How to pay for Telegram members with crypto or a card: top-up, balance and refunds

Published: 13 October 2026

Short answer: payment happens in the cabinet at app.tgfocus.com. You top up the balance by card or cryptocurrency, and orders are then deducted from the balance. Crypto is the option where cards do not work or international payments fail; no access to your Telegram account is needed to pay or order. The tgfocus.com site itself takes no payments and never asks for card details.

How to top up and order, step by step

  1. Sign up in the cabinet at app.tgfocus.com: an e-mail and a cabinet password, not your Telegram password.
  2. Open the top-up page and choose the method: card or cryptocurrency.
  3. For crypto, pick the coin and network (payments go through the Cryptomus gateway, also known as Heleket; the list is below), send exactly the stated amount to the stated address and wait for network confirmations. For a card, fill in the gateway form; crediting is usually instant.
  4. Once the balance is credited, choose the “channel members” service, paste the channel link, enter the quantity and confirm: the amount is deducted from the balance.
  5. Follow the order status in the order list; orders are usually delivered within a day.

Card or crypto: which to choose

How the two top-up methods differ
CardCryptocurrency
Crediting speedUsually instantAfter network confirmations: minutes to an hour depending on the network
Where it worksWherever international cards are acceptedAnywhere you have a wallet and the coin
FeesPer the gateway's terms at the payment stepThe sender pays the network fee; the balance receives what arrives
What you needCard details on the gateway pageA wallet with the right coin on the right network
RefundsTo the cabinet balanceTo the cabinet balance

Which cryptocurrencies are accepted

Crypto top-ups go through the Cryptomus (Heleket) gateway. The minimum top-up is $1. The main coins and networks:

Coins and networks for top-ups (the current list is shown by the gateway at the payment step)
CoinNetworks
USDTTRON (TRC-20), Ethereum (ERC-20), BSC (BEP-20), Polygon, Solana, TON, Arbitrum, Avalanche
USDCEthereum, BSC, Polygon, Solana, TRON, Arbitrum, Avalanche
DAIEthereum, BSC, Polygon
BTCBitcoin
ETHEthereum, BSC, Arbitrum
LTC, BCH, DOGE, DASH, XMRTheir own networks: Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dogecoin, Dash, Monero
SOL, TRX, BNB, POL, AVAXSolana, TRON, BSC, Polygon, Avalanche
TON tokensGRAM, USDT and other tokens on the TON network
Other tokensSHIB, VERSE, CGPT and others per the gateway's list

The cheapest and fastest option for small amounts is USDT on TRON or TON: the network fee is under a dollar and crediting takes minutes. Transfers on Ethereum and Bitcoin cost more in fees and take longer to confirm, which makes them a poor fit for a $1–10 top-up.

How much to top up

Order total = quantity × price per 1,000 ÷ 1,000. 1,000 members with refill cost $0.46, 10,000 cost $4.55, 10,000 with 60-day refill cost $8.45. The remaining balance does not expire and goes toward later orders, so you can top up with a margin for views and reactions. The minimum top-up is $1, enough for 2,000 members with refill; the sender pays the network fee. The exact order cost is shown by the calculator in advance.

If a crypto transfer has not arrived

  • Wait for confirmations: the balance is credited after the network confirms the transaction, not at the moment of sending.
  • Check the network: a coin sent on the wrong network does not reach the gateway address automatically.
  • Check the amount: if less than stated was sent (for example, minus an exchange's withdrawal fee), the payment may stay uncredited.
  • Write to support with the transaction hash and your cabinet e-mail: the payment is located by hash and credited manually.

How refunds work

An order canceled before the start is refunded to the balance in full. On partial delivery the cost of the undelivered part is refunded: amount × (ordered − delivered) ÷ ordered. Withdrawing from the balance to a card or wallet is handled by support separately, on request with the order number. On refill offers drops are topped up, which is not a refund.

What we never ask for

Your Telegram password, a login code, admin rights in the channel, a wallet seed phrase, or card details on tgfocus.com. Payment happens only on the payment gateway page inside the cabinet; if someone asks you to send money “directly” on behalf of TGFocus, it is not us.

Member offers: order in the cabinet

How much Telegram members cost: per 1,000 and per member

How to prepare the link and place an order

Refund and refill rules

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