Mr. Buzz and V3V Ventures Lead Investment in Telegram Ecosystem: Usernames and Channels

Mr. Buzz, a partner at V3V Ventures, is taking the lead in growing investments within the TON/Telegram ecosystem. Building on V3V’s prior investments in Toncoin, the native currency of the TON blockchain, Mr. Buzz has now turned his focus to investing in Telegram usernames and channels.

Telegram usernames are essentially NFTs on the TON blockchain, which makes them tradable assets that can be resold for Toncoin. With the potential for these usernames to become profitable long-term investments, Mr. Buzz and V3V Ventures saw the opportunity and began acquiring the most appealing usernames they could find.

But they didn’t just stop at holding onto these usernames. Instead, Mr. Buzz and the V3V team decided to put them to good use by creating themed Telegram channels for each name. This adds real value to the usernames. Some of these channels include:

• @ether — non-mainstream crypto news

• @trade — for traders

• @venture — for anyone interested in venture funding and investments

• @anime — a place for anime lovers

• @insta — tips on growing an Instagram following

• @freelancer — helpful advice for freelance workers

Mr. Buzz even uses his own channel, @buzz, to demonstrate this approach. Instead of leaving these usernames idle, they are transformed into active projects that generate organic traffic from Telegram search. The strategy is to build a loyal audience for each channel, making them much more valuable than simply holding the usernames.

Mr. Buzz is confident that Telegram has a bright future as a social network. People aren’t just using it to message friends anymore—they’re creating public channels, some of which now boast millions of subscribers. With Telegram now sharing ad revenue with channel owners, investing in these channels could prove to be a very rewarding strategy over the long term.

Although TON blockchain and Telegram messenger are technically independent projects, their integration runs deep. Telegram usernames, Stars (the messenger’s internal currency), and Premium subscriptions can all be paid for with Toncoin. Additionally, many Mini Apps on Telegram, developed by third parties, are integrating TON in various ways. Together, they form a cohesive ecosystem that Mr. Buzz and V3V Ventures believe in and are excited to support.