it’s been a while since i fell into a new crypto rabbit hole last time was hyperliquid before that, solana early days didn’t expect the next one to be... telegram?? i’ve always saw it as just alpha chats and sniping bots but after 3 days of digging into it, i came out with a very different perspective some quick notes from someone who usually ignores telegram coins: 1. notcoin is way bigger than i thought it’s basically a distribution engine it started as a tap-to-earn game inside telegram but turned into a viral funnel: > 2.8M onchain holders > listed on binance, bybit, okx, kraken > no insiders, no vesting, no dump cliffs (token went 100% to players) and they've kept building actual products: a full game launcher platform (“steam for telegram”) in development games, NFT sticker platforms (these are huge), reward bots - all inside telegram they basically turn telegram from a messaging app into a lightweight crypto platform notcoin becomes the currency of that layer 2. DOGS is also not what i expected > crypto red bull > 5.5M onchain holders > TON’s biggest token > $550K+ donated to real-world charities (animal shelters, child welfare) > Guinness World Record drone show at TOKEN2049 pretty cool stuff final thought: crypto has always promised mass adoption - and mostly failed at delivering it TON + Telegram might’ve accidentally pulled it off simply because they removed steps, built where the people already are, and leaned into fun thanks to both these teams for partnering with me on this deep dive