Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced that over 700,000 self-custodial wallets have been created on the platform within the past 48 hours. According to data shared by Durov, 333,188 new wallets were activated on Monday alone. The wallets activate once users receive Gram, Telegram's native cryptocurrency, with usage growing virally. This surge highlights rapid adoption of self-custody features integrated directly into the messaging app's infrastructure.