Telegram and TON Foundation announced a cooperation with Tencent to create a “super ecological platform” similar to WeChat
According to foreign media TechCrunch, Telegram and the TON Foundation are cooperating with Tencent and are expected to build Telegram into a “super application ecological platform” similar to WeChat.
Telegram said it has been developing a platform on which third-party developers ranging from games to restaurants can build “mini-apps” to interact with users. In Telegram’s own words: “Developers can use JavaScript to create infinitely flexible interfaces that can be launched inside Telegram and can completely replace any website.”
▲ Picture source: foreign media TechCrunch
Foreign media believe that the mini-program model pioneered by WeChat in China is worth learning from. With this cooperation strategy, Telegram’s “mini-app” ecosystem is expected to cover global users in the future.
▲ Picture source: foreign media TechCrunch
It is reported that in order to build this “super application” platform, Telegram will rely on a network of infrastructure partners from the mature technology world and encryption field. These include the Open Network (TON) Foundation and Tencent Cloud. IT House learned after inquiries that the former will “lay the blockchain foundation” for Telegram and is said to “operate as an independent organization”; the latter will be built based on TON Projects provide analysis.
Foreign media claim that Tencent Cloud “has successfully supported TON validators and plans to further expand its services to help meet TON’s high computing intensity and network bandwidth requirements.”
Foreign media said that with the help of the TON Foundation and Tencent, Telegram is building a decentralized “mini application platform.” But it remains to be seen “how developers will adapt to the platform” and “what lessons Telegram will learn” from WeChat’s success.
