Buy a username or number on Fragment, and what TON has to do with it

What it is

Fragment (fragment.com) is the marketplace for Telegram collectibles: usernames that work like ordinary ones, and +888 numbers for signing in to Telegram without a SIM card. It runs on the TON blockchain: you pay in Grams (GRAM), TON's cryptocurrency, from your own TON wallet, and that wallet, not your Telegram account, owns what you buy. One profile, group or channel can carry several collectible usernames.

How to do it

1. Get a TON wallet such as Tonkeeper or MyTonWallet and add Grams.
2. On fragment.com open Usernames or Numbers, then Connect TON and Connect Telegram.
3. On auction: Place bid, at least 5% above the last bid. Marked Taken: make an… On auction: Place bid, at least 5% above the last bid. Marked Taken: make an offer (a small fee you don't get back) or Subscribe to updates.
4. Once it's yours: My Assets › Assign to Telegram › your profile, group or channel.
5. In Telegram, switch it on: Settings › Username, or Links Order in a channel's or group's link settings.
6. To sign in with a +888 number, choose Get a code via Fragment; the code appears in Fragment's Numbers section.

Watch out

• Purchases are final. Fragment takes 5% of each sale; blockchain fees add about 1 Gram.
• Auctions run 7 days from the first bid; if you're outbid, your Grams return automatically.
• Auctioning your own username makes it a collectible for good after the first bid; fee: 5 Grams.
• +888 numbers get no SMS or calls, work only in Telegram and sold out in December 2022; you buy from owners.
• Lose your wallet's recovery words and nobody can restore it.

With Gem

Gem doesn't trade usernames or numbers or use TON. Its own sales and partner rewards run in Stars: /myprojects → Sell and → Partners.

Sources

• https://fragment.com/about
• https://fragment.com/numbers
• https://telegram.org/faq

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