Pavel Durov in his Telegram channel: (https://t.me/durov/390)

"Launched just three months ago, Telegram gifts become an internet sensation. This holiday season alone, Telegram users exchanged a record-breaking 20 million gifts 

On January 1st, we introduced the ability to transform limited edition gifts into unique collectibles. These can be transferred within Telegram and externally as NFTs. Minting a unique gift costs just 25 Stars, which is spent on the TON blockchain fees required to mint the NFT

Our artists have designed countless versions of 21 limited-editions gifts and are already working on the next 25. The level of artistic effort invested in this project has been incredible. We got so carried away that, for some gifts, we ended up paying our artists more than the revenue they generated

I hear that third-party NFT marketplaces are already working on enabling auctions for minted Telegram gifts. It will be exciting to see how this ecosystem evolves"

Telegram is redefining digital gifting! Excited to see how the NFT ecosystem around these unique collectibles will grow. Kudos to the artists for their amazing work—can't wait to see the new designs!