YieldCompare · head to head
Telegram Wallet vs Uphold
Asset-by-asset comparison of rates and risk profiles
Short answer
Uphold is the safer of the two: it passes 4 of our five public safety checks, while Telegram Wallet passes 1.
On rates, the highest advertised APY is 13.5 % at Telegram Wallet and 13.6 % at Uphold. Base rates only, no promo tiers.
Telegram Wallet
Safety grade F
5 checks ✗ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗
USDT —
BTC 3.6 %
ETH 5.1 %
Top product GRAM · 13.5 %
Products tracked 5
Coins tracked 5
Jurisdiction Panama (TG Wallet Inc., built by The Open Platform)
Founded 2023
Min deposit $1
Open Telegram Wallet → 
Uphold
Safety grade B
5 checks ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓
USDT —
BTC —
ETH 0.87 %
Top product ATOM · 13.6 %
Products tracked 22
Coins tracked 22
Jurisdiction USA (FinCEN MSB) + UK FCA + EU
Founded 2014
Min deposit $1
Open Uphold → Coin by coin
Shared coins, side by side
| Asset | Telegram Wallet | Uphold | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETH | 5.1 % | 0.87 % | ★ Telegram Wallet |
| ATOM | — | 13.6 % | ★ Uphold |
| GRAM | 13.5 % | — | ★ Telegram Wallet |
| INJ | — | 5.34 % | ★ Uphold |
| AXL | — | 4.84 % | ★ Uphold |
| USDE | 4.0 % | — | ★ Telegram Wallet |
| AVAX | — | 3.97 % | ★ Uphold |
| CCD | — | 3.8 % | ★ Uphold |
| BTC | 3.6 % | — | ★ Telegram Wallet |
| CSPR | — | 3.32 % | ★ Uphold |
| XAUT | 3.05 % | — | ★ Telegram Wallet |
| POL | — | 2.05 % | ★ Uphold |
| DOT | — | 1.98 % | ★ Uphold |
| XTZ | — | 1.94 % | ★ Uphold |
| SOL | — | 1.64 % | ★ Uphold |
| ALGO | — | 1.61 % | ★ Uphold |
| TAO | — | 1.36 % | ★ Uphold |
| NEAR | — | 1.32 % | ★ Uphold |
| XDC | — | 1.1 % | ★ Uphold |
| ADA | — | 0.66 % | ★ Uphold |
| APT | — | 0.59 % | ★ Uphold |
| SUI | — | 0.47 % | ★ Uphold |
| KSM | — | 0.45 % | ★ Uphold |
| ROSE | — | 0.4 % | ★ Uphold |
| FLR | — | 0.34 % | ★ Uphold |
| HBAR | — | 0.34 % | ★ Uphold |
Safety — check by check
| Check | F Telegram Wallet | B Uphold |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Proof-of-Reserves | ✗ | ✓ |
| Flexible withdrawal | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insurance Fund | ✗ | ✗ |
| Track record (2+ years incident-free) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Score | 1/5 · F | 4/5 · B |
The five public criteria behind each platform's grade. Each ✓ is one point — more points, safer grade. A highlighted ✓ is where one platform wins the criterion outright.