50% of Telegram tap-to-earn gamers are crypto noobs: Blum CEO

Telegram tapper games have “finally” brought the mass adoption to crypto the industry has waited for, says Blum founder and CEO Gleb Kostarev.

Around half of tap-to-earn gamers on Telegram are completely new to crypto, says a former Binance executive — adding the messaging app could open up the tech to mass adoption.

Gleb Kostarev, a former vice president and regional head at Binance, told Cointelegraph at Korea Blockchain Week that of the 50 million registered users of his new Telegram Mini App tapper game and exchange called Blum, half were crypto newcomers.

“Based on our data and our surveys in the community, 50% said that they hadn’t interacted with Web3 before,” he said.

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Telegram tapper games have “finally” brought the mass adoption to crypto the industry has waited for, says Blum founder and CEO Gleb Kostarev.
Around half of tap-to-earn gamers on Telegram are completely new to crypto, says a former Binance executive — adding the messaging app could open up the tech to mass adoption.Gleb Kostarev, a former vice president and regional head at Binance, told Cointelegraph at Korea Blockchain Week that of the 50 million registered users of his new Telegram Mini App tapper game and exchange called Blum, half were crypto newcomers.“Based on our data and our surveys in the community, 50% said that they hadn’t interacted with Web3 before,” he said.Read more