Telegram Is Alive and Well in 2019
In 2018, following a short-lived flirtation with Slack and Discord, the cryptosphere set up camp on Telegram, where it’s been embedded ever since. If crypto Twitter is for serious discourse, thought leadership and occasional mud-slinging, crypto Telegram is for more ephemeral – but no less vital – discourse: trading, accessing market data, catching up on industry news and sharing dank memes by the sticker set.
And then there’s the token sales of course, for it wouldn’t do to forget them. Even in the post-ICO era, the rules of IEO engagement mandate a healthy Telegram following for crypto projects. Their Telegram channels serve as a focal point for updating the community on projects, token sale dates and bounty campaign opportunities.
Token sale monitoring service ICOspeaks has
assembled a shortlist of the most popular Telegram crypto channels. It includes a selection of leading cryptocurrency news and exchange feeds, in English and Russian. To that list can be added the following channels which provide a snapshot of what crypto Telegram has to offer.
ICO Drops
A lot of the prominent Telegram channels have “ICO” in their name as a hangover from 2018, despite their content being far broader these days.
ICO Drops is a case in point. It still covers token sales, but its most valuable content touches upon general industry news: Bakkt; custodial solutions; SEC enforcement. Its accompanying infographics provide a tl;dr for those who don’t have the time to read full articles.
ICO Analytics
ICO Analytics falls into the same boat as ICO Drops, but it’s not just another clone: the quality of this channel’s research speaks for itself. If you’re looking for figures on token sale ROIs, exchange token performance and other metrics, you’ll find it here, neatly packaged into bar graphs and charts.
Cointrendz
One for the swing traders,
Cointrendz provides a steady stream of updates on which cryptocurrencies are breaking out. Or pumping, as it’s better known. If your strategy involves following the volume and skimming what you can off the top, Cointrendz has got you covered.
Cryptonomia does a similar job.
News.Bitcoin.com
It’s a given that you’ve got to shill your own channel in a round-up of this nature, so
here’s ours. A stream of all the articles that get published on news.Bitcoin.com. Click ‘em if you like the look of the preview snippet. If you don’t, don’t. For pure Bitcoin Cash news, meanwhile, the unaffiliated and aptly named Bitcoin Cash News will hit the spot, while Spanish speakers should check out Crypto Noticias.