Telegram is delving deep into creating anonymity for some of its users. This comes as a special feature. Just after auctioning the unique username of TON Blockchain, they are back again and this time they are setting up numbers for users to sign up without SIMs.
These new numbers will be sold at an auction. The special numbers will go to the highest bidders. You can buy these numbers on Fragment, a special site for Telegram auctions. You will have to link your TON wallet to Fragment to bid o the numbers you want.
Numbers will go for as low as nine toncoins which is around $16.50 at the point of writing. Other premium numbers like +888-8-888 are going for 31,500 toncoins (~ $58,200). It should be noted that these number works only on Telegram.
From the company, this is another way for loyal users to support the app. The platform has more than 1 million premium subscribers after launching this service a few months ago. For people seeking anonymity on Telegram, the app already offers a way to hide your number. There are other alternatives that offer virtual numbers including Google Voice, Hushed, and Doosra which allows you to receive calls and SMS.
