Pavel Durov gifts $12,000 Plush Pepe NFT to Telegram designer, highlighting Telegram's growing NFT ecosystem.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov purchased a rare Plush Pepe NFT for about $12,000 and gifted it to Adler Toberg, a designer involved with Telegram's interface. This marks Durov's third notable NFT purchase on The Open Network (TON) in six months, reflecting his active engagement with Telegram's digital collectibles. Plush Pepes are official Telegram NFTs on TON, which has recently improved its blockchain speed and expanded its ecosystem, including gaming integrations. Durov's gift underscores the social and community value these NFTs hold within Telegram's network, signaling ongoing development and adoption of blockchain assets by the platform.