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⌨️ The Weekly TON: Highlights of the week. Part 1
⚫️ The first virtual festival in the TON ecosystem — TON FEST — has officially wrapped up. We stopped by the event, wandered through the 3D space, and completed a few tasks to form our own impressions, which we shared in a dedicated post.
⚫️ The popular Tap-to-Earn Mini App Blum announced the long-awaited TGE of its $BLUM token and, by the end of the week, published the criteria for receiving the airdrop. The snapshot is scheduled for June 7, so there’s still time to farm more points and check out our article on the end of the clicker era.
⭐️ Pavel Durov announced a partnership between Telegram and the GrokAI neural network — only for Elon Musk to clarify hours later that "no deal has been signed." We break down the rest of last Wednesday’s explosive news and analyze the teaser video to see what features might be coming to the messenger.
⚫️ In a new howtoton post, we explore the DeFi strategy of "looping," which can significantly boost liquid staking yields. We explain the role lending protocols play in the process — and whether it's actually possible to send your funds into an infinite loop.
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✔️ The Open Network resumes operation after block generation pause
⚫️ What happened? Today, at around 13:15 UTC, a malfunction in the masterchain led to the suspension of block production. Users were unable to send transactions, and all DeFi services came to a halt.
⚫️ Shortly after the issue was detected, TON Foundation CEO Max Crown responded to our post on X (Twitter): "The TON Core team is aware and working to resolve it. They expect a fix within the next hour."
⚫️ Just 40 minutes later, the developers released a quick fix, restoring block production. The patch only required updating a few masterchain validators.
💡 In total, it took about 1 hour and 15 minutes to resolve the problem. TON Core has promised to publish a technical report soon.
⚫️ Ironically, the incident happened on a Sunday — once again proving that true decentralization doesn’t take weekends off, and TON still has a long journey ahead to fully achieve it.
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🔥 Rebranding of TON Ecosystem’s social media!
Just moments ago, the official TON Twitter account announced a renaming of The Open Network’s core communities and channels — but the post was deleted shortly after. Here’s what it said:
⚫️ The Telegram channel “TON Community” will now be called simply Toncoin
⚫️ The Telegram channel and X page “TON Society” will instead take on the name TON Community
⚫️ Local groups (such as TON Society Europe, TON Society CIS) will be rebranded as TON Hub (likely with regional tags)
⚫️ Society Builders will be renamed to TON Builder
💀 The inactive Telegram channel “The Open Network” will be shut down
This decision comes in light of the ecosystem’s rapid growth and TON’s need for clearer communication and stronger branding. Hopefully, this move will help elevate engagement with the community to the next level.
We’re keeping a close eye on the situation and waiting for the official announcement to be reposted. The changes continue!
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✈️ What will the Grok and Telegram integration look like?
⚫️ After today’s big news — Pavel Durov’s visit to Dubai, the appointment of a former Visa executive as VP of Payment Strategy at TON Foundation, and a $1.5 billion investment into Telegram bonds — the headline event became the partnership between the messenger and Elon Musk’s company xAI.
⚫️ As early as this summer, the GrokAI, previously integrated into X (Twitter), will arrive in Telegram — not just as a chatbot, but as a built-in part of the messenger. In return, Pavel Durov will receive $300 million from xAI and 50% of the revenue from Grok subscriptions sold through Telegram.
⚫️ The official teaser video gave us a glimpse of what to expect from the collaboration:
Search access. In the chat, channel, and app search bar, users will be able to ask Grok anything by clicking a new button with the AI companion’s logo.
Handy chatbot. The Grok chat will be pinned by default for all users, and every conversation with the AI will be organized into separate topics — similar to threads in group chats.
Text editor. Right from the message input bar, users will be able to highlight text and press the «Expand» button, prompting Grok to build on the message using the context of the ongoing discussion.
Digests and summaries. If you’ve got a bunch of unread messages or want a quick take on a PDF document or information on a link, just tap «Summarize» and get a brief recap.
Chat assistant. Grok can act as a group moderator — issuing warnings, blocking users, replying to messages on your behalf, and even fact-checking claims.
Media generation. Upon request, the AI assistant will be able to generate animated stickers and images for your profile picture.
⌨️ The Weekly TON: Highlights of the week
💎 Today marks four years since TON Blockchain transitioned from testnet to mainnet! On May 26, 2021, the community voted to rename Testnet2 to Mainnet — and not long after, the NewTON team became what we now know now as TON Foundation.
⚫️ Is Snoop Dogg genuinely interested in the Telegram Gifts market, or is this just another promo deal he’ll forget about soon? We reviewed the rapper’s journey in the crypto world to get closer to the truth.
⚫️ We listed five reasons why even regular TON users should care about the blockchain’s technical underpinnings we write about from time to time — from understanding potential risks to satisfying simple curiosity. Find the full list here.
⚫️ What’s the best stable asset in the TON ecosystem right now? We explored the safest places to park your funds during uncertain times — and how an unexpected option has emerged thanks to TON and Telegram.
⚫️ What is APY, and how do you evaluate it before jumping into a reward campaign or DeFi protocol? In our educational howtoton series, we explain why those high-yield numbers aren’t always what they seem.
⚫️ By June 1, Telegram may be fully blocked in Vietnam — Reuters reported citing a document from the Ministry of Technology dated May 21, 2025. We broke down the reasons behind this decision and other details in our article.
⚫️ With crypto founders increasingly targeted by scams and even kidnappings, our latest antiscam post sheds light on fraudsters using highly personalized approach to drain victims’ savings or gaining access to the organization's funds.
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🍌 How scammers approach crypto entrepreneurs
⚫️ Scammers use various methods to choose their victims. Some send thousands of identical messages to random chats, hoping to lure in some random persons. Others select specific individuals and take a personalized approach. Previously, in our #antiscam section, we discussed the former; today, we're focusing on the latter.
⚫️ One such incident happened recently. Ruslan Sokolovsky, creator of the $DUREV token, reported that scammers contacted him posing as the TON Foundation. They spoofed the email address, a common technique we've already covered. However, in this case, they didn't just send a scam link; they made a plausible offer specifically regarding his token. This indicates they did their homework on Ruslan, figuring out how to approach him.
⚫️ Moreover, there's a growing wave of not just scams but more aggressive actions globally, such as kidnappings of crypto project owners for ransom. While this doesn't entirely fit into the #antiscam category, it also demonstrates a personalized approach. Criminals identify individuals "who should have a lot of crypto" and then develop a plan to abduct that specific person.
⚫️ There are also many older stories. For instance, scammers would use social engineering to gain the trust of someone on a major crypto project's team to access the project's funds through them. Here, too, they didn't message a bunch of random people but deliberately figured out how to gain the trust of specific individuals.
⚫️ The stories differ, but a common theme emerges. If you're a regular user with modest funds, you might receive generic, templated messages from scammers. However, if you have access to large crypto sums (whether personal or from a project), you might personally attract more focused attention.
⚫️ This means that in such cases, the approaches can seem very convincing. They won't just send a standard "EARN WITH US" link; they might know details about your work, your social circle, and your place of residence. And considering all this, they can craft a message that closely resembles a genuine, profitable offer.
💡 So, if you control significant funds, you need to double-check everything much more carefully than an average user. For example, even if a long-time acquaintance sends a lengthy, two-screen business proposal, scroll up. Is it definitely not a clone account specifically writing two screens so you won't notice "our previous message history is missing in this chat"?
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✔️ What do beginners need to understand about APY?
⚫️ In early May, we wrote about the tgUSD project and immediately noticed that the "over 60% APY" figure would surely drop significantly soon. This is exactly what happened: it now reports an APY of 9%.
⚫️ This reminds us that newcomers should generally approach APY values with caution: they can be misinterpreted, and then you might get upset when inflated expectations don't come true. Therefore, in the #howtoton section, we'll figure out how to avoid this.
⚫️ The concept of APY (annual percentage yield) is usually applied to cases where funds can be deposited somewhere for interest. Roughly speaking, if a certain service's APY is always 5%, you can deposit 100 USDT there, and after a year, withdraw 105 USDT. (Here, we could also talk about the difference between APY and APR, but we'll save that for a separate post.)
⚫️ So, is it just "annual interest" like on a bank deposit? It seems so, but there's a nuance. If you see a service reporting an astonishingly high APY, like 100%, it doesn't mean you'll be able to double your savings there in a year. Sometimes, scammers use such numbers to lure people in, while other times, perfectly legitimate services will show them, but with important caveats like these:
1. Deposits are only possible for very short terms. For example, back in 2022, the bit.com exchange offered to stake Toncoin for 8 days with 100% APY. Yes, during those 8 days, investments would grow much faster than if they were in "regular" staking. But at 100% annual interest over 8 days, they only manage to grow by 2.19%. For some, this is a nice quick bonus, but it won't make you rich.
2. The deposit can be long-term, but the APY value can change significantly over time. Let's say a new service wrote, "We have 100% APY", and you deposited funds. At first, they grew at that stated rate. But when, for example, those same 8 days passed, and the sum had already increased by 2.19%, the APY dropped to 2%, and all further growth proceeded at that snail's pace.
⚫️ If you don't understand this beforehand, you might get upset: "They promised 100%, but they lied." But if the service didn't declare "fixed APY," then it didn't promise to maintain it like that all year. For example, on the Ethena website, the APY indicator honestly states: "This is based on last week's data, it may be different in the future."
💡 And there's also a "happy way" of looking at it. Where does surprisingly high APY even come from? If we're not talking about scammers, it could be a marketing campaign: a new service, at launch, invested funds to temporarily create a high APY and attract users. And if you look at it that way, it turns out that whoever managed to participate in the promotion got a bonus. Yes, they absolutely didn't double their savings, but they "caught free money." And that sounds much better than "broken promises," right? The main thing is to be realistic and not expect "free money" to be given out indefinitely.
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👁 Why understand the technical details of TON?
⚫️ We publish a wide range of content. When we announce the launch of a new TON project, it’s immediately clear why you might want to know: it could be useful to you. But when we post something like “What are collators?”, a reader might ask:
Why should I care? Sure, some people need to know this for work. But if I’m just a regular user, why should I bother learning this stuff?
🦴 Is Snoop Dogg really into crypto?
⚫️ TON channels have been discussing the news that rapper Snoop Dogg has launched the @snoopdogg channel and owns collectible Telegram gifts—apparently becoming an ambassador. So, is TON’s strategy for breaking into the American market to partner with celebrities? Will we see more of this from others? Possibly, but it’s also interesting to consider Snoop Dogg’s previous activity in the web3 space.
⚫️ When celebrities promote crypto projects, it doesn't always mean they understand the crypto world. For some, it’s just another sponsorship deal: today it’s a token, tomorrow it’s perfume. But there are also stars who take a genuine interest in crypto and may HODL the tokens they promote.
⚫️ Previously, during the promotion of Telegram stickers, wrestler Ric Flair launched an official Telegram channel @ricflair and a sticker pack. It drew criticism: “Ric is 75—does he even know what stickers are? A retiree allowed someone to start a channel in his name, what’s the big deal?” That channel now looks abandoned, having failed to gain even 1,000 subscribers. Flair no longer plays any role in the community.
⚫️ With Snoop Dogg, though, the situation is different. While he is “old school” by hip-hop standards (he rose to fame back in 1993), there’s no question of whether he knows what crypto is. He doesn’t engage with it every day, but he has a consistent interest in things like NFTs.
⚫️ It started years ago — back in 2021, he tweeted a meme playing on the similarity between “Snoop Dogg” and “Dogecoin.” The price of Dogecoin jumped after that tweet, and the Dogecoin community embraced him. The love turned out to be mutual—he expressed more support later.
⚫️ He also invested in sound.xyz, a startup aiming to connect the web3 world and the music industry. It seems he’s interested in both areas, and in this case, they overlap. And most recently, this year, Snoop performed at Crypto Ball in the U.S.—an event that brought together many key players in the American crypto scene.
💡 So, the situation could develop in different ways. Maybe Snoop’s channel will end up abandoned like Flair’s. But maybe he’ll continue acquiring TON assets—and the rest of us will get a chance to sell him an NFT.
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🍌 How scammers impersonate us
⚫️ In our #antiscam Friday series, we’ve already covered phishing, where scammers pose as well-known projects or individuals. But for your safety, we want to highlight a specific risk: you might encounter a fake The Daily TON.
⚫️ For example, sometimes “clones” pop up right in our comment sections. They use The Daily TON’s name and avatar to make their comments look like they’re from the official channel. Typically, they post something like:
We’ve stopped charging for VIP channel access ❗️ Enter this code in Telegram search! ⚡️ ONLY THE FASTEST WILL JOIN!
💡 Where to exchange your accumulated Telegram Stars?
⚫️ Back in January, we covered a range of services for managing Stars — from platforms where you could buy Stars and Premium without KYC, to those allowing you to trade gifts and usernames or even send Stars directly in chats. Since then, some of these services have shut down, while others have grown significantly and expanded their functionality.
⚫️ A clear trend has emerged: it's much easier to buy Stars from third-party platforms than to convert them back into TON, USDt, or especially fiat. The main reason lies in the risk of Telegram Stars refunds we’ve mentioned in our posts before: a user can buy Stars, exchange them for USDt via a Mini App, then request a refund from Apple — which may still be approved up to 21 days after purchase.
⚫️ Meanwhile, the demand to exchange Stars has only increased in recent weeks. Now, not only channel owners earn Stars through Star reactions and referral links — regular users can earn them too by enabling paid messages or listing gifts for sale on the official Telegram marketplace (user profile page).
⚫️ So, what does Telegram itself offer? Naturally, the platform wants earned Stars to stay within its ecosystem. That’s why there are plenty of spending options — from buying new gifts to paying for Telegram Ads. But for those determined to cash out, there are two main routes:
1. If you earned Stars from paid messages. Head to «Settings», «My Stars». After 21 days, you’ll see an option to withdraw them to Fragment.com. There, you’ll be able to convert Stars to TON and send them to a non-custodial wallet — but KYC is required.
2. If you earned Stars in any other way: You’ll need a workaround — create a Telegram channel and add Star reaction to your own post — as many as you want to withdraw (factoring in the commission). You’ll still need to wait 21 days and complete KYC on Fragment.com. The Stars withdrawal option will be available in «Channel Settings», «Monetization».
⚫️ Finally, some services are still willing to exchange Telegram Stars — despite the refund risks — and will send TON or USDt directly to your TON wallet. Since there are no fully trusted platforms yet, we won’t be sharing any links — but you can find a few options via Telegram search or in the Apps Center catalog.
🖊 Just remember: there are no guarantees a third-party service will actually process your exchange. If you still decide to try it, do your research, look for user reviews, and carefully read the terms before making any transaction.
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⌨️ The Weekly TON: Highlights of the week. Part 2
⚫️ In the tangled world of GitHub commits and pull requests, we spotted hints pointing to the upcoming release of a mobile version of Tonkeeper Pro. Here is what we found — and why checking DeFi project repositories from time to time can be surprisingly useful.
⚫️ In a new post from our regular antiscam series, we cover a common scam technique — link spoofing in Telegram posts and messages. Find out how scammers disguise their websites as popular platforms and whether it resembles the use of referral links.
⚫️ The TON Core team released their April progress report, with special focus on the upcoming launch of collators on TON Blockchain. We explain what validator responsibilities they’ll take over — and how this change could improve network performance.
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✔️ What are collators and how will they change TON Blockchain?
⚫️ The TON Core channel recently published several posts summarizing their progress in April 2025. While many of the updates (like node and API improvements, or new TOLK language versions) don't directly affect everyday users, one major development stood out — the long-awaited launch of collators, set for May-July 2025.
⚫️ So, what exactly are collators? To understand that, let’s revisit TON’s key advantage over other L1 networks: outstanding throughput scalability, which is achieved by dividing workchains into shardchains. Each shardchain has its own set of users and validators responsible for processing transactions and generating new blocks.
⚫️ But a shard can’t be validated by the same group of validators forever — that would risk collusion or even a 51% (67% for TON) attack. That’s why validators are regularly shuffled and randomly reassigned to different shards. To validate a shard, though, they need to know its full state — and since they can’t predict which shardchain they’ll validate next, they’re forced to store the state of all shards. This massively increases the load on the system.
⚫️ That’s where collators come in. Unlike validators, collators are assigned to a specific shardchain permanently, so now they will store the state of shardchains and generate new blocks. Validators, on the other hand, will now only follow the masterchain — not every shard like before — and simply verify and sign the blocks prepared by collators. This will significantly reduce the load on validators and improve overall network stability.
💡 Interesting fact: the validator-collator separation was originally planned for Q4 2023 — the old roadmap screenshot from ton.org/roadmap confirm it. But that was the same period when the team had to urgently optimize the blockchain for BRC-20 compatibility and prepare for the clicker game airdrop boom, so it’s no surprise the collators had to wait.
⚫️ Fast forward to today, and we’re seeing real momentum with the new roadmap for Accelerator — the update designed to improve network scalability. Collators are now being actively tested and merged, with a testnet activation planned for June and a mainnet launch in July. Fingers crossed TON Core pulls it off this time!
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🔥 Telegram rolls out an update with gift resales for Stars!
⚫️ We barely had time to explore the new group call features and business account tools before Telegram has dropped another batch of updates — including the highly anticipated Gift arketplace we detailed in a recent post.
Starting today, you can use Telegram Stars to buy thousands of rare gifts from other users in a safe, easy-to-use gift marketplace.
⌨️ Is TON doing well or poorly?
⚫️ Sentiment within the TON community is all over the place. Some are complaining: “The tap-to-earn bubble has burst, and TON has nothing else to offer. The price is down, the airdrops are disappointing, and there’s no mass adoption.” Others push back: “TON is a project aiming for a billion users — it’s on a long journey. You hit the first bump in the road and you’re already whining. In 10 years, it’ll be thriving, and you’ll regret not buying in cheap back in 2025.”
⚫️ So who’s right? Should you abandon TON or double down on the ecosystem? Nobody knows what the future holds (not even Pavel Durov), so only time will truly tell. Still, there are a few things we think are worth pointing out. This is just our subjective view — we’re not claiming to hold the ultimate truth.
⚫️ One interesting thing is that people’s opinions about crypto often depend on their entry point. Someone who discovered TON in 2024 and bought in at $7 might now be glumly tallying their losses. Meanwhile, someone who got in at $1 back in 2022 has tripled their investment. So today’s $3 price looks very different to each of them: bad news for one, good news for the other.
⚫️ Even more telling is this: people seem to be operating on completely different timeframes. There’s the “trader” mindset: essentially, “buy low today, sell high tomorrow.” Naturally, folks with this perspective may be disappointed with TON — they bought in hoping to sell at a profit, but the price dropped instead.
⚫️ Then there’s the “HODLer” mindset: invest for the long haul in something you believe in. Early crypto enthusiasts once took this approach with Bitcoin, back when its future was far from certain. Some got rich (assuming they didn’t lose their wallet keys over the years). And in TON’s case, the foresighted ones were those who snapped up lots of anonymous numbers when they first went on sale. But when admiring these success stories, it’s crucial to remember: “early HODLers” existed not only in Bitcoin, but also in projects that eventually shut down — taking their believers’ savings with them.
⚫️ In fact, “traders” and “HODLers” often end up arguing the same points. Traders complain that it’s time to ditch TON because “everything is falling.” HODLers respond that short-term price swings don’t matter. After all, Bitcoin went through its own “crypto winters” and wrecked many traders — but each time, it bounced back even stronger. Over a 10-year horizon, it turned out to be incredibly profitable for HODLers.
💡 In the end, this starts to resemble the “big-endians vs. little-endians” debate from Gulliver’s Travels: a fundamentally pointless argument. Because it mixes two very different questions — what you can flip for profit tomorrow, and how humanity might handle money 10 years from now. It makes more sense to discuss these separately.
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🔥 USDe staking and multisend: Welcoming summer with a new MyTonWallet version
The MyTonWallet non-custodial wallet team continues to deliver steady monthly updates. Here’s a quick rundown of the highlights:
⚫️ The staking section now includes USDe, the stablecoin by Ethena — a partnership first announced at TOKEN2049 in Dubai. You can now purchase and stake USDe directly in the app interface, with APY reaching up to 18%.
⚫️ Founders of TON-based projects will appreciate the new multiple transfer feature. To send multiple transactions at once, simply hold down the "Send" button and upload a CSV file — or enter addresses, amounts, tokens, and comments manually.
⚫️ In the "Assets" section, holding a token button now opens a context menu with available actions: Buy, Send, Swap, and Stake. There's also a Hide Token button for small balances or spam tokens.
⚫️ Managing TON Domains and buying new addresses just got easier. You can now link a domain to your wallet or renew multiple addresses at once via the "NFT" tab — the app will even notify you when your domains are about to expire.
⚫️ Users can now pin their favorite collections to the main screen — right next to the "NFT" tab. Any set can be featured: from MyTonWallet Cards to the entire Telegram Gifts metacollection.
Don’t forget to update the app to the latest version and let us know in the comments which new feature turned out to be the most useful for you.
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🍌 How scammers sell “signals”
⚫️ One type of fraud in the crypto world involves the sale of so-called “insider information.” Today, in our #antiscam column, we’re breaking it down.
⚫️ You might come across an ad for a “Telegram channel full of useful signals.” This ad might be a video where someone receives a message predicting where the market will go, opens a corresponding position — and confidently ends up in profit. It looks like a dream: how often have you looked at a chart and wished you knew exactly what would happen next?
⚫️ These ads may claim: “We provide this information for free!” Clicking on the link usually leads to a free Telegram channel — but you’ll soon be told that there’s also a VIP channel with a paid subscription, where the real valuable information is shared…
⚫️ The people behind this might claim they “know everything in advance,” but also hedge by saying “the market is complicated, anything can happen.” Here’s what that means for you: if you pay for access to the signals and make a profit, you’ll think, “Wow, they really do know something.” But if you lose money, they can always say, “Well, this time didn’t work out — it happens.” It’s a no-lose situation (for the scammers): they can just say whatever they want!
⚫️ This creates a tricky problem: we’re saying that this is how scammers usually operate — but how do you prove they don’t have insider information? What if they really do know something? How do you disprove it?
⚫️ Well, let’s think about this. Imagine someone actually had information that reliably lets them profit from market moves. Here’s the question: why would they need you? With that kind of knowledge, they could easily get rich on their own — no need to mess around with Telegram channels.
💡 The obvious conclusion: their real source of income isn’t secret knowledge of market movements — it’s naive people willing to pay for access to this nonexistent “secret knowledge.” We recommend you don’t become one of them.
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📈 How looping Increases your earnings
⚫️ You might come across claims like: “Use looping to earn more in DeFi!” We’re not here to persuade you one way or the other, so we won’t say you should use it. But in our #howtoton series, we’ll explain how it works so you can decide for yourself whether it suits you.
⚫️ As you may know, DeFi projects often allow you to deposit your funds so they don’t just sit idle—they earn interest over time. In low-risk, stable-income services like staking, the annual percentage yield (APY) is usually modest—around 4%, for example. But sometimes, you’ll see suggestions that looping can boost that yield—maybe up to 8%. How?
⚫️ Let’s imagine you stake your Toncoin in a liquid staking service with a standard APY. While your Toncoin is staked, you receive a token from the service representing your deposit. Here’s where it gets interesting: you can go to a lending platform that allows you to borrow one type of token by putting another up as collateral. You use your staking token as collateral, borrow more Toncoin, and… stake that as well! In effect, your total staked Toncoin grows “out of thin air.”
⚫️ Later, to reclaim your collateral, you’ll need to repay the borrowed amount. But in the meantime, that borrowed Toncoin has been earning interest in staking. This is how your overall staking returns can increase. And you don’t have to stop after one round: the new staking tokens you received can also be used as collateral to borrow even more. That’s why it’s called “looping”—you’re creating a loop that can be repeated multiple times.
⚫️ However, there are important caveats. Lending platforms always ensure that the collateral you provide exceeds the amount you borrow. So with each new loop, the amount you can borrow decreases. After a few cycles, it may no longer be worthwhile to continue.
⚫️ Also, don’t forget the risks: looping makes you reliant not only on the staking service but also on the lending platform, where there’s a risk of liquidation. And the borrowed funds usually accrue interest as well, making you repay more. So, is looping really profitable in the end? That depends entirely on the specific terms of the services involved.
💡 So looping isn’t some magical, risk-free way to get rich. But if you understand the limitations, it can be a useful tool.
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🍌 Final listing: The end of the clicker era
⚫️ Just two days ago, one of the most popular Telegram Mini Apps, Blum, announced the launch of the $BLUM token on its own platform and major DEXes within the TON ecosystem. The snapshot is scheduled for early June, but the criteria for calculating user rewards remain unknown.
As a reminder, Blum currently has two types of points: Blum Points (earned through farming, tasks, etc.) and Meme Points (for trading tokens on the memepad). There are also separate counters for check-ins and referrals, which might influence the size of the airdrop.
Speaking of bots: in its official statement, Blum repeatedly refers to the accusations from media and influencers as unfounded, shares user stats, and provides a link to a Dune dashboard with detailed data.
👁 What’s happening at TON FEST
⚫️ There's currently a “virtual festival” going on. It was originally scheduled for May 23–25, but has since been extended “for a few more days” without a specific end date. While similar “metaverse events” have taken place on other blockchains, this is a first for TON. So, for those wondering “what this is all about,” we’ve put together a quick overview—and shared a few screenshots in the comments.
⚫️ The @TONFestbot app features a “virtual 3D world” where participants can explore partner project zones and complete tasks in hopes of earning rewards. The results are expected to be announced at the end of May. You can join and look around for free, but some features require a paid ticket.
⚫️ The participating projects vary widely—from TON ecosystem players like DOGS, to broader crypto projects like Trust Wallet, and even some rappers. Most tasks are the usual “follow us on social media” type, but there are a few more original ones as well.
⚫️ Our impressions were mixed. On the one hand, the 3D world is quite memorable—it’s clear a lot of time was spent developing it, and it’s definitely more engaging than a plain list of tasks in yet another tap-to-earn app. On the other hand, the movement within this world can get tedious for some: “In a tap app, I’d just click through quickly, but here I have to run around back and forth.”
⚫️ The most attention-grabbing tasks come from DeFi projects Bidask and EVAA. These require users to interact directly with the project—like “invest at least $10 in a liquidity pool”—so they involve real on-chain activity on TON, rather than just a “subscribe to our channel.” The prize pools for these tasks are also notably larger.
⚫️ However, when the author of The Daily TON tried to complete these two tasks, they didn’t register as completed for some reason. Fortunately, the support teams from Bidask, EVAA, and TON Fest were responsive, so the issue may be solvable. But in our case, we couldn’t resolve it quickly, and didn’t feel like spending too much time on it—after all, festivals are meant to be fun. It seems we just ran into a rare bug, as most participants don’t appear to have this specific issue.
🖊 Surely, some of you are participating as well—feel free to share your own experiences in the comments, whether positive or negative.
@thedailyton
💀 Telegram blocked in Vietnam: New trouble for Pavel Durov?
⚫️ According to Reuters, the Vietnamese government has ordered telecom companies «to deploy solutions and measures to prevent Telegram's activities in Vietnam» by June 2, 2025.
⚫️ What could be behind this decision? A document from Vietnam’s Ministry of Technology, obtained by journalists, claims that
many Telegram channels and groups in the country violated the law, citing fraud, drug trafficking, and «cases suspected of being related to terrorism» among the illegal activities carried out through the app.
many groups with tens of thousands of participants were created by opposition and reactionary subjects spreading anti-government documents.
✈️ The best stablecoin in the TON ecosystem
While Bitcoin breaks through new ATHs, Toncoin has been stuck around the $3 mark for months — despite celebrity collabs and the booming Telegram Gifts market.
⚫️ There are plenty of theories explaining this: some blame liquidity flowing into more conservative cryptocurrencies, others point to the lack of DeFi tools. Back in March, we even published a full post on Toncoin’s price history — to show that things aren’t as bad as they might seem at first glance.
⚫️ One thing’s for sure — users have gotten used to TON not pumping with the rest of the market. Many have already docked most of their portfolios in the calm harbor of stablecoins. It’s a safer space: no stress over price swings, and you can easily swap into BTC or put funds into a DeFi protocol with solid APR.
⚫️ But there’s one more unexpected contender — Telegram Stars. The ecosystem hasn’t been kind to Stars: they disrupted full TON integration into Telegram, refunds are a constant threat, and overall, Stars are a fully centralized tool with only a loose connection to crypto.
⚫️ Ironically though, Stars are now the hottest asset in the TON ecosystem. Whether you’re eyeing new gift collections or shopping in Mini Apps, you’ll definitely want some Stars in your account. Moreover, in essence, they strongly resemble stablecoins with a fixed price: 100 Telegram Stars for $1.50.
⚫️ Of course, going all-in on Stars isn’t the smartest move — no one knows where Telegram will stand a month from now (especially considering Pavel Durov’s political maneuvers), and the gift hype won’t last forever. But purely in terms of value, right now, Stars let you earn from trading gifts without worrying about price volatility.
⚫️ Telegram Stars are indeed playing against Toncoin, pulling in an already limited pool of liquidity. But be honest — it is difficult to imagine full integration of TON and Telegram from the position of an ordinary user, where a gift upgrade or paid message fluctuates in cost every day (the TON rate changes, after all).
So, what do you think about all this?
@thedailyton
⌨️ The Weekly TON: Highlights of the week
🔥 Thanks to a collaboration with Snoop Dogg and other well-known influencers, the Telegram Gifts market experienced unprecedented growth, surpassing the popular NFT marketplace OpenSea in trading volume with a record-breaking $2.6 million.
⚫️ The mobile version of Tonkeeper Pro for iOS has officially launched — something we first hinted at in our GitHub repo deep-dive. We break down how the new app works and why you should take advantage of the free 3-month trial.
⚫️ With the launch of Telegram’s native Gift marketplace and new features that let users earn Stars directly to their account, we’ve put together a guide outlining all the main methods of converting Telegram Stars into TON or USDt.
🚀 The decentralized exchange DeDust.io distributed $320,000 in rewards to $DUST stakers, announced plans for Staking 2.0, and allocated a promo budget of 200,000 $DUST for those who continue to stake.
⚫️ A new Voting system has launched in the Apps Center Mini App catalog, ranking projects in each category based on user votes. We explain how to participate and earn exclusive NFT Gifts by supporting your favorite Mini Apps.
⚫️ In our regular Friday antiscam series, we highlighted scammers posing as official channels or active TON users in group chats and DMs. Not sure how to tell an admin from a scammer? We’ve got you covered.
💀 Just hours after the announcement of Vladimir Smerkis resignation as CMO of Blum, news broke that he’s under criminal investigation for fraud. We’re monitoring the situation and awaiting further updates.
@thedailyton
🚀 $DUST staking gets more transparent: New rewards and version 2.0
⚫️ Over the past few weeks, the TON ecosystem has seen its fair share of heated debates — and one recurring topic has been the distribution of trading fees from the DeDust.io DEX to users staking the $DUST token (the staking program turned one year old on May 2).
⚫️ The platform is known for its active community, but even the most loyal users have increasingly asked the same thing: «When will the rewards finally be distributed consistently — and based on how long the tokens were actually staked?»
🖊 Today, the DeDust.io team not only distributed the long-awaited rewards (covering up to May 9, 2025), but also shared plans for improving the staking mechanism and outlined what to expect in the coming months. Here’s a quick breakdown:
⚫️ A total of ~$320,000 was sent to $DUST stakers. This time, rewards were calculated based on staking duration — preventing scenarios where someone staking just one day before the snapshot received the same amount as long-term participants.
⚫️ Additionally, the rewards were distributed in USDt instead of $DUST — primarily because the news of upcoming payouts led to traders buying up $DUST in hopes of selling after a major buyback. By sending out USDt, the team delivered real value directly to stakers, rather than short-term flippers.
⚫️ What’s next? The developers admits the staking system needs serious upgrades. However, as most of their focus is currently on DeDust X, the team haveve decided to pause further reward distribution until the launch of Staking 2.0, scheduled for early-to-mid Q3 2025.
🏆 Still, $DUST stakers won’t be left empty-handed. From May 10 until the new system goes live, DeDust.io will allocate a promo budget of 200,000 $DUST (~$308,000). Given the current market slowdown, this amount could even exceed what would’ve been collected in fees during that time.
What do you think: will the new staking version offer rewards in $DUST or switch entirely to USDt?
Stay tuned for updates in the official DeDust.io channel.
@thedailyton
✔️ Vote for your favorite Mini Apps in Apps Center!
⚫️ Yesterday, the popular Mini App catalog launched its long-awaited Voting system. Users can now support their favorite projects, and app pages on Apps Center features a visible vote counter.
⚫️ Projects in each category (Games, Payments, Play to Earn, Social & Lifestyle) are ranked by number of upvotes, with the top 3 Mini Apps receiving a special badge with a medal icon.
🏆 And yes — there are perks for users too: at the end of the month, the 50 most active community members will receive exclusive Telegram NFT Gifts.
⚫️ A few important things to note: you can’t just spam upvotes. First, the number of votes you have is limited, and once cast, each vote is locked to that app for 30 days. Second, the Upvote button only becomes active after you've opened the Mini App at least once.
⚫️ You may also notice that some apps still don’t have the Voting feature enabled. This mostly applies to DeFi protocols and projects with more complex functionality. The option to vote for them will be available later — stay tuned for the catalog updates.
⚫️ Another notable detail: a personal profile icon has appeared in the top right corner showing which projects you've voted for, how many votes you have left, your bonus for Telegram Premium, and your current Streak system activity — the higher the league, the more votes you get.
⚫️ Many apps have already started adding tasks that reward users for leaving an upvote — feel free to take part in those campaigns or simply explore the new rankings in Apps Center.
You can share your thoughts on the new Voting system via this link.
@thedailyton
🔥 Tonkeeper Pro for iOS is here
⚫️ Recently, we reported that development on the mobile version of Tonkeeper Pro was underway. Now, the iOS version has been officially released. It’s already available on the App Store, and we took a closer look at it.
⚫️ As a reminder, Tonkeeper Pro initially appeared as a desktop app designed for users who interact with TON extensively. The app itself is free, but a “Pro” subscription unlocks additional features. Now, the same approach is coming to smartphones. We previously mentioned that the subscription would include a free trial, and now we know the trial duration on iOS — a full three months.
⚫️ One striking difference from the standard mobile Tonkeeper is the UI. In addition to the main screen, Tonkeeper Pro features two side panels that can be shown or hidden as needed. One of these panels is dedicated to the wallet list, making Tonkeeper Pro suitable for those who frequently switch between multiple wallets.
⚫️ To make managing multiple wallets easier, Tonkeeper Pro also supports “multi-wallets,” where a single seed phrase gives access to several “subwallets.” In the free version, you can open up to three subwallets with one seed phrase; with a Pro subscription, the number becomes unlimited.
⚫️ Other Tonkeeper Pro features include support for two-factor authentication (2FA) and multi-sig wallets. We previously covered how 2FA works in the desktop version of Tonkeeper Pro. The app also includes features familiar from the standard Tonkeeper app, such as the “Battery” for paying transaction fees and support for USDT on TRC-20 (with fees paid using the Battery instead of TRX).
👁 Our impression: with a three-month free trial, there’s no reason not to give it a try. Plus, from what we understand, the app won’t silently charge you when the trial ends (which often comes as an unpleasant surprise after you’ve forgotten about the subscription). Instead, it will ask for explicit confirmation. Wouldn’t it be nice if all subscription services in the world worked that way?
@thedailyton
⌨️ The Weekly TON: Highlights of the week. Part 1
🔥 The most discussed news of the past week was the release of Telegram's official Gift marketplace. In this post, we explained how buying and selling gifts for Stars works, and in this one, we broke down the Telegram update shortly after it was launched.
⚫️ The TON Teleport project channel revealed that tgBTC will be implemented as a Jetton rather than an Extra Currency, as originally planned. Here we explain why the token standard saga in the TON ecosystem is starting to feel like a long-running American TV show.
⚫️ Stableswap protocol Torch Finance launched its own stablecoin — tgUSD — along with a dedicated Telegram Mini App where users can mint tgUSD and stake it to earn returns (APY at the time of writing: 7.6%).
⚫️ What shapes users' attitudes towards TON, and what are the two main approaches to working with crypto? Is it time to give up on the blockchain during a downtrend, or are its biggest milestones still ahead? We reflect on that in a separate post.
@thedailyton
🍌 How scammers swap links
⚫️ In today’s #antiscam Friday post, we’ll explain a Telegram link feature that scammers exploit. Many of you might already know this, but it’s worth reviewing—you could even share this with less tech-savvy relatives.
⚫️ Essentially, Telegram has two types of links. The first type is “automatic”: when you type a username like @thedailyton or a website like ton.org, Telegram automatically makes it clickable. The second type, such as this link, allows users to make any text clickable and link it to any URL.
⚫️ Here’s how scammers take advantage. Even if you type an address like ton.org, which would normally become an automatic link, it's possible to turn it into the second type and manually redirect it to a different site. For example: we’ll write ton.org again, but try clicking it this time.
⚫️ You might get a message like, “We want to buy your NFT on fragment.com.” But the link won’t lead to the real Fragment site—it’ll take you to a fake page mimicking it. Scammers bet you’ll assume it’s an “automatic” link, so the familiar address and interface lull you into a false sense of security: “If it’s the official Fragment site, I’m safe, right?”
⚫️ A quick caveat: sometimes, links are disguised for non-scammy reasons. Many projects offer bonuses for distributing referral links. For instance, if you start using xRocket via t.me/xrocket?start=i_thedailyton, the platform knows you came from us. We’re fine with bonuses and might use such links. But we avoid cluttering posts with long, ugly URLs, so we may format them as @xRocket. How are we different from scammers? We’re not redirecting you to a fake site—just to the real one, with a referral tag that doesn’t cost you anything.
💡 Bottom line: When a Telegram post/message tempts you with “automatic-looking” links to crypto projects, check where they actually lead. On your phone, long-tap the link to see the full URL in the Telegram app. On computer, hover your mouse over the link without clicking. Trust no one blindly—not even us. What if we get hacked tomorrow and scammers post something against our will?
@thedailyton
👁 Is Tonkeeper Pro coming to mobile?
⚫️ Some developments in the TON ecosystem can be spotted even before their official announcements—if you know where to look. A number of projects publish their source code on GitHub, and when new commits appear, they can sometimes offer clues about ongoing work.
⚫️ Today, we’ll describe just such a case. As a reminder, there’s a desktop application called Tonkeeper Pro, designed for active TON users who need a feature-rich wallet. In addition to the standard free mode, it offers a “Pro” subscription with extra capabilities. However, on smartphones, only the regular Tonkeeper app is available so far—without any Pro features. So far, there were no official announcements regarding that. But GitHub is already showing some interesting signs.
⚫️ In the repository for the desktop version of Tonkeeper Pro, there’s a large pull request titled “Mobile App,” which includes many commits. This suggests that a significant amount of work has been done, although it’s not yet available to users. So what exactly does this work involve?
⚫️ If you check the list of commits and look at the most recent ones, you’ll notice references to a “mobile Pro” version in their titles. For example, there’s a commit named “add mobile pro promoting banner.”
⚫️ And if you dive into the commits themselves, the code reveals even more details. One commit includes a line that reads: “Free Pro Trial Activated,” suggesting that access to the expanded set of features may begin with a free trial rather than requiring immediate payment. Another commit includes the line: “Tonkeeper Pro — now on iPhone.” This could indicate that the iOS version will launch first, with Android coming later.
💡 Of course, it’s hard to draw definitive conclusions from code—new commits tomorrow could change everything. But we can cautiously say this: a mobile version of Tonkeeper Pro now seems highly likely. We’ll keep watching and will report back as soon as there’s an official announcement. In the meantime, it’s fun to “peek” into the development process and share what we find ahead of others.
@thedailyton
📈 Torch Finance launches a yield-bearing stablecoin
⚫️ While some are waiting for Ethena to launch on TON, another project has already taken the lead by offering its own yield-generating stablecoin. Torch Finance, previously known for creating a stableswap DEX, has now introduced a new product called tgUSD, along with its mini-app @tgusd_official_bot.
⚫️ Through this app, users can mint the tgUSD stablecoin by depositing an equivalent amount of USDT. They can also stake tgUSD to receive stgUSD in return. While staking Toncoin is a long-standing option in the TON ecosystem, some may prefer to earn similar yields without exposure to volatility — for these users, staking a stablecoin may be a more suitable alternative.
⚫️ Although the dual-token system resembles Ethena (with its USDe and tsUSDe), the projects are quite different. In the case of tgUSD, the yield comes from using the staked funds as liquidity across various protocols. Interestingly, these protocols aren’t limited to TON — they also include Ethereum, Aptos, and SUI, with cross-chain transfers facilitated by tools like LayerZero.
⚫️ One might ask: “What happens if one of these protocols gets hacked and user funds are invested there?” Indeed, there is a small risk, which the app acknowledges in its FAQ section. However, the diversification across multiple blockchains reduces the likelihood of a total loss across all platforms.
⚫️ The full name of tgUSD is listed as “Telegram USD.” To clarify: this does not mean that the Telegram messenger itself launched the token. The name likely refers to the fact that users interact with the stablecoin through a Telegram Mini App — making it a “stablecoin for Telegram users.”
⚫️ Due to regulatory restrictions, the mini-app is not available everywhere. It is currently inaccessible in the USA, Europe, and OFAC-sanctioned regions. Additionally, withdrawals from staking are temporarily restricted — they are expected to become available seven days after launch.
🚀 Naturally, many will wonder: “What’s the yield?” During our test, when we deposited a few dollars into stgUSD, the app showed a current yield of over 60% APY. However, this is clearly a temporary effect. The actual protocols in which funds are invested tend to offer yields more typical of low-risk DeFi — mostly less than 10%.
UPDATE: After we published this post, Alan (founder of Torch Finance) provided a bit of new information:
As a quick update, in response to the needs of our community members, we’ve accelerated the deployment of the Stable Swap pool and have also enabled the unstake function. This means users can now freely unstake without having to wait 7 days!