Blum, the viral Telegram-native trading app with over 93 million users, celebrated its first anniversary with a major presence at Blockchain Forum 2025, the largest crypto event in the CIS region. The Blum team took home top honors, winning Best GameFi App on Telegram, Best Trading App on Telegram, and a personal award for Blum Co-Founder Vladimir Smerkis as Web3 Entrepreneur of the Year.
A Year of Explosive Growth
Launched just a year ago by former Binance executives Gleb Kostarev and Vladimir Smerkis, Blum set out to create the most user-friendly, multi-platform, multi-chain app for trading crypto, creating tokens, and securely managing digital assets. One year later, Blum has become a Web3 powerhouse.
“We could never have imagined that over 93 million users would join the Blum community to build the future of crypto superapps together,” said Vladimir Smerkis, Blum’s CMO. “These awards belong to every user who created tokens, streamed live, traded on Memepad, or used our bots on Solana and TON. Your engagement is our greatest achievement.”
Blockchain Forum 2025 Highlights
Held on April 23–24, the 14th edition of Blockchain Forum brought together 15,000+ participants from over 130 countries, featuring leading voices in crypto, Web3, and blockchain.
Blum By the Numbers (1 Year In):
93 million users — making Blum the most popular trading app in crypto
Second-largest memepad globally in terms of total tokens launched, and the #1 memepad on TON with 350,000 tokens created, 32M TON in trading volume, and 8,250 live streams
39.5M unique onchain wallets connected to Blum
Largest trading bot on TON, now expanded to Solana (5M SOL traded), with BNB and others coming soon
Second-largest Telegram community in the world, with 28M+ members
What’s Next for Blum?
Blum’s roadmap includes:
– AI-powered token launch tools
– Meme token creation with AI agents
– The Trading Arena for gamified competitions
– Self-learning trading strategies
– Perpetual futures
– A professional trading terminal across multiple chains
Vladimir Smerkis: Web3 Entrepreneur of the Year
Blum CMO and co-founder Vladimir Smerkis was honored for his leadership and vision, receiving the Web3 Entrepreneur of the Year award. His keynote, “Dominate the Attention Economy,” outlined how the future of Web3 will be won by those who know how to attract and retain user attention.
“Hype is now an asset. Attention is a currency. In Web3, you don’t win by being the biggest — you win by being the most interesting.”
Key Takeaways:
– Memes are now financial tools, and tapping your screen earns you crypto
– Telegram is the new empire of attention, powered by Mini Apps and TON
– Communities are the new capital, not just user bases
– Blum turned trading into a Telegram-native game; combining memes, XP, and on-chain rewards
– Blum went from idea to 93M MAUs in a year—powered by tap-to-earn, FOMO loops, and addictive gamification.
Join the Celebration at Token2049 Dubai
Blum is hosting an exclusive side event during Token2049 at the Armani Hotel, Burj Khalifa on April 30. RSVP here: https://lu.ma/yrbqyga2
Don't miss the chance to connect with the Blum team — you’ll also find us at Memeland, Hackseason, and the Solana Mega Mixer!
