AI agents on Telegram can now execute transfers, swaps, and staking without direct user input. The rollout signals a shift toward automated onchain activity within messaging platforms, with implications for retail trading behavior and wallet design.
TON Tech, part of the The Open Platform ecosystem, announced the launch on Tuesday. Users fund a dedicated wallet assigned to an agent, which then performs transactions such as token swaps, DeFi activity, and automated trading within predefined budgets. The system also supports staking and basic portfolio management functions.
Can AI Agents Sustain Growth On TON Blockchain?
The launch comes as competition intensifies around “agentic AI” in crypto trading. On Monday, Gemini introduced tools allowing AI models like Claude and ChatGPT to connect directly to trading accounts and execute strategies autonomously. But TON’s integration into Telegram’s user base of roughly 1 billion offers distribution scale few rivals can match.
Still, network activity has declined sharply. Data shows active addresses on the TON blockchain fell below 100,000, down from peaks above 1 million in late 2024. That contraction raises questions about whether automation can reverse user attrition or simply optimize activity among existing participants.
“Agentic Wallets turn AI agents from assistants to actors,” said Andrew Grekov, head of TON Tech.
He added that agents can transact without exposing private keys, enabling payments and interactions with onchain services directly through Telegram interfaces.
Yet the model introduces new trust and risk dynamics around delegated control of funds. If agents can trade and stake autonomously, how will users calibrate oversight and security boundaries? The next catalyst will be user adoption metrics and whether agent-driven activity translates into sustained growth in active addresses.
