By Vladimir Masliakov, Co-Founder & CTO of Blum
Crypto has always promised freedom: the ability to trade, move, and build value without borders or intermediaries. In practice, that freedom has often been locked behind complex apps, centralised platforms, and intimidating interfaces. As a result, some of the most powerful tools in crypto have only been available to a minority of advanced traders.
Perpetual futures trading inside Telegram changes that. It is not just a new product, it signals where Web3 is heading: away from isolated platforms and toward seamless integration in the places people already live their digital lives.
Perpetual Futures Made Simple
Perpetual futures, or perps, are contracts that let you speculate on the price of a cryptocurrency without owning it directly. Unlike traditional futures, they have no expiry date. Positions can be held for minutes, days, or months depending on your margin.
They give traders flexibility that spot markets cannot. You can profit when the market rises by going long, or when it falls by going short. You can apply leverage to magnify exposure. You can use perps to hedge existing holdings, capture intraday volatility, or build longer term trades.
This is why perps became the dominant product on large, centralised exchanges. Yet the design of those platforms excluded many people. They required separate logins, complicated interfaces, and a steep learning curve.
Blum is pioneering the semi custodial model for perpetual trading, a structure balancing CEX level speed with DeFi transparency positioning Blum ahead of the curve in building the next era of trading ecosystem.
Why Bring Perps Into Telegram
Our philosophy at Blum is that financial tools should not live in silos. Telegram has hundreds of millions of users globally. For many, it is more than a messaging app, it is their digital hub.
By embedding perps directly into Telegram, we remove layers of friction. There are no downloads, no seed phrases, and no browser extensions. Users can open a position, set a stop loss, and manage risk without leaving the chat flow they already use daily.
This is not about making speculation easier. It is about broadening participation. A trader in Lagos or Manila can now access the same strategies as a professional desk in London, through an interface that feels natural and immediate.
Balancing Power With Responsibility
Perps are not simple buy and hold products. Leverage can multiply risk as much as reward. Funding fees, liquidation mechanics, and emotional decision making are common traps for beginners.
Accessibility must be paired with education. At Blum we publish simple guides, strategy playbooks, and integrated risk reminders. Stop losses are encouraged from the start. Funding rates are displayed clearly so users understand the cost of holding positions over time.
Our conviction is that democratizing access to perps must go hand in hand with embedding safer habits. Expanding opportunity means little if we also expand exposure to unnecessary risk.
Part of a Bigger Web3 Ecosystem
It is important to view perps in context. This launch is not a stand-alone feature, it is part of a broader Web3 trading ecosystem we are building inside Telegram. Spot trading, token launches, and trading terminalare all connected pieces.
Perps strengthen that foundation by proving that even the most complex products in crypto can be made usable and transparent in a chat app. If we can simplify derivatives while keeping essential risk management intact, we can simplify anything.
The future of Web3 will not be about opening a dozen apps for a dozen functions. It will be about ecosystems that combine advanced tools with everyday accessibility. That is the vision we are building toward.
Why This Matters for the Future of Crypto
The test for crypto has always been adoption. Millions of wallets exist, but far fewer people actually trade. Complexity, intimidation, and mistrust are still the biggest barriers.
Perps inside Telegram lower those barriers in three ways. They meet users in an environment they already know. They simplify execution so strategies become practical. And they build transparency into the flow so people understand what is happening rather than clicking blindly.
This is how crypto moves from a niche for insiders to a utility for everyone. It is not about chasing hype cycles. It is about designing infrastructure that lasts.
Final Thoughts
As CTO, I think about scale, architecture, and risk every day. But I also think about simplicity. Technology only matters when people can use it.
Perpetual futures inside Telegram may look like a small product milestone, but it represents something larger. It is a step toward making advanced financial tools part of everyday digital life.
The next era of Web3 will not be defined by stand-alone platforms. It will be defined by integrations that feel natural, safe, and accessible. Perps inside Telegram are one example. They will not be the last.
Perps Futures Trading is available via Blum now. Visit https://www.blum.io/ to get started.
