Fragment is an official marketplace of Telegram where buying, selling and auctioning of usernames and virtual phone numbers is done. It is powered by the TON blockchain. It is a source of income for the users by trading unique usernames and numbers securely and anonymously.
It opened up new opportunities for monetization. Users can buy and sell usernames on Messenger as well as trade phone numbers on this platform.
What is Fragment?
In November 2022, a platform called Fragment was launched. The users can undesignatedly see accounts (username) registered in the telegram and phone numbers.
Fragment runs on the TON blockchain. This platform was created by the team at Telegram and brought to a conclusion by a group of independent programmers.
The U.S. Regulators were pressured, and as a result, the messenger had to give up the project. The growth of Telegram was in the public domain, so the group of independent developers decided to use it. With all the efforts, the crypto project TON, which is derived from Messenger, came into being.
Cryptocurrency ‘TON’ is used for dealing with fragments. Therefore, a cryptocurrency wallet is required to buy or sell something on the platform. The TON blockchain contains all the major information about the ownership of an account or phone number is stored
How To Use Fragment
Firstly, you need to log in to the platform. An unauthorised user can access information about placed lots but cannot participate in auctions. Therefore, to make any transaction on the marketplace, you need to create an account. As a result, all the information about your trades and lots will be displayed on the platform
Step 1- Authorisation and Connection of the Wallet
To get the authorisation, a telegram account will do. Click “connect telegram” in the upper right corner to connect through it, and then Telegram will receive a message from the platform to confirm the login.
A cryptocurrency wallet will also need to work. To do this, “Connect TON” in the upper right corner. The platform provides options to choose from according to convenience. Among them, the Telegram cryptocurrency wallet will be suitable.
After completing all the requirements and fulfilling all conditions, the fragment will inform you that your wallet is connected.
Step 2 – Selecting a Section
There are two sections on the fragment platform –
- Usernames and
- Phone numbers
It contains a search field, where the usernames of interest, as well as a list of lots available for purchase, are displayed.
The users can customise the display of available variants according to their needs, for example, to display only lots at auction or already sold variants, as well as set the parameters for displaying results by price, from the cheapest to the most expensive or vice versa.
Each username card has details about the transaction done, including the countdown to the end of the auction and the cost per step to participate. For example, in the screenshot below is the sale card of the telegram username @saint.
The highest bid on it, as of the time of writing the review, is 20,500 Toncoin (about $108,035). The steps required to participate in the auction are 1,025 Toncoin (5%). 2 days and 7 hours remain till the end of the auction.
By going into the personal account menu in the “My usernames” section, you can put your registered Telegram username up for sale. By clicking on the section, the fragment will show the variants that you can put for sale.
To start an auction by username, click ” Place an Auction”.
The system may request to launch a bot in Telegram@fragment.
To do this, type its name into the search bar of messenger and then click on the ‘start’ key. The bot is needed to confirm lots of details and send notifications about transactions. The same principle applies to the phone number section also.
Step 3- carrying out the operation
After completing the authorisations and bindings of the cryptocurrency wallet, the user has to carry out the operations he is interested in
For example, to put up for sale the username registered on Telegram. The system uses a specific cryptocurrency wallet to settle transactions.
How to earn on Fragment
- Register and sell usernames: Distinctive accounts are often sold for tens of thousands of dollars.
- Resell usernames: The users can buy the accounts at low prices to resell them afterwards.
- Sell or resell phone numbers: the same principle of operation is followed as with the usernames.
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