Open Telegram on any given day and there's a good chance millions of people are tapping a screen somewhere, farming points, or waiting on a claim timer. That habit hasn't gone away. What has changed is which projects actually turned that habit into something worth tracking.
The top Telegram mining bot tokens September 2026 don't look much like the list from the 2024 boom.
Some of those early names quietly disappeared. A handful stuck around and built something more substantial than a clicker game.
Below, we look at five that are still in the conversation: Notcoin, DOGS, Major, MemeFi, and Vertus. No two got here the same way, and none of them came without baggage.
The pitch was always simple. No app download, no seed phrase to memorize on day one, just a bot sitting inside a chat you already have open. That's a much lower bar than most crypto onboarding, and it's why Telegram became such fertile ground for this kind of project in the first place.
What separates the survivors from the ones that quietly died out is what happened after the tapping stopped. Projects that added something to actually do with the token paying for a service, accessing a wallet, unlocking a feature held up better than ones that were purely reward collection. That pattern shows up again and again across the five projects below.
Notcoin launched in December 2023 as a simple clicker game on TON. The NOT token listed in May 2024 and hit an all-time high of $0.02896 on June 2 that year (Source: CoinMarketCap).
Since then it's grown into "Not Games," a broader Telegram gaming hub. As of late August 2026, NOT trades near $0.0004, with a market cap around $40 million and roughly 99.4 billion of its 102.45 billion total supply in circulation.
Strengths
Deepest user history of any project on this list
Live, exchange-listed token with a real trading track record
Product lineup has grown well past simple tapping
Risks
Down more than 98% from its 2024 all-time high
Daily engagement dropped once the original mining phase ended
DOGS launched in August 2024, tied to Spotty, the dog mascot linked to Telegram-founder Pavel Durov. Tokens were handed out based on Telegram account age, Premium status, and "OG" recognition, and the token peaked near $0.00164 that August.
As of late August 2026, DOGS trades around $0.00004, with a market cap near $19–20 million and about 517 billion tokens circulating out of a 550 billion max supply. Both DOGS and Notcoin picked up a Revolut listing in 2026, adding a large European retail audience.
Strengths
Direct brand tie-in with Telegram's own mascot
Distribution rewarded genuine long-time Telegram users
Revolut listing added a large new retail audience
Risks
Down sharply from its 2024 peak, like most tap-to-earn tokens
Utility beyond community rewards is still limited
Major started as a star-collecting Telegram-game on July 3, 2024, and pulled in more than 50 million players. Unlike most peers, MAJOR can now be used to pay for actual Telegram Stars and Premium, alongside an NFT number rental system and a gift marketplace.
Durov has said he won't touch his 1 million MAJOR tokens for a decade, a claim reported on the project's own CoinMarketCap listing, not independently verified. Total supply is 100 million tokens, 80% earmarked for community incentives, and it traded around $0.033 as of late August 2026.
Strengths
Direct payment utility for Telegram Stars and Premium
High-profile public endorsement from Telegram's founder
Smaller total supply than most tokens on this list
Risks
Founder's token-holding claim isn't independently audited
Utility depends heavily on continued Telegram platform support
MemeFi launched as a tap-to-earn game where players battle meme bosses, originally on Ethereum's Linea network before moving to Sui. It reports over 55 million users and 10 million on-chain wallets, with MEMEFI launching its airdrop on November 22, 2024, and peaking at $0.01411 five days later.
Its fixed 10 billion supply is 90% weighted toward community rewards. As of August 2026, the token trades at a fraction of a cent, and daily volume on some tracked exchanges has dropped to just a few hundred dollars, a sign of thin liquidity (Source: CoinMarketCap).
Strengths
Large reported user and wallet base from its gaming phase
Token allocation heavily weighted toward community rewards
Migration history shows the team has iterated on infrastructure
Risks
Trading volume is extremely thin on several tracked exchanges
Down more than 99% from its November 2024 all-time high
Vertus doesn't fit the "game" mold the other four do. It's a custodial wallet built on TON, aimed at people who want a foothold in DeFi without managing private keys themselves, with a simplified mining feature layered in.
VERT's supply is capped at 1.2 billion tokens, with about 527–530 million circulating. It peaked near $0.0025 and now trades around $0.0007–0.0009, with a market cap between $375,000 and $470,000 depending on the tracker (Source: CoinMarketCap, CoinCarp).
Strengths
Positions itself as a DeFi on-ramp, not just another reward token
Custodial wallet model may appeal to first-time crypto users
Capped supply with a defined mining structure
Risks
Smallest market cap and thinnest liquidity of the five
Long-term value depends on Vertus expanding its DeFi product suite
Project | Token | Blockchain | Primary Use Case | Key Audience |
Notcoin | NOT | TON | Gaming hub, ecosystem rewards | Casual users, long-time Notcoin players |
DOGS | DOGS | TON | Community rewards, brand tie-in | Long-term Telegram/Premium users |
Major | MAJOR | TON | Telegram Stars/Premium payments, gifting | Users who spend on Telegram Stars/Premium |
MemeFi | MEMEFI | Sui | Tap-to-earn gaming | Gaming-focused Telegram users |
Vertus | VERT | TON | Custodial DeFi wallet, mining | First-time DeFi users wanting a simple wallet |
Is there a clear ‘best’ one here? Not really, and the data doesn't support picking a single winner.
Notcoin has size and history on its side. DOGS leans on its brand connection to Telegram itself. Major has the strongest case for actual utility, given its direct tie to Stars and Premium payments. MemeFi's user numbers are impressive on paper but its market activity is the weakest of the group right now. Vertus is the smallest by far, but it's also doing something genuinely different from the rest.
Anyone researching a telegram mining bot is better off weighing utility, liquidity, and supply together rather than latching onto one number.
Fake bots and copycat links are a real problem in this space, and they show up constantly in Telegram groups and ads. Before clicking anything claiming to be one of these projects, it's worth going straight to the source instead of trusting a forwarded message.
A few things to check first:
Does the official Telegram channel and website match what the project actually publishes elsewhere?
Is there public team information and clear, documented tokenomics?
Has the project had any security audits, and does it keep its roadmap updated?
The sector has grown up a fair amount since the early tap-to-earn rush. Projects that never moved past pure reward collection have generally lost value and relevance, while tokens tied to something people actually use Major's payment utility, Vertus's wallet function have a somewhat stronger case for sticking around.
Chasing the next big "mining" cycle isn't really the play anymore. Looking for utility that outlasts the hype tends to be the better filter.
Current trading volume and liquidity, not just market cap
Whether the token has real utility beyond rewards
Circulating supply versus total or max supply
Verified official links, not third-party bot clones
How the project's own published data compares across sources
This sector has come a long way from its 2024 clicker-game roots. Notcoin and DOGS still carry the deepest liquidity and name recognition, Major has built something closer to real payment utility, MemeFi has scale but a thin market right now, and Vertus is the outlier small, but built around a different idea entirely.
None of these should be mistaken for a sure thing. Each one carries its own mix of liquidity, adoption, and utility risk, and that's worth checking independently before deciding anything.
This article is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Cryptocurrency prices are highly volatile, and figures cited here can change quickly. Always verify current data and conduct your own research before making any investment decision.