Web3 Games on Telegram: Inco and Privy Collaborate to Develop Non-Custodial Dapps on the Popular Social Media Platform
By Sead Fadilpašić
Last updated: May 9, 2024, 10:04 EDT | 2 min read
Developers now have the opportunity to create non-custodial Web3 games and products using Telegram Mini Apps (TMAs), thanks to a recent partnership. Inco, the developers behind a universal confidentiality layer for Ethereum and other networks, have announced their collaboration with Privy, an embedded wallet provider that simplifies the onboarding process for crypto app developers.
With over 900 million users worldwide, Telegram provides developers with direct access to a massive user base. By building decentralized apps (Dapps) as TMAs, developers can create a consumer-friendly experience and tap into the largest pool of retail users, according to a press release.
These web apps run within Telegram Messenger, allowing users to access them in individual or group chats. Users can launch an embedded web interface that offers a similar experience to other popular in-app browsers, making it simple to launch a TMA by starting a chat conversation with the app’s Telegram handle.
As an example, the team highlighted a poker game that runs entirely on-chain. In this game, players do not need to trust the dealer, as they can verify their play using Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) technology.
Source: Inco, Privy
Inco has already developed a number of demo apps, including Slot Machine (@inco_slots_demo_bot) and Hangman (@IncoHangmanGameBot). Both of these games utilize FHE for on-chain confidentiality and randomness.
Inco is an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) focused on confidentiality and powered by FHE. Developers can use it to build Dapps and mini-games that are compatible with their wallet providers. These games include slot machines, card games, guessing games, prediction markets, and more, enabling new forms of gameplay with confidential elements.
In addition, developers can integrate Privy SDK to offer self-custodial wallets for users, ensuring secure on-chain experiences within Telegram. Furthermore, developers have access to Inco’s open-source repository to start building similar experiences.
Telegram Mini Apps offer several advantages for building Web3 products, including automation with Telegram bots, embedded monetization opportunities through in-app purchases and subscriptions, and cross-platform experiences that synchronize session history across web and mobile app deployments.
Max Segall, the COO of Privy, believes that this partnership will allow developers to reach their users where they are, with many of them being on Telegram. Remi Gai, the CEO of Inco, predicts that building decentralized apps directly within Telegram will become the next trend and contribute to the development of the Web3 industry.
Gai added, “Easy-to-access, share, and scalable apps represent a new wave of Dapps.”
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