{"id":916,"date":"2025-07-11T07:27:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T07:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/916\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T07:27:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T07:27:05","slug":"snoop-dogg-drops-off-new-gifts-track-with-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/916\/","title":{"rendered":"Snoop Dogg Drops Off New \u201cGifts\u201d Track With Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">On Wednesday, the West Coast legend sold nearly a million digital collectibles in less than 30 minutes on Telegram\u2019s TON blockchain. This rapid sell-out reignited excitement around blockchain technology and its connection to hip-hop culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">Telegram founder Pavel Durov posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/telegram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"font-semibold hover:text-accent-color border-b-2 border-accent-color\">X<\/a>, stating that the drop\u2014996,000 animated tokens\u2014raised $12 million. He also teased that minting and secondary trading go live in 21 days. Sounds like big moves are incoming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">These Telegram Gifts are identical to Snoop&#8217;s style. You got vintage ride animations, swag bags, a cartoon pup, and smoke-themed visuals\u2014all pulling from his brand and musical legacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">These tokens double as animated profile flexes and can be exchanged for Stars\u2014Telegram\u2019s in-app currency. To hype the drop, Snoop released a new track called \u201cGifts\u201d and dropped a music video flaunting the collectibles.<\/p>\n<p>Snoop Dogg &amp; Telegram<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">Fans and creators jumped on it fast. Social media and YouTube lit up, calling the collab \u201clegendary.\u201d Some say this could mark a turning point for NFTs, which saw volumes dip hard earlier this year. According to Cointelegraph, Q1 2025 NFT sales crashed 61%, from $4.1 billion to $1.5 billion. CryptoSlam reported a 41% drop in monthly volume and a 55% decline in transactions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">One X user, Zenith\u2014TON\u2019s NFT lead, reminded everyone that Telegram Gifts aren\u2019t brand new. They first emerged in January with a drop called \u201cPlush Pepe.\u201d Still, Zenith said Snoop\u2019s drop \u201ccould be the start of a new NFT narrative,\u201d though he warned it might not move markets yet. He praised the utility of Gifts, especially with animated profiles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">\u201cI wouldn\u2019t be surprised if other big brands or Web3 properties jump in,\u201d Zenith said. \u201cBut will they? I don\u2019t know yet. I love to speculate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">This isn\u2019t Snoop\u2019s first dip in NFTs. In June 2023, he dropped the Snoop Passport Series. Earlier, in February 2022, he launched Doggies in the Sandbox metaverse. Both offered exclusive content and behind-the-scenes access.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">Still, this Telegram drop feels like a fresh chapter. By linking his music, visuals, and cryptocurrency technology on one platform, Snoop delivers a comprehensive experience. The $12 million haul and sell-out prove fans still crave artist-driven digital goods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">Snoop\u2019s move might spark a revival in the NFT market. For now, Telegram Gifts and the \u201cGifts\u201d track show how digital art and entertainment can blend in unexpected ways. The next test comes when minting launches and secondary trading kicks off\u2014everyone will be watching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Wednesday, the West Coast legend sold nearly a million digital collectibles in less than 30 minutes on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[1141,88,1142,216,3,1143,1144,1145],"class_list":["post-916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-death-row-records","tag-entertainment","tag-gifts","tag-music","tag-news","tag-nft","tag-snoop-dogg","tag-telegram"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}