[sekai]

> Telegram launched a silly username auction that I won't link here. It essentially turns usernames into NFTs.

They need to make money somehow? Not really an issue for users who don't care about unique usernames.

[acaloiar]

Most of us simply charge fees for stuff to make money. I haven't had to create a bespoke distributed ledger or fabricate a currency to charge fees yet, and don't expect to.

[grishka]

There's already Telegram Premium and ads in channels.