How to exchange TON from a wallet in Telegram
TON in a wallet inside Telegram: how to send it to your exchange, when a memo (comment) is needed and how to receive USDT, BTC or another coin.
Many people keep Toncoin in a wallet right inside Telegram. You can exchange it to USDT, bitcoin or another coin in Changezilla — in the Telegram app or on the website.
Which wallet you have
Custodial wallet
The service holds the keys, as on an exchange account. Sending to an external address is a withdrawal: the service may charge its own fee and ask for a confirmation.
Own (non-custodial) wallet
You hold the keys and the seed phrase. The network fee is paid in TON from your balance.
How to exchange
Choose the pair
For example, TON → USDT TRC20 or TON → BTC
Enter your address
Where you want to receive the coins
Send TON
To the deposit address, with the memo if shown
Follow the status
The exchange starts after network confirmations
If your exchange shows a memo (comment) for the TON deposit, enter it in the comment field of your wallet. Without it the deposit may not be credited.
Popular directions
More: How to exchange TON to USDT and What is a memo/tag.
Terms in this guide
Custodial and own wallet
On a custodial wallet or exchange account the service holds the keys and processes withdrawals. In your own (non-custodial) wallet only you hold the keys. Changezilla does not hold your funds: you receive the result at your own address.
Memo / tag
An extra identifier of a transfer used on networks such as TON, XRP Ledger, Stellar and Cosmos. Exchanges use it to credit deposits to the right account. If your exchange shows a memo/tag, the transfer must include it.
Confirmation
Each new block added on top of the block with your transaction. Services wait for a certain number of confirmations before treating a deposit as received.