Channels like @unfolded_defi
What Telegram recommends beside unfolded. DeFi, ranked by size and shown with the numbers Telegram leaves out.
Measured in week 38 of 2026, on 14 Sept 2026, from public Telegram data
Recommended alongside
| Channel | Name | Subscribers | 14 days | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 @unfolded | unfolded. | 117,813 | -0.25% | Crypto and web3 |
 @icodrops | ICO Drops - ICO News & Alerts | 42,864 | -0.44% | Crypto and web3 |
 @TreeNewsFeed | Tree News | 34,769 | +0.06% | Crypto and web3 |
 @the_block_crypto | The Block News Feed | 25,044 | -0.29% | Crypto and web3 |
 @ahboyashreads | Ahboyash Reads | 15,797 | +0.06% | Crypto and web3 |
 @iansintel | Ian's Intel | 15,073 | +1.91% | Crypto and web3 |
 @shoalresearch | Shoal Research Hub | 12,383 | -0.07% | Crypto and web3 |
 @leviathan_news | Leviathan News | 9,395 | -0.16% | Crypto and web3 |
 @onecryptofeed | One Crypto Feed with Avalanche | 8,711 | -0.24% | Crypto and web3 |
 @dlnewsinfo | DL News | News Feed | 6,242 | -0.35% | Crypto and web3 |
This list comes from Telegram's own recommendation graph. The subscriber counts, growth and topics are ours — Telegram shows the names and stops there.
The reverse
4 channels in the index have @unfolded_defi in their own recommendation list. That direction is not something Telegram publishes — see the channel page for the full list.
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