A Telegram Mini App does not just open on its own. It needs a wallet. And that handshake - between the app and your TON wallet - happens through a specific technical flow. Understanding that flow explains why some apps work, why some fail, and where your privacy might leak.
Two ways to hold TON exist inside Telegram. One is a bot; the other is a standalone app. Both let you send and receive tokens without leaving the chat interface. They are not the same thing, and the difference matters more than most people realise.
You scan a QR code or tap a deep link. A wallet opens, asks for approval, and suddenly you’re connected. That handshake is TON Connect 2.0 at work. It’s the standard protocol that lets TON wallets talk to dApps. But the connection doesn’t last forever. Sessions expire. That’s by design.
TON DNS domains turn long wallet addresses like `EQD...` into something readable: `yourname.ton`. They are not decorative vanity items. They are the naming system for the TON blockchain, and they work differently from traditional domain names you may have used on the web.
Sending a Jetton on TON is not the same as sending TON itself. The difference trips up almost everyone who is new to the ecosystem. Understand the architecture first, and you will never lose tokens to a wrong or uninitialized address.
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How to convert crypto: on-chain vs off-chain
Off-chain (on an exchange)
Your trade happens inside the exchange's own ledger. Nothing
touches the blockchain until you withdraw.
Cheapest and fastest for common pairs
Needs an account and usually ID verification
The exchange holds the coins until you withdraw them
Best for converting to and from cash
On-chain (a DEX or swap)
You swap from your own wallet. The transaction settles on the
chain and you pay its fee.
No account, no custodian — you keep the keys
You pay network fees, which vary a lot by chain
Small or new tokens often only trade here
Slippage and thin liquidity are real costs on low-volume pairs
Before any on-chain swap: check the token's contract address
against a block explorer, start with a small test amount, and review what you
are approving — an unlimited token approval to an unknown contract is how most
wallet drains actually happen.
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