Telegram founder predicts huge growth for this cryptocurrency

Telegram founder Pavel Durov expects a great future for Gram (GRAM), the cryptocurrency formerly known as Toncoin. While Bitcoin and many other major crypto coins are under pressure, GRAM shows a striking price increase.

According to Durov, the coin is severely undervalued and may eventually be among the three largest crypto coins in the world.

Durov drew attention to GRAM's strong performance on social media platform X on Tuesday evening. Cryptocurrency rose about 8.6 percent to $1.12, while the broader crypto market fell.

The market value of GRAMS thus amounted to approximately 3.2 billion dollars. Trading activity also increased. Daily trading volume increased by about fifty percent to $113 million.

At the same time, the Bitcoin price was under pressure around $74,000. Major crypto coins such as Ethereum (ETH), XRP and Solana (SOL) also lost ground.

According to Durov, it is no coincidence that GRAM holds up better than many other crypto coins. He points out in particular the close connection with Telegram, which has a huge user base worldwide.

The entrepreneur calls GRAMS severely undervalued. He even expects the cryptocurrency to eventually gain a place in the top three of CoinMarketCap, the ranking of largest crypto coins by market value.

Durov thus expresses great confidence in the future of GRAM. However, he does not mention any concrete price target or period within which his prediction should come true.

Gram is the new name of Toncoin, the original crypto coin of The Open Network. In June 2026, the name was officially changed from Toncoin (TON) to Gram (GRAM).

Nothing else changed for existing owners. The crypto coins remained the same and users did not have to exchange their funds. Wallet addresses and balances also remained unchanged.

According to Durov, the power of GRAMS is mainly in the connection with Telegram. Where many crypto projects still have to build up a large user group, GRAM is connected to an existing platform that is used by millions of people.

Via the Telegram ecosystem, users can store and send crypto coins, among other things. According to Durov, the integration offers opportunities to bring digital payments and other financial applications to the attention of a large audience.

Nevertheless, a large user base does not automatically mean that the demand for GRAMS is growing equally fast. For this, it is also important how many people actually use the crypto currency and what role it plays within the various services.

Despite the recent price increase, the distance to the largest crypto coins is still considerable.

With a market value of about 3.3 billion dollars, GRAM is around thirtieth place on CoinGecko. In order to reach the top three, the market value would have to increase enormously, assuming that the largest crypto coins maintain their current position.

Moreover, the longer price trend is less positive than the rise on Wednesday suggests. Over the past thirty days, GRAM lost about 21 percent of its value. On an annual basis, the loss is more than 46 percent.

The current exchange rate is thus still about 86 percent below the record of 8.25 dollars reached in 2024.

Durov sees the integration with Telegram as an important advantage, but his expectation remains an ambitious prediction for the time being. Whether GRAM can actually grow into one of the three largest crypto coins ultimately depends on the further development and use of the network.