Turn Telegram Stars into GRAM, USDT, ETH or BTC: the official route, the bot route, and the 21-day hold.
Short answer. You can sell Telegram Stars for crypto in two ways. If you are a channel or bot owner, Telegram's official Fragment platform withdraws earned Stars to a GRAM wallet once you have at least 1,000 Stars and 21 days have passed. Anyone else can pay Stars to a swap bot such as StarGate, which pays out GRAM, USDT, ETH or BTC to a wallet you choose, from 25 Stars.
Can you sell Telegram Stars at all?
Telegram Stars are Telegram's built-in currency. You buy them in the Telegram app or through official Telegram bots and spend them in bots and mini apps.
There is no button in Telegram that turns purchased Stars back into money. What you can do is spend Stars in a bot that pays you crypto in return. That is how Stars exchange bots work: you pay a normal Telegram invoice in Stars, and the bot sends crypto to your wallet.
Option 1: Fragment (channel and bot owners)
Fragment is Telegram's own platform. It is the route for Stars you earned as a creator: paid posts, subscriptions, bot sales.
- Only Stars received by your channel or bot can be withdrawn, not Stars you bought.
- The minimum is 1,000 Stars.
- Earned Stars become withdrawable 21 days after you receive them.
- The payout arrives in GRAM to the wallet you connect on Fragment.
Option 2: a Stars swap bot (anyone with Stars)
A swap bot accepts Stars as payment and sends crypto. With StarGate it works like this:
- Open @stargateton_bot or stargate.zone.
- Choose Stars as what you send and the coin you want: GRAM, USDT (Jetton or ERC-20), ETH or BTC.
- Paste your wallet address. No wallet yet? A free wallet takes a minute to create.
- The app shows the exact amount you will receive before you pay. Confirm the Telegram invoice with one tap.
- Follow the order screen. The crypto goes to the address you gave.
One swap takes from 25 to 10,000 Stars. The rate follows the market and already includes the service fee: the amount shown before you confirm is the amount you get.
Why some Stars payouts wait 21 days
Telegram lets Stars buyers ask for a refund within 21 days. A fraudster could pay Stars, take the crypto and then refund the Stars. To protect against that, larger Stars swaps are paid out after the refund window closes. The order shows the exact release date, and the crypto arrives by itself after it.
You can skip the wait with collateral: a refundable deposit in crypto. While your collateral covers the swap, the payout is sent at once. Details: The 21-day hold and collateral.
Fragment or a bot: side by side
| Fragment | Swap bot (StarGate) | |
|---|---|---|
| Who can use it | channel and bot owners | anyone with Stars |
| Which Stars | earned Stars | any Stars you can spend |
| Minimum | 1,000 Stars | 25 Stars |
| What you get | GRAM | GRAM, USDT, ETH or BTC |
| When | 21 days after the Stars were earned | at once with collateral, otherwise after the refund window |
| Price | Telegram's rate | market rate, shown before you pay |
How much will I get for 1,000 Stars?
It depends on the rate at the moment you swap: it follows the market and changes during the day. Do not trust a fixed number from an article, this one included. Open the swap form and enter the amount: it shows exactly what will arrive before you pay anything.
How to avoid scams when selling Stars
- A real service never writes to you first. "Support" that messages you first is fake.
- Nobody honest asks for your seed phrase (secret words).
- Payouts go only to the address you entered. Nobody needs a "fee" from you to unlock a payout.
- Check the bot's username letter by letter. StarGate's official bot is
@stargateton_bot, support ist.me/stargate_bridge. - Be careful with bots that "buy NFT gifts" for more than they are worth: many are wallet drainers.
FAQ
Can I sell Stars I bought, not earned?
Not through Fragment. Through a swap bot, yes: you spend them on the bot's invoice like on any other purchase.
Which coin should I choose?
GRAM if you stay in the Telegram ecosystem, USDT if you want a stable value, ETH or BTC if you already hold them.
What if I paid and the order closed?
Pay the invoice before the order timer runs out: an unpaid order closes by itself and nothing is charged. If you paid an invoice after the order had closed, write to support with the order number.
Can someone else pay for my order?
Yes, a friend can pay the invoice. The order and its payout stay yours. If the Stars payment is later refunded through Telegram, the order is forfeited.
Official links
- Bot: t.me/stargateton_bot
- Website: stargate.zone
- Support chat: t.me/stargate_bridge
- Email: hello@stargate.zone
- How a Stars swap works, step by step: stargate.zone/docs/stars-swaps
Written by the StarGate team. StarGate is a wallet, swap and bridge service for crypto and Telegram Stars. About us and contacts: stargate.zone/about.
Originally published on Medium.
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