# Telegram Launches App Store, Browser with Native Crypto Support

*Author: David Christopher*
*Published: Aug 1, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/telegram-launches-app-store-browser-with-native-crypto-support*

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Yesterday, Telegram launched its in-app browser and mini-app store, natively integrating support for crypto.

### What's the scoop?
- **In-App Browser: **[Telegram's latest update](https://telegram.org/blog/w3-browser-mini-app-store) adds an in-app browser supporting decentralized websites, called TON Sites, and a mini-app store.
- **Mini-App Payment System:** The update also includes the ability for users to send Stars, used for mini-app payments, to friends.
- **Enhanced Mini-App Store:** Improvements to the mini-app store include enhanced search options, app previews, and sharing mini apps in Stories.

### Bankless Take:
Telegram’s latest update solidifies and enhances its connection to crypto, natively integrating the decentralized web into an app with nearly one billion users. The mini-app store will add more discoverability for Telegram-based apps, increasing their reach and giving non-crypto natives a way to explore Web3. Further, with support for crypto in its browser, Telegram has effectively become a Web3 super-app, bringing crypto features directly to one of its largest social hubs.

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