Pay for Telegram Premium with a crypto card

Telegram Premium is sold inside the app and, for gifting, through the web. On iOS and Android the in app purchase goes through Apple or Google, which add their commission; the web and desktop route charges a card directly. Telegram also sells Premium for Toncoin through Fragment, but that is a different price and process.

A prepaid Mastercard in US dollars pays for Premium on the web or desktop at the listed price, and can be the card behind an Apple or Google account too.

What Premium costs

Telegram prices Premium by country; in most markets it is a few dollars a month, cheaper on annual billing, and the exact figure is shown in the app. Telegram often bills in the local currency of the account region. When that is not US dollars, the card converts at the Mastercard rate plus 2.5%.

Where to pay

Open Settings, Telegram Premium in the desktop app or in the web version, choose monthly or annual and pay by card. Enter the card details with the name from your CryptoCardex account. Gifting Premium to another user works the same way from their profile.

In the mobile apps the purchase is routed through the app store. The card can still be used there, but as the payment method on your Apple ID or Google account, and the store's price applies.

If a payment is declined

Check that the balance covers the price plus a small hold, then retry once. If the app insists on the app store, switch to the desktop or web client to pay by card directly.

What the card itself costs

The card costs $49.99 once and nothing per month. A top up is 3% plus the network fee. A purchase in a currency other than US dollars costs 2.5% of the amount, every approved purchase over $1 carries a $0.10 service fee, and the issuing bank's fee on a purchase is passed on at cost. All of it is in one table on the pricing page; if a charge is not there, we do not take it.

How to get the card and pay

1. Open the card. Sign up with an email address and pay $49.99 once for the virtual Mastercard. The card number, expiry date and CVV appear in your account about two minutes later. No passport and no selfie.
2. Top it up with crypto. Send USDT or USDC on TRON, BNB Chain, Polygon or Ethereum to the deposit address shown in the account. The top up costs 3% plus the network fee, and the balance is held in US dollars.
3. Pay at the checkout. Enter the card like any other Mastercard: number, expiry, CVV, the name from your account and the billing address it asks for. The merchant sees an ordinary card payment, not crypto.

Questions people ask

Can I buy Telegram Premium without Apple or Google?

Yes. The desktop and web clients take a card directly, and this card is accepted there.

Is paying with Toncoin on Fragment cheaper?

Sometimes, but it needs a Toncoin wallet and the price moves with the coin. The card route is a fixed price in fiat and takes a minute.

Can I gift Premium with the card?

Yes. Gifting from a user's profile is the same card payment.