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🍌 How do quantum computers threaten us?
⚫️ We recently wrote about Satoshi Nakamoto's wallets. Then, another development emerged: within the Bitcoin community, a proposal was put forward to combat the quantum threat, suggesting that such wallets could be frozen. Everyone in the crypto world will hear more about this threat, so we decided to explain what's happening.
⚫️ Currently, wallets are protected by asymmetric cryptography. Thanks to it, for example, it's quite pointless to brute-force seed phrases in an attempt to hack someone else's wallet: modern computers are inefficient for this.
⚫️ However, the operating principle of quantum computers differs from conventional ones, and it is believed that their future advancement will render classical cryptography vulnerable. The owner of a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could hypothetically gain access to other people's wallets. It is assumed that this won't happen in the coming years, so for now, one can live peacefully. But it's difficult to assess "when exactly this will happen": for example, what if AI suddenly accelerates development?
⚫️ To deal with this future problem, phenomena like post-quantum cryptography are being developed. However, this is happening slowly, and there's also the issue of backward compatibility. Suppose that over time, all new crypto wallets in the world become resistant to quantum attacks. But what about old ones, like Satoshi's wallets, where huge sums have been lying dormant for many years? What would happen to the market if a hacker gained access to all such "lost treasures" and started selling them off?
⚫️ Therefore, voices are already being heard that it's time to address the problem before it's too late. And the recent proposal in the Bitcoin world is based on the idea that "people should be encouraged to update their wallets, and those who don't do it in time will have their funds frozen so that no one can get them." This could solve the problem, but is it right in a decentralized world to freeze someone else's funds, even if the owner shows no signs of life?
💡 In general, if you are a regular user, you probably shouldn't worry about "quantum hackers are about to steal everything from me" — but later you will hear more about this topic, and perhaps you will need to take some action in connection with it.
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✔️ From marketplaces to aggregators: Buying Gifts with better deals
⚫️ In one of our previous posts about Telegram Gifts, we predicted that the next big trend would be marketplace aggregators. And sure enough, within a month, similar projects have started popping up across the ecosystem and making headlines.
⚫️ One such service, Swift Gifts, became a finalist in The Open Hack competition — which we covered during the application phase. The team placed 3rd out of over 70 projects, earning a $1,000 prize and access to hands-on mentorship from TON Foundation.
⚫️ Swift Gifts contains gifts from all popular on-chain and off-chain marketplaces: Fragment, GetGems, MarketApp, Tonnel, Portals, MRKT. Gifts are filtered based on the best available deal according to user-selected parameters (model, background color, symbol).
⚫️ There are no hidden fees — the team clearly states a fixed 2.5% commission, which can drop to as low as 1% during promotional campaigns. As usual, influencers and users with a large friend base can benefit from a two-level referral program.
⚫️ In addition, you can purchase Stars directly within the app without going through KYC. Just click the "Buy stars" button, enter your Telegram username, and choose the desired amount. The purchase fee is 1% comparing to Fragment.
🏆 Swift Gifts is currently running a trading competition: reach a trading volume of 100 TON to permanently reduce your service fee to 2.2%, or 10,000 TON for a 1.4% fee. Initially set to run from July 4 to July 25, the campaign has now been extended by two more weeks — until August 8.
⚫️ And finally, a nice bonus for ecosystem veterans: you can now buy gifts not only with TON, but also with $DUST and $BOLT tokens. Let’s see how much traction the service gains and what other collaborations the Swift Gifts team has in store.
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🪙 Where to find private TON communities?
⚫️ It’s no secret that the ecosystem largely thrives on active users and independent developers. These are the people who build projects and promote the blockchain regardless of market trends. To share ideas and discuss relevant topics, many of them create private groups and chats on Telegram.
⚫️ With the rise of Telegram Gifts, the question of utility for expensive gift collections has also become relevant. Displaying images worth thousands of dollars on your profile is nice, but what about more practical features? The most obvious solution turned out to be creating holder-only chats for specific gifts.
💡 So, how do you join such communities? Many influencers, aside from their public channels, have private chats accessible via Stars subscriptions or through Telegram bots. But there’s also a universal solution — the BoltFather Mini App from the creators of one of the first TON memecoins, the $BOLT token.
⚫️ Through BoltFather, you can either find a private community you like or create your own with flexible access settings for new members. The app checks a user’s wallet for certain tokens or NFTs and grants access to a chat if the requirements are met.
⚫️ For example, the list includes communities for holders of 1 Durov’s Cap, 1 Plush Pepe, and 5 Vintage Cigars. Keep in mind, though, the app only counts gifts stored in your on-chain wallet, not those displayed in your Telegram profile (sounds like something the developers could improve in the future).
⚫️ BoltFather received a major update in mid-July, so even if you’ve known this bot for a while, we recommend checking it out again to see the new features. Highlights include multi-access, which lets you set entry requirements based on multiple tokens or NFTs, and a community ranking system based on user votes.
⚫️ If you store assets across multiple wallets, you might run into a situation where a single address doesn’t have all the required tokens to join a chat. For this, the app offers a paid feature to link up to 4 wallets: 599 Stars for the second, 1099 for the third, and 1599 for the fourth.
🖊 Currently, the top private chats include DUST Holders (from 5,000 $DUST) and BOLTelite (from 50,000 $BOLT). So, we suggest checking if you already have tokens in your wallet that grant access to a community. Ane even if not, you can always create your own chat — with blackjack and multi-access from BoltFather.
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✈️ Wallet update: Is it any better?
⚫️ Two weeks ago, the non-custodial TON Space wallet integrated into @wallet underwent a rebranding. The Mini App was more clearly split into two parts: the centralized Crypto Wallet and the decentralized TON Wallet.
⚫️ Last Friday, the TON Wallet News channel teased a major update scheduled for July 22. Today, it became clear that the announcement was about the TON Wallet launching in the U.S. market. So, as part of our #personalexperience series, we decided to test whether the updated app has become easier to navigate.
⚫️ The "Crypto" section essentially offers the basic functionality of any centralized exchange.
Here, users can buy, store, and swap a range of popular TON tokens and assets from other blockchains: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Dogecoin, etc. There's also a P2P market and a few fixed-APY staking programs. We were able to deposit USDt in a single click, and transferring funds between "Crypto" and "TON" took about two minutes.
You can create a new address or import a seed phrase to connect an existing one — gaining access to all jettons and NFTs on TON, as well as the ability to swap via the built-in aggregator and join Toncoin and USDe staking. The only thing missing is an Explore section for connecting to other ecosystem apps.
Important! If you’re also trying to understand the Wallet updates and decide whether it can now be used long-term, keep this in mind: the Mini App may suddenly ask for KYC or even freeze your tokens on the grounds of "connection" to wallets involved in money laundering. Proceed with caution.
⌨️ The Weekly TON: Highlights of the week
🔥 The ability to make onchain token transfers directly within private messages, group chats, and channels has appeared in Telegram. We've broken down how to use the new @push service from the MyTonWallet team in our detailed overview post.
⚫️ With the recent rise in the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum, we recalled the wallets of Satoshi Nakamoto and Vitalik Buterin. Read how the creators of the most popular blockchains behave — and which of their approaches TON is following.
⚫️ What happens when one part of a team still has access to a bot, while the other controls the official pages of a project that has been recently closed? We break down the TonTradingBot story and offer advice to all newly formed teams.
⚫️ And one more piece of news from MyTonWallet: the open beta test for MyTonWallet Air has started. Find out how it differs from the classic application and how to take part in contests for users and hackers with prize pools of up to $50,000.
⚫️ TAC, a Layer 2 network designed to bridge EVM apps with the TON ecosystem, has released the $TAC token and announced its mainnet launch. Does this mark a new era in DeFi? We explore the topic in our "opinion" section, using the Flutter project as an example.
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🔥 An addition to the family: Testing MyTonWallet Air
⚫️ The MyTonWallet team never ceases to amaze. Just this past weekend, they introduced a Telegram bot for instant onchain transfers — and today, their new product, MyTonWallet Air, enters beta testing.
⚫️ According to the announcement, the new native app integrates seamlessly into the device’s operating system and makes full use of its capabilities. We got curious about how MyTonWallet Air compares to the classic MyTonWallet, so we immediately installed the test version.
⚫️ From the very first seconds, the app’s smooth performance and minimalist design stand out. The familiar tabs are still there at the bottom, though the Wallet tab has been renamed to Home. Fun fact: MyTonWallet Air weighs about twice as much as the regular MyTonWallet app.
⚫️ There’s no loss in functionality: on the main screen, you can view NFTs, add, transfer, swap, and stake tokens. The Explore section provides access to ecosystem apps, while Settings lets you create a new wallet, change the interface, and adjust security settings.
🏆 Now for the interesting part: ahead of the full release of MyTonWallet Air, the team is launching two contests for testers:
The first — a simpler one — is for everyday users who enjoy hunting bugs. Prize pool: up to $10,000. Deadline: August 1, 2025, 13:00 UTC.
The second — an advanced one — is for real hackers and cybersecurity specialists. Prize pool: up to $50,000. Deadline: August 1, 2025, 13:00 UTC.
Details are available via the links above or in the dedicated MyTonWallet Developer Contests channel.
🪙 What are blockchain creators doing now?
⚫️ As Bitcoin continues breaking price records, its creator Satoshi Nakamoto has become the 11th richest person in the world — at least on paper. Wallets believed to belong to him hold around 1.1 million bitcoins, now worth over $130 billion. But there’s a catch: these bitcoins have remained untouched since 2010. Are they permanently frozen, or will Satoshi suddenly decide to “cash out”?
⚫️ There’s no clear answer, because almost nothing is known about Satoshi. Is he even still alive? Does he have access to those wallets? Is he a single individual, or a group using a shared pseudonym? What is he doing now?
⚫️ It’s a fascinating story: someone anonymously created one of the most important systems of our time, then disappeared completely—giving up decision-making power and not even touching their vast fortune. Some believe this is exactly how a blockchain creator should behave: since the system is decentralized and anonymous, it’s only fitting that its “center” vanished.
⚫️ But that’s just one possible approach. Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum, chose a completely different path. He isn’t anonymous—in fact, he’s highly public. He didn’t step away from the project—instead, he’s dedicated his life to Ethereum. He hasn’t abandoned his crypto wallets either, and sometimes makes large donations. Yet he avoids concentrating power in his own hands, reminding everyone of the importance of decentralization.
⚫️ So what’s the approach in TON? Arguably, it’s something else entirely. There are two founders: Pavel Durov on the organizational side, and his brother Nikolai on the technical side. Pavel continues to be involved with TON, but his main focus is Telegram—so he doesn’t, for instance, attend events like The Gateway. This is different from both Bitcoin and Ethereum ways.
👁 As for Nikolai, he has shifted his focus entirely to working with AI. In a way, we have ”our own Satoshi”: someone who once laid the core technical foundation but has since stepped back. His attitude seems to be: “The foundation is built—now others can build on it. For me, that chapter is closed.”
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⌨️ The Weekly TON: Highlights of the week
⭐️ For the first time ever, Telegram released Gifts 🎁 🎁 🎁 🎁 🎁 in collaboration with a celebrity — American rapper Snoop Dogg. He launched his Telegram channel in May, and on the day of the gift launch, he dropped a track dedicated to the messenger.
⚫️ TON Foundation published an official statement regarding the buzz around "UAE Golden Visas for TON Staking." We break down what the program is actually about and share examples of other tricky crypto announcements.
⚫️ The long-awaited release of version 1.0 of the Tolk programming language has arrived. Read what’s changed compared to FunC and why this is good news not just for developers, but for the entire TON user base.
⚫️ TON has formed two new partnerships: with crypto services provider Crypto.com and crypto exchange Biconomy.com. We explain who these companies are and what exactly each collaboration will entail.
⚫️ We often mention non-custodial wallets in our posts, but what does "custodial" actually mean? In our "howtoton" series, we use a real-life analogy to explain the two approaches to storing funds.
⚫️ "A token season on TON is just around the corner," says TON Foundation analyst Dan Okhlopkov. We took a closer look at his post and broke down the key arguments pointing toward a potential hype cycle in the token space.
⚫️ In our "opinion" section, we had a bit of fun imagining who — besides Snoop Dogg — could make a great ambassador for Telegram and TON. Check out the post to see what we came up with.
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📈 When will the new jetton season on TON begin?
⚫️ We've already written about how Stars turned out to be an excellent "stablecoin" — allowing users to buy trending assets (like Gifts and Stickers) while keeping funds in a dollar-pegged currency. But what happens next, after you sell your Gifts on the secondary market?
💡 Dan Okhlopkov, Research Analyst at TON Foundation, shared what at first seems like a non-obvious insight on his Telegram channel today — the hype around the gift market is inevitably leading to a token season on TON.
⚫️ Here’s how he explains it: regardless of which platform users sell their Telegram Gifts on (Fragment, GetGems, Tonnel, Portals), they receive TON tokens in return. Then they face a choice: cash out to fiat or keep the TON in their wallet for better times.
⚫️ Off-ramps don't work well in many countries, P2P isn't always safe, and withdrawing to a centralized exchange may be a challenge (especially for those whose only crypto experience comes from gifts). Swapping all your TON for USDt also feels wasteful — what if the price goes up?
⚫️ So the tokens just sit idle in users' wallets, because there’s basically nothing to spend them on right now. You can't buy many real-world goods and services with TON, DeFi is still too complex, and there are few popular games — most of which price items in Stars anyway. That leaves one option: wait for a new memecoin season and invest when the tokens start to pump.
⚫️ And the infrastructure is already in place! After a recent update, transaction speeds have increased significantly — reducing profits for sandwich bots. On the flip side, new trading bots and info bots are appearing and quickly gaining popularity.
🖊 For example, just a few days ago, the x1000 Bot launched — a tool that lets users analyze key info about any token on TON Blockchain.
⚫️ Simply send a token address to the bot, and it will show you the number of holders, price trends, number of buys and sells over the last hour, and other useful metrics.
⚫️ You can also view token charts in various timeframes, and if you add the bot to a group, it will track token call stats over the past few days.
So, do you agree with the TON Foundation analyst, or do you believe users still won't put their funds into jettons — even with a faster blockchain?
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🚀 New TON partnerships (This time they're real)
⚫️ Yesterday, while the entire ecosystem was waiting for an official statement from TON Foundation regarding UAE golden visas, leading crypto asset service provider Crypto.com announced a partnership with TON Blockchain as part of its Crypto.com Custody service.
⚫️ Crypto.com's services are available across North America, Australia, Asia, and Europe. The company offers a mobile app, exchange, non-custodial wallet, NFT marketplace, and — more recently — a virtual VISA debit card.
⚫️ Support for TON Blockchain will primarily focus on providing secure custody, staking, and crypto asset management services (including TON-USDt and other ecosystem jettons and stablecoins) for institutional clients and large investors.
⚫️ And today, another company — Biconomy.com — added USDT withdrawals on TON to its crypto exchange functionality. Biconomy.com offers trading, crypto asset storage, demo and copy trading, launchpads, a Kickstarter-like feature, and more.
⚫️ Biconomy.com operates in over 100 countries worldwide, including North and Latin America, Western and Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia. The TON/USDT pair has been listed on the exchange since June 2022, and the platform actively maintains its official Telegram channels.
🖊 With each passing day, TON is gaining more partners — including some operating in the U.S. market. Not without a few hiccups, of course, but progress is being made.
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🚀 How the crypto world embellishes announcements
⚫️ Yesterday, there was a buzz around the announcement of a “UAE Golden Visa for staking TON,” followed by a denial from the UAE. Now, TON has issued a clarification, saying that there is no new visa program in the UAE and no partnership with the UAE government—only an “experimental partnership” with an unnamed company.
⚫️ It’s possible the idea was that the partner company would help users obtain visas through existing, well-known channels. In that case, the original news might boil down to this: users could now pay this kind of intermediary in TON instead of the usual US dollars. So, some event did happen—but it was presented as something much bigger, with a higher-profile partner. And this reminds us that similar situations occur regularly in the crypto world.
⚫️ Just recently, Robinhood announced “tokenized shares of OpenAI.” Sounds impressive — does that mean you can now become a shareholder in a leading AI company via blockchain? But OpenAI quickly responded, saying they hadn’t approved any such tokens and that they do not represent ownership in OpenAI. Robinhood countered that the tokens still give investors indirect exposure to the underlying assets. Still, the news made a much louder splash when it looked like an official partnership with OpenAI.
⚫️ Back in 2018, Justin Sun, founder of TRON, proudly tweeted about a partnership with a company called Baofeng, calling it the “Chinese Netflix.” It seemed like a major win for TRON. But critics pointed out that Baofeng didn’t really deserve the “Chinese Netflix” label, and that the deal wasn’t with the parent company, but only with one of its subdivisions.
⚫️ We’ve also written before about the launch of the XAUt0 token, which was often described as “Tether bringing digital gold to TON.” But in reality, Tether may not have even known it was happening: other people had taken Tether’s XAUt token, passed it through the LayerZero protocol, and ended up with XAUt0. In theory, anyone could have done the same.
⚫️ A clear pattern is emerging: many stories that appear to be “major partnerships” are actually tied to intermediaries, subsidiaries, wrapped tokens, or similar setups. It’s a bit like an iPhone reseller claiming, “I’m in business with Tim Cook.” Technically, you could say that, but…
💡 So be cautious when you see flashy crypto announcements — even from big names who seem “too reputable to lie.” Beyond outright falsehoods, there’s also a lot of strategic embellishment out there. And that kind of hype is more common than you might think.
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⌨️ The Weekly TON: Highlights of the week. Part 1
🔥 To celebrate Independence Day in the US, Telegram released three limited-edition gifts: 🎁 🎁 🎁. Despite disruptions in auto-buy bots operation, the most expensive gift sold out in under a minute, and the other two were gone within ten minutes.
⚫️ In MyTonWallet June update, the developers introduced a number of helpful interface improvements: NFT attribute display, an updated activity feed, and fiat currency support in actions. Read more about these and other innovations in our full breakdown.
⚫️ How is Tonnel Gift Marketplace connected to ZK systems — and why do we even need "zero-knowledge proofs"? Inspired by Vitalik Buterin’s recent post, we explore the concept of zero-knowledge in our educational howtoton series.
⚫️ Telegram’s interface now includes a "My TON" tab near "My Stars" showing a user’s Toncoin balance. We explain how to top up your account, what you can purchase, and how this balance differs from the integrated @wallet Mini App.
⚫️ Curious about what’s happening in the Telegram sticker market? We analyzed recent major launches, reviewed activity on popular marketplaces, and looked at key advantages stickers have over gifts. Here are our findings.
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👁️ How to save decentralization: Vitalik Buterin's perspective
⚫️ The EthCC conference recently took place in Cannes. While the TON community's focus was on IdeaTON, the event is primarily dedicated to Ethereum and featured a talk by Vitalik Buterin. He spoke on topics relevant to the entire crypto world, which we've decided to summarize in our #opinion column.
⚫️ He recalled that in the 1990s, many perceived the internet as a space where all people were equal and shared ownership. However, with the advent of Web 2.0, corporations took control, governments asserted their influence, and those early dreams met a harsh reality.
⚫️ According to him, a similar fate could await web3. It was envisioned as a free and decentralized space, but it is at risk of losing that quality. Therefore, it's time for the creators of crypto projects to consider whether they are heading in the right direction. To maintain decentralization, they should ask themselves the following questions:
⚫️ "If your company and all its servers suddenly disappear, do your users still have their assets?" Buterin argues that ensuring they can is crucial, as this is a core purpose of decentralization. (This is particularly relevant for the TON ecosystem, as we've recently written about a similar topic).
⚫️ "If someone hacks your company, or if an employee goes rogue, or you go rogue, how much damage they can do?" The goal should be to minimize this potential harm so that users are largely unaffected, even in the case of a malicious actor.
⚫️ "How many lines of code are you trusting not to rug you?" If the security of our funds relies on massive codebases that are impossible to audit thoroughly, then the system is not actually "trustless". The smaller the critical codebase (such as smart contracts), the better.
⚫️ And finally: "Does the game unavoidably lead to abuse or excess marker concentration?" He offers an example: a project might be decentralized in theory, but if users require backups and there's no convenient, decentralized way to create them, the system will inevitably centralize in practice.
🖊 Feel free to share in the comments whether you agree with Vitalik. We are especially interested to hear from project creators who grapple with these questions in their own work.
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👁 How does the new update make TON faster?
⚫️ The @tonstatus channel, which provides information for validators, recently called for a vote on a proposal that promises to "drastically improve the user and developer experience." While the post links to detailed technical information, it's difficult for the average user to understand how their experience will actually improve. The "Kisel" channel has already provided a clearer explanation, which we will rephrase in our own words.
⚫️ First, a quick reminder: TON uses a technology called "sharding." The idea is that when the network is under heavy load, it can be split into multiple parts ("shards"). This allows it to process far more transactions than classic blockchains like Bitcoin. We've thedailyton/the-main-feature-of-ton-sharding-in-simple-terms-4dfc30838e24">written about this in detail before.
⚫️ However, for all its benefits, sharding comes at a cost. When information needs to move between different shards, the process slows down. This can mean a user has to wait much longer for an operation to complete (like a token swap on a DEX). For the fastest operations, fewer shards are better.
⚫️ The system was designed so that when the network load decreases, shards should automatically "merge" back together, speeding everything up. In practice, however, the splitting and merging processes proved to be resource-intensive, which prevented them from being used frequently. As a result, the network often maintained more shards than necessary as a "precaution," to avoid the need for constant splitting and merging.
⚫️ Now, this process has been optimized, and the proposal is to use splitting and merging more actively. The current load on the blockchain is low, meaning it could likely become a single, unified chain without any sharding at all. This would enable maximum transaction speed.
⚫️ This isn't a silver bullet; if TON experiences a new wave of popularity (which we hope it does), sharding will be necessary again. But in the near future, it would be nice to enjoy a faster, non-sharded blockchain. And in the long term, sharding will at least not be excessive. So, we look forward to seeing the funny vision from Nick Nekilov's post become a reality.
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🚀 Telegram adds TON balance feature
⚫️ The latest Telegram update introduces a user-visible TON balance directly in the main app (not in a separate bot). It doesn’t appear to be a full-fledged wallet, but rather a way to pay for certain Telegram features — still, it’s a very intriguing development. Not all the details are clear yet, but here’s what we do know.
⚫️ Telegram released an update today. While the official announcement highlights "to-do lists" as the top new feature, there’s another update more relevant to the TON community: channel followers can now suggest posts (like “I suggest you publish this post”) and optionally name a price for publishing them.
⚫️ What’s particularly interesting is that the price can be set not only in Telegram Stars, but also in Toncoin. The official announcement mentions that you can top up your Toncoin balance via the Fragment website. And we'd like to notice that you can also use split.tg for topping up — no KYC required.
⚫️ When you top up this way, Telegram sends a system notification saying “you’ve received a gift of X TON.” In the iOS app, a new My TON section appears next to the My Stars menu item. In the Android app, this section isn’t visible yet on our device, although the notification still appears.
⚫️ The new section shows your Toncoin balance and transaction history, but lacks options like “send Toncoin to someone.” It seems this isn’t a general-purpose wallet like @wallet, but a balance intended specifically for paying for Telegram-related features — such as the newly introduced “suggested posts.”
💡 Even though this isn’t a full wallet, it’s still the first direct integration of Toncoin into Telegram without intermediaries like @wallet or Stars. This makes it a bold step. How will Apple, Google, or the SEC — all of whom have previously pushed back against similar integrations — respond? And how will this affect Toncoin’s price? Time will tell. In the meantime, let us know in the comments if you’ve already tried the update and what you think of it.
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⌨️ The Weekly TON: Highlights of the week
🔥 The non-custodial TON Wallet integrated into @wallet is now available to users in the U.S. What’s the difference between the "TON" and "Crypto" sections, and did the update improve the experience? We break it down in our "personalexperience" series.
⚫️ The first season of the points program from modular lending protocol Affluent is in full swing. Learn how to join the campaign and what bonuses await users who earn the "Affluencer" title in our detailed overview.
⚫️ The Tolk programming language is gradually becoming the main tool for writing smart contracts on TON. We explain whether this is good news for the ecosystem and if developers who prefer Tact have anything to worry about.
⚫️ The BoltFather bot for community moderation has added multi-access support, multiple wallet linking, and a chat rating system based on user votes. We explore who’s creating closed TON communities and how you can join them.
🚀 The Accelerator Update is just around the corner! Today, July 28, validators will vote on switching to new code designed to ensure network stability under peak loads and implement original ideas from the TON whitepaper.
⚫️ Gift aggregator Swift Gifts placed third at The Open Hack competition. The full list of winners is available at the link, and you can learn more about the aggregator’s core features in our dedicated post.
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🔥 Accelerator update coming July 28 — what is it?
⚫️ Back in January, TON Core included in 2025 roadmap a major technical update to the blockchain, codenamed Accelerator. Now, the same team has confirmed that this update will be offered to validators as early as July 28. So, what exactly is this about?
⚫️ TON is capable of processing far more transactions per second than traditional blockchains like Bitcoin. To enable this, Nikolai Durov included the concept of «infinite sharding paradigm» in the original design: under heavy load, the blockchain can split into parts (shards) that operate independently.
⚫️ In 2023, TON set a world record by processing over 100,000 transactions per second. However, this was done in a separate network, built specifically for benchmarking purposes. Meanwhile, in the TON mainnet, sharding had only been partially implemented and came with significant limitations.
⚫️ As a result, the actual transaction throughput was much lower than 100,000. That was still sufficient to handle peak loads, such as during major airdrops. But in a future scenario of mass adoption, bottlenecks could emerge.
⚫️ Now, the mainnet is getting a full implementation of the original sharding vision, just as outlined in the original whitepaper. In theory, even if TON suddenly sees massive user influx, the system should now be able to handle the load.
💡 What’s missing? Only the crowds themselves. Technically, the blockchain will be ready for mass adoption — a necessary condition for global success, but not a sufficient one. For that, adoption must actually happen. But this is not up to TON Core, it's up to TON Foundation and all of us.
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👁 Tolk becomes the “primary language” in TON
⚫️ Previously in TON, there was a situation where two programming languages were officially offered for writing smart contracts: Tact and Tolk. Both were designed as “modern languages meant to be more developer-friendly than the original FunC.” However, they approached this goal from different directions — something we’ve covered in more detail.
⚫️ While this gave developers a choice, it also created some confusion. For example, it made the ecosystem harder to navigate: newcomers would encounter tutorials written in different languages and wonder, “Which one should I learn?” — with no definitive answer. Many assumed that eventually one language would become the “main” one, though opinions differed on which it should be.
⚫️ That moment has now come. In a new announcement, the TON Foundation has officially recommended using Tolk. No official word has been given about the future of Tact — will new versions continue to be developed as before?
⚫️ This doesn’t mean that using Tact is now meaningless. Even if its development stops, existing versions aren’t going anywhere, and they can still be used to create smart contracts. Some developers may prefer Tact over Tolk and are free to keep working with it.
⚫️ The real significance of the news is that if one language is officially recommended, it may receive more attention and resources in the future. It’s more likely to see active development, be featured more prominently in new tutorials, enjoy better support in developer tools, and so on.
💡 So here’s the takeaway: If you’re a developer and already have a personal preference between the two languages, for now you can feel free to follow it. But if you’re just getting started with TON smart contract development and wondering “Which language should I choose?” — as of today, Tolk seems like the more logical default option. Not because it’s inherently “better” (that’s a question of personal preferences), but because it’s more likely to receive serious investment and long-term support.
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📈 Yields, points and extra rewards: Exploring the campaign by Affluent
⚫️ Modular lending protocol Affluent (formerly Factorial Finance) has launched the first season of its Points Program, where the most active participants can earn the title of "Affluencer" and receive an "exclusive extra reward" in Season 2.
⚫️ But let's not get ahead of ourselves. In the OG Season, users are invited to deposit up to 1,000 USDT into either the USDT Multiply Vault (4.58% APY) or the USDT Lending Vault (4.86% APY). In return — in addition to standard yield — participants will earn 10 Affluent Points per day for every 1 USDT deposited, plus 400 extra points for completing simple social tasks.
⚫️ The most intriguing part? The chance to become a true OG Affluencer and unlock a whole set of benefits: from eligibility for offline events and priority during the future TGE to an "exclusive extra reward," which appears to be a unique, tradable NFT.
⚫️ The main requirement to earn the "Affluencer" title is to deposit the full 1,000 USDT on day one (today) and keep it locked until the end of the season. There’s a chance the requirements might be slightly changed based on campaign results — but don’t count on it too much.
💡 The Affluent team also announced The Surprise Events that will pop up throughout the season. Write in the comment section your guesses what they might be — and what rewards could be in store?
>> Join the campaign here
🖊 The OG Season will run for exactly 30 days, from July 21 to August 19, 2025. Good luck becoming an "Affluencer" — and don’t forget to read the protocol documentation and pool terms to know exactly where your funds are going.
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👁 What are the prospects for projects like TAC?
⚫️ The TAC project recently launched on the mainnet. As we previously wrote, its main stated goal is to open the way for EVM projects into the Telegram/TON ecosystem. The idea is that Ethereum ecosystem already has a lot to offer, and Telegram has users, so let's connect them via TON.
⚫️ Sounds ambitious. So, should we celebrate this epoch-making event, or is it all just talk? We're publishing an #opinion piece: remember, this is a subjective view that doesn't claim to be the absolute truth.
⚫️ The idea of "let's connect two ecosystems" has already emerged in other industries. For example, in mobile development, there are projects like Flutter. They offer the following:
Companies, why maintain two development teams for Android and iOS? It's better to write universal code for both platforms at once with our project.
The project is useful, but it's important to understand the limits of its usefulness and not expect too much.
💀 How do project teams fall out?
⚫️ We previously reported on the shutdown of @Ton_TradeBot. Recently, new developments have emerged around it. The bot itself stated, “We are reborn as @DinoTonBot.” Meanwhile, its channel claimed, “SCAM ALERT: we are not involved with any project named Dino.” This left users guessing: if both the bot and the channel are official, who’s telling the truth — and who’s the scammer?
⚫️ Now the bot’s message has been rephrased in a more careful tone. The new text is written on behalf of the “technical team of TonTradingBot” and says something along the lines of: “Our paths have diverged from the marketing team, but we believe in TON’s potential and are continuing our work in the new bot.”
⚫️ That sheds light on the situation. It seems that when a disagreement arose within the team, one side retained technical access to the bot, while the other controlled the channel. Unable to reach an internal resolution, both sides began making announcements on behalf of the entire project.
⚫️ This is far from the first internal conflict in the crypto world. Disagreements once significantly delayed the launch of Tezos. Within the Bitcoin community, they led to the Bitcoin Cash fork. And outside of crypto? Just look at how Steve Jobs was once fired from Apple.
⚫️ So it’s worth reflecting not just on this specific bot case, but on these kinds of situations more broadly. If any team can fall apart, is there a way to learn from this and reduce the risk of serious issues?
💡 One possible takeaway: when launching a crypto project with others, everything often feels friendly and unified. But it might be wise to discuss upfront who has what rights in case of a split. Kind of like a prenup — everyone thinks, “We won’t need that, we’re in this together forever,” but life tends to prove otherwise.
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🚀 Onchain transfers right inside Telegram
⚫️ Yesterday, the MyTonWallet team launched the @push service, which allows users to send token transfers without even leaving the messenger. The entire process is decentralized, and the recipient is identified via Telegram’s official public key.
⚫️ Unlike other popular Telegram Mini Apps for sending crypto, this one doesn’t require you to top up a bot balance. To make a transfer, simply connect any non-custodial TON wallet and sign the transaction.
⚫️ You can send the @push command in any chat, group, or channel — even without prior authorization in the app. Just include the amount, currency type, and the Telegram username of the recipient if you're sending to a specific person in the chat.
⚫️ Transfers are available in $USDT, $TON, and $MY tokens, and the amount can be entered in fiat currencies (usd, eur, rub). You can choose conversion from $USDT or $TON. Plus, your transfer can include arithmetic operations and emoji-laced messages.
>> As a result, the command might look like: @push (number or formula using + - * /) (crypto or fiat currency) (username) (message).
💡 You can even send tokens to users who don’t yet have a TON address — the funds will be stored in a smart contract until the recipient accepts the transfer. Sounds like an organic way to onboard people into blockchain via Telegram, doesn’t it?
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🏆 Who would be the best ambassador for Telegram/TON?
⚫️ Snoop Dogg’s recent gifts sparked controversy, with some accusing them of promoting soft drugs. In response, Pavel Durov posted that he doesn’t use any addictive substances—not even coffee—and doesn’t recommend them to anyone. This raises a question: why is someone whose values contradict Durov’s serving as Telegram’s ambassador? Couldn’t someone else be a better fit?
⚫️ Of course, finding the right celebrity isn’t easy—some might decline, others might ask for too much money. At least Snoop Dogg is involved in the crypto space. But in this #opinion piece, let’s dream a little: which global stars would align with the values of Telegram and TON? Are there any who care about privacy or decentralization? A few come to mind:
⚫️Kendrick Lamar. Back in 2017, he casually mentioned Telegram in his song “Element”: “I know the feds watchin', auntie on my Telegram like, 'Be cautious!'” Since Kendrick has been a user for years, maybe a collaboration would interest him?
⚫️Keanu Reeves. Among Hollywood stars, he leads one of the most private lives, staying out of the spotlight—so privacy clearly matters to him. Thanks to The Matrix and Cyberpunk 2077, he’s also become a cyberpunk icon, making him a good fit for tech-forward products like blockchain. At one point, Durov posed not shirtless, but dressed all in black—a look that drew comparisons to Neo.
⚫️ Sweetie Fox. This one’s partly tongue-in-cheek: the adult film actress has already appeared on The Gateway thanks to DeDust.io, so she’s familiar with the TON ecosystem. But on a more serious note, it’s interesting to consider how intimate content aligns with the ideology of privacy. Encrypted chats, self-destructing messages, anonymous numbers and transactions—these features often serve people seeking privacy in their sexual lives.
🖊 Who would you choose as an ambassador? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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👁 How to clearly explain custodial vs. non-custodial?
⚫️ Recently, we mentioned some criticism of TON Space in @wallet: it looks like “we put a wallet inside your wallet.” For newcomers, this can seem strange and confusing: why are there two wallets? What’s the difference? Since this part of the ecosystem is a bit complex, let’s try to explain it as clearly as possible using a real-life analogy in our #howtoton series:
⚫️ When parents first give a child pocket money, they might say: “This money is yours, but we’ll keep it for you. If you want to spend it, just let us know and we’ll pay with it.” At first, this setup might actually be better for the child — for example, they’re less likely to lose the money.
⚫️ But later on, the child usually wants to control their own money. What if they argue with their parents and the parents refuse to let them spend it? On the other hand, if the child keeps the money themselves, they also take on the responsibility of not losing it.
⚫️ It’s similar in crypto. There are two main ways to store funds: custodial and non-custodial. The word custodian means “guardian” or “caretaker”: like in the example with parents, in a custodial setup, another party (such as the service provider) has access to your funds. For example, funds stored on centralized exchanges like Binance are custodial. This can be convenient, but not completely safe: the creators of the FTX exchange, for instance, misused their users’ funds illegally.
⚫️ Non-custodial wallets, on the other hand, mean that only you control your funds. If you use Tonkeeper or MyTonWallet, for example, even the developers of those wallets don’t have access to your money. This is more secure, but also comes with full responsibility: you must not lose your seed phrase and must keep it secret — otherwise, no support team can help you recover access.
⚫️ Beginners often find custodial wallets easier to use, but experienced TON users usually prefer non-custodial ones: in addition to being more secure, they also let you authenticate in various TON projects. Since both options have their pros and cons, @wallet decided to offer both. By default, a beginner-friendly custodial wallet is created, but you can easily open a non-custodial one in the TON Space section — a “two-in-one” solution.
🖊 Does this explanation make sense? If you still have questions, feel free to ask in the comments.
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🔥 Tolk 1.0 released: why it matters?
⚫️ Yesterday, version 1.0 of Tolk, a new programming language for TON smart contracts designed to replace FunC, was officially released. While the announcement mostly attracted developer attention, it’s a meaningful milestone for the TON ecosystem as a whole. Why?
⚫️ For one, the official channel notes that rewriting standard smart contracts from FunC to Tolk significantly reduced gas consumption. This means that Tolk could help lower transaction fees on the network.
⚫️ More importantly, Tolk is designed to simplify developers’ lives compared to FunC. As we recently cited from Denis Vasin (Storm Trade), one of the major issues facing TON is the difficulty of development:
Good teams, money, and talent flow to places where building is cheaper and earning is easier.
⌨️ The Weekly TON: Highlights of the week. Part 2
🔥 The TON blockchain just got faster! The TON Core team completed a series of optimizations, making operations 10 times faster during periods of low network load. We explained how they achieved such results in a dedicated post.
⚫️ The Open Platform team raised $28 million in an investment round at a $1 billion valuation, becoming the first unicorn on TON. We break down where this valuation came from and how tech startup investments typically work.
⚫️ At the EthCC conference, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin listed key questions every crypto project founder should ask themselves to preserve decentralization. We covered them in our "opinion" section.
⚫️ IdeaTON took place in Cannes — the first stage of two-week The Open Hack competition with an $8,000 prize pool. Read about the top focus areas on TON in 2025 and submit your application to join!
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💡 New opportunities for builders on TON
⚫️ The creation of new projects must go on — even with bootcamps on pause! That’s why this Thursday, during the EthCC crypto conference, the two-week competition The Open Hack kicked off with a prize pool of $8,000 and additional perks for winning teams.
⚫️ IdeaTON could be attended offline in Cannes or watched via a live stream on YouTube, hosted by Alena, Director of Ecosystem Success (a role many were curious about), and Julien, TON Europe Hub Lead.
⚫️ The event opened with the big question: "What projects should you build on TON in 2025?" Alena introduced five categories that participants should focus on: GameFi, Telegram Assets, Simplified DeFi, Payments, and AI.
⚫️ Projects are encouraged to take the form of Telegram Mini Apps, with several examples provided for each category:
Payments: platforms for simple fiat-to-crypto exchange across different countries, virtual credit cards, apps offering promos and cashback from local businesses.
Simplified DeFi: one-click investing (like the new Mini App from FIVA we wrote about last week), straightforward yield from tokenized and liquid assets.
GameFi: casual, mid-core, social games — and new formats that go beyond Tap-to-Earn and Incremental (IDLE), focusing on tasks and competitive mechanics.
Telegram Assets: platforms for trading and engaging with Gifts, Stickers, Usernames, Anonymous Numbers — anything your imagination can come up with.
AI: onboarding help for new TON users, AI integration into GameFi, DeFi, and SocialFi applications.
And finally — teams are encouraged to mix and match these categories to find a unique combo that could go viral and capture users' attention.
📈 What is a “Unicorn”?
⚫️ Yesterday, news spread widely that the company TOP became the first unicorn in the TON ecosystem, with a valuation of $1 billion. But what does that actually mean? Was this a major milestone for TON or something less significant? Here’s an explanation for those unfamiliar with the world of venture capital.
⚫️ A startup’s life usually looks like this: “We’re working on an innovative product and believe in its potential, but since we’re not yet profitable, we need funding.” Venture capitalists can provide that funding in exchange for a stake in the company. Their logic: “If we help bring a successful idea to life and own a part of it, our investment could yield substantial returns.”
⚫️ Imagine an investor is ready to give a startup $1 million. How much equity should they receive in return? To figure that out, the company needs to be valued — what would be a reasonable total price for the whole business? Once that valuation is set, the investor’s share is the portion that $1 million represents of the total.
⚫️ But how do you value a company? For an established business, you can look at its revenue. But for a young startup with an uncertain future, it’s harder. It might grow into a giant — or it might go bankrupt.
⚫️ It’s a bit like investing in cryptocurrency: no one knows the future for sure, but informed guesses can be made. So a startup’s valuation during a funding round is essentially the investors’ projection of its future potential. “We believe this company will be worth more than this in the future. If we’re right, our stake will increase in value and our investment will pay off.”
⚫️ So the "unicorn news” means investors put in $28.5 million and valued the company at $1 billion — because they believe it could be worth even more one day. On the one hand, that’s a positive sign: despite all the challenges facing TON, there are still investors who believe in the ecosystem’s potential. On the other hand, there’s no guarantee those investors are right — only time will tell.
💡 The term “unicorn” was originally used to describe startups valued at $1 billion or more because such companies were extremely rare. These days, unicorns are more common — for example, MoonPay, whose founder Max Crown has since joined the TON Foundation, was valued at $3 billion. So while TOP is the first unicorn in TON, it’s far from the first in the broader crypto space.
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🐤 Will stickers overtake gifts: Analyzing the NFT scene on TON
⚫️ While the Gift market is on pause awaiting new drops (some users believe a fresh collection could launch as early as July 4, in time for US Independence Day), and trading volume hovers around $1,000,000, it’s the perfect time to shift attention to Stickers.
⚫️ New collections keep arriving steadily: on June 20, the official pack from Bored Ape Yacht Club launched, and this Monday, a new lottery-based allocation model was tested for Bones sticker pack from DOGS Unleashed — aimed at fairer distribution.
⚫️ On the BAYC sticker launch day, secondary market trading volume on PalaceNFT, MRKT, and Harbor (formerly IGLOO) hit an all-time high of $570,600. Meanwhile, a new mint Mini App is on the way from the owner of the collectibles and nft usernames — for now, users can invite referrals and farm XP.
⚫️ As you can see, the Sticker scene may not rival Telegram Gifts just yet, but it’s definitely alive and kicking. No surprise — it actually has several strong advantages:
1. Primary market purchases have long been available for TON in the web version of Sticker Pack. While the Gift market remains mostly offchain, almost 40% of Sticker Pack transactions are on-chain, in crypto.
2. While Gifts are tied to Telegram and only refer to pop culture (Rolex, Sailor Moon, Star Wars), many sticker drops launch directly in collaboration with iconic projects (like Bored Ape, Azuki), boosting their value for fans.
3. While Sticker utility in Telegram remains unclear, it’s not off the table — which keeps user interest high. Tokenization of existing sticker packs is also something to watch for in the near future.
👁 What is ZK?
⚫️ Recently, Vitalik Buterin published a post about the shortcomings of ZK-based identity systems. While there are currently no such projects in TON, the zero-knowledge (ZK) approach is already being applied in the TONNEL project. So in our #howtoton column, let’s break it down: what is ZK, and what does it offer users?
⚫️ There’s a common issue: when someone needs to prove something about themselves, they often have to share more information than necessary. For example, if someone wants to buy alcohol and shows their ID to prove they’re of legal age, the seller can also see their name, birthday, and more.
⚫️ Many people don’t want to share personal information, and it would be ideal if a system could help avoid that. Imagine a scenario where a buyer could simply prove to the seller, “I’m of legal age,” without showing a passport or even revealing their exact age.
⚫️ In the crypto world, privacy is especially valued — and that’s where these kinds of systems have emerged. They’re based on zero-knowledge proofs, which allow one party to prove a fact to another without revealing any information other than the fact itself.
⚫️ One application of ZK is for making transactions more private. In a blockchain explorer, you can see which addresses sent funds to which others. But with zero-knowledge proofs, it’s possible to “obscure the trail” by mixing addresses. In Ethereum, this was implemented by the Tornado Cash project; in TON, it’s being done by TONNEL. However, many governments argue that anonymization hinders criminal investigations, and as a result, the creators of Tornado Cash faced criminal prosecution.
💡 But ZK isn’t just for anonymizing transactions. It also has other use cases — like the identity systems mentioned earlier, which function like a “passport you don’t need to take out.” These projects haven’t gone mainstream yet, but development is ongoing. One of the most high-profile examples is Worldcoin, backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. This space is worth keeping an eye on, and we’ll be diving deeper into it in the future.
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