Crypto telegram groups, and how to find a crypto project's official Telegram group: open the project's page on NAUT for its website and X account, find the Telegram link on that site, then check what kind of link it is. NAUT tracks 6,972 live project rows, and on 14 November 2026, 1,806 of them carried a community link, with 1,380 of those links (76.4%) pointing to Telegram.
Data note. Every count here was read from NAUT's own database on 14 November 2026, read-only, across project rows that are live (not archived and not merged into another row). A link counts as Telegram when it sits on t.me, telegram.me or telegram.dog. 4 project rows were put to outside checks for this article. 1 of them, NEAR Protocol, is the worked example. 3 were left out: 1 whose own site links a different Telegram handle from the one NAUT stores, 1 whose site shows no Telegram link at all, and 1 whose stored link is an announcement channel. The other 1,376 Telegram links were not read outside NAUT.
How do you find official crypto telegram groups in 3 steps?
Start from a record that names the project, its site and its X account together, then let the project's own site settle any doubt.
- Step 1, the company page. Search the project on NAUT and open its page. It lists the project's website and X handle, the 2 places a project posts its own Telegram link.
- Step 2, the link check. Read the link before you join. A t.me link with a public name (t.me/name) is a public username. A link that starts t.me/+ or t.me/joinchat is a private invite: Telegram's own docs describe these links as "Used to invite users to private groups and channels." A name that reads like announcements is often a broadcast feed where only admins post.
- Step 3, the site check. Open the project's own website and find its Telegram icon, usually in the footer. If a handle you found elsewhere differs from it, trust the site. 2 of the 4 rows sampled for this article did not pass it: 1 site links a different handle, and 1 shows no Telegram link.
- Open the company pageSearch the project on NAUT for its website and X account. NAUT's data holds a community link for 1,806 of 6,972 live project rows.
- Read the linkIn NAUT's data, 63 of the stored links are private invites that start t.me/+ or t.me/joinchat.
- Match it to the site1,196 of the 1,380 Telegram rows in NAUT's data also hold a website to check against.
Where do NAUT's 1,806 community links point?
Most point to Telegram. NAUT's data shows the split below for the 1,806 live project rows with a community link on 14 November 2026.
| Link type | Rows | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Telegram | 1,380 | 76.4% |
| Discord | 345 | 19.1% |
| X | 9 | 0.5% |
| Other | 72 | 4.0% |
Telegram carries 1,380 of the 1,806 links, about 4 times the 345 that point to Discord.
How does the check run on NEAR Protocol?
NEAR Protocol shows how the 3 steps run. NAUT's page gives the site and X account, and NAUT's data stores the community link.
| Step | NAUT's record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Page | near.org, @nearprotocol | near.org's llms.txt lists the X account |
| 2. Link | t.me/cryptonear (data) | Public name, no t.me/+ |
| 3. Site | near.org footer | Match the handle yourself |
Step 3 is the one to run yourself before you post, because a site can change its links after any database read. The check takes 1 page load: if the footer handle on near.org reads cryptonear, you are in the project's own group.
Which crypto telegram groups links need a second look?
3 kinds of link deserve a pause before you write in them, going by NAUT's data from 14 November 2026.
- Private invites. 63 of the stored links start t.me/+ or t.me/joinchat. Match it against the project's site before you use it.
- Rows with no website. 184 of the 1,380 Telegram rows hold no website, so step 3 has nothing to check against on NAUT. Use the project's X account to find its site first.
- Broadcast channels. 1 of the 4 rows sampled for this article stores an announcement channel. You can read it, but you cannot reach the team there.
What this tells a BD lead or investor
- A project's Telegram group is where its community and often its team talk in public, and 1,380 live NAUT project rows list one.
- A public group is a place to read the room before outreach. The person you need sits on the project's NAUT page under its team.
- 1 of 4 sampled rows held a Telegram handle that differs from the project's own site, so step 3 earns its 1 page load.
- Find the groupOpen the project's NAUT page and follow its website to the Telegram link.
- Confirm itMatch the handle to the project's site, as on NEAR Protocol.
- Find the personOpen the team on the same NAUT page and pick the title that owns your deal.
Related reading on NAUT: How to find someone on Telegram: 4 ways, 1,482 crypto groups and Telegram outreach: 5 cold openers, 6,610 handles on file.
Can you pull this data through the NAUT API?
Yes: GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/near-protocol with the header Authorization: Bearer $NAUT_KEY returns 1 company with its team, and GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects?q=near searches projects by name, each at 5 credits a call. The parameters and plans are on the API docs and pricing pages. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn for the people on those teams unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so start a 7-day trial.
Crypto telegram groups FAQ
How do I find a crypto project's official Telegram group?
Open the project's page on NAUT, follow its website and X account, find the Telegram icon on the project's own site, then read whether the link is a public name or a private invite. On 14 November 2026, 1,380 of the 1,806 community links on live NAUT project rows pointed to Telegram.
How can I tell a private Telegram invite link from a public group?
A link that starts t.me/+ or t.me/joinchat is a private invite, which Telegram's docs say is "Used to invite users to private groups and channels." 63 of the community links on live NAUT project rows were private invites on 14 November 2026.
How many crypto projects list a Telegram group on NAUT?
1,380 of NAUT's 6,972 live project rows listed a Telegram community link on 14 November 2026, which is 76.4% of the 1,806 rows with any community link. 1,196 of those 1,380 also hold a website to check the link against.
Where can I find crypto project Telegram groups and the people behind them?
NAUT lists each project's website and X account on its company page, with the team beside them. NAUT's data held a Telegram link for 1,380 live project rows on 14 November 2026, and GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/<slug> returns a company with its team. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn for those people unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so start a 7-day trial.
Sources
- NAUT's own database, read on 14 November 2026, read-only: the community link, website and X handle on every live project row. Every count above was computed from those rows at that time.
- Telegram's documentation on links, core.telegram.org/api/links, for how invite links work.
- NEAR Protocol's X account, x.com/nearprotocol, and the project's own near.org/llms.txt, which lists that X account.