Telegram Will Integrate Mask’s Grok for $300 million, TON Rises by 23%

Telegram announced a partnership with Elon Musk's xAI company to integrate the Grok AI chatbot into its app. According to the terms of the annual agreement, xAI will invest $300 million in cash and shares, as well as provide Telegram with 50% of the proceeds from Grok subscriptions issued through the platform.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced this collaboration on his account on X, emphasizing that Grok integration will provide users with access to advanced AI capabilities directly in the messenger. This will also allow xAI to expand its audience, reaching over one billion Telegram users.

“Together, we win,” Durov wrote. 

Against the background of this announcement, the TON token associated with the Telegram blockchain showed an increase of 23%, reaching $3.67. Most likely, Grok integration can stimulate the development of the TON ecosystem, increasing the interest of investors and users in projects based on this blockchain platform.

This partnership also opens up opportunities for xAI to collect the data needed to train AI models. xAI previously acquired the X platform to use users' public posts to train their models.