Polymarket launched on Telegram through a TON-native mini-app called “Predict with Polymarket.” Developed by The Open Platform and the team behind Getgems, the app lets users trade prediction markets across sports, politics, crypto, and culture directly inside Telegram. Users connect a TON wallet, fund with USDT on TON, and participate in Polymarket’s live markets.
How it works: TON wallets and USDT
The trading flow is quite simple. For instance, users open the mini-app, then need to connect a TON wallet (such as Wallet in Telegram or Tonkeeper), and fund their account with USDT on TON. Also, a small amount of GRAM covers gas fees.
Behind the scenes, STON.fi’s Omniston handles all cross-chain layer work, so you don’t have to worry about bridges or extra wallets. The app sources liquidity and odds directly from Polymarket and executes trades on-chain through self-hosted TON wallets. You will be able to buy/sell outcome shares before settlement, with gas costs covered by the product itself.
Why this matters: Prediction markets go mainstream
We have recently seen prediction markets moving from crypto-native websites into consumer apps. Polymarket’s total-value-locked (TVL) has surpassed $500 million, with annualized fees approaching $456 million.
This integration, with Telegram, gives Polymarket a direct mobile distribution channel to Telegram’s crypto-native user base. Instead of navigating a browser-based interface, users can trade from the same app where communities already discuss news and events.
The launch follows broader trends: Cboe recently launched Predicts, and Meta is reportedly developing its own prediction markets app.
Omniston’s role: The invisible cross-chain engine
Omniston is the quiet workhorse of the entire experience here. While users interact with a TON-native mini-app and trade on Polymarket (which operates on Polygon), someone has to make those two worlds talk to each other, and that’s where Omniston comes in. It acts as a cross-chain execution layer that coordinates settlement without requiring users to understand bridges, wrapped assets, or multi-step transactions.
A very simple descriptive example would be: when a user places a bet using USDT on TON, Omniston handles the conversion and settlement behind the scenes, sourcing liquidity from Polymarket’s markets and executing the trade onchain. After all, the user never leaves the Telegram app, never opens a bridge interface, and never manages a separate Polygon wallet.
And this is the magic of this tech. This is the kind of infrastructure that makes blockchain invisible, which is exactly what mainstream adoption requires. Omniston’s role is simple to describe but technically complex: it makes cross-chain feel like a single chain.
