They don't need any additional wallet or account setup. In short, Mini Apps offer easy access to Telegram's 800+ million user base.

Although the TON blockchain has steadily gained in market capitalization, it remains relatively small in some key statistics. However, Telegram Mini Apps can also be used to access other chains.

With the integration of Mini Apps and advanced Web3 support, Telegram is pushing to become a global Super App for finance, news, messaging and much more.

Telegram has been challenged in the past, and its radical stance might not be appreciated by world governments. This only forces you to be even more cautious and adopt a completely decentralized approach, benefiting the entire Web3 ecosystem.

In short, Telegram and its Mini Apps could provide the perfect canvas for Web3 developers to paint on. At this point, the biggest challenge is finding what your users will enjoy.