In August of this year, Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated on Telegram that based on the successful case of TON auctioning wallet usernames, he wanted to launch the Telegram username auction function for its 700 million users. The initial idea was to link @usernames, groups and channels And other elements of the ecosystem, including stickers or emojis to be auctioned off. Then imagine that four-letter usernames and millions of catchy t.me addresses will be as sought after as ENS.

Today, Pavel Durov officially announced that Fragment, a platform for auctioning Telegram usernames, has been launched on TON. The Fragment website shows support for Toncoin transactions, and users will be able to log in using Telegram, the Tonkeeper app, or a TON-based wallet. Currently, the most valuable username auction has started. Additionally, the ability for users to sell existing usernames on Fragment will be rolling out in a few days.

Below Odaily has compiled 5 steps to participate in the Telegram username auction.

1. First, Fragment uses the Tonkeeper wallet, you need tohttps://tonkeeper.com/Upload and download the wallet, then create a new address.

2. After that, you need some TON tokens to pay for participating in the auction. You can click to buy (with a credit card), or you can use a new address to receive tokens after purchasing on an exchange (OKX, Matcha, FTX, Huobi, etc.).

3. Then we enter the Fragment auction platformhttps://fragment.com/. In the upper right corner of the webpage, it is indicated that a Telegram account and a Tonkeeper wallet account need to be connected. Click Connect Telegram Account, you will need to enter your Telegram account and you will receive a verification message on the Telegram app. After verifying the account, the Telegram account is connected.

4. Then click Connect Tonkeeper wallet account. The button to scan the QR code is required on your Tonkeeper app.

You will see an interface like this, then click connect.

In this way, both accounts are connected to the platform.

5. Finally, return to the auction platform, enter the user name you want to auction in the search box, and its current status will be displayed, for example, Aptos is currently in the auction stage. Click to enter, we can see the specific auction interface.

In this interface, you can see the auction deadline, the maximum and minimum bids, and the auction history, and then you can click "place bid" to bid and wait for the auction to succeed.