TON Community

11 Apr 2023 10:30

We are attending Europe's and Asia's largest Blockchain Summit!

Ömür Çataltepe from the TON Foundation will represent the TON community as a panel speaker at Blockchain Economy 2023 and will talk about the great opportunities in TON ecosystem to all the participants.

We invite our entire TON community to the summit that will be held in Istanbul between 8-11 May!

Website: blockchaineconomy.istanbul

TON Community

09 Apr 2023 22:53

​Results From the TON Awards 2022 Contest: The Open Network’s (TON) Biggest-Ever Prize Fund.

Today, TON Foundation handed out awards to independent developers who developed and launched non-commercial projects on TON Blockchain in 2022.

40 teams split the total prize fund of 301,920 Toncoin (TON) ($675,000 at the time of writing), which happens to be the biggest in TON’s history.

You can find the complete list of award recipients here:
https://telegra.ph/TON-Awards-2022-04-09

We want to take this opportunity to praise the efforts and enthusiasm of the TON dev community: These teams took it upon themselves to create products, many of which required painstaking work for months on end.

Among all the participants, Oleg Baranov separated himself from the pack by creating a package of products: a TON library in Golang, TON Proxy apps, and low-level documentation. After all was said and done, Baranov took home over $94,000.

TON Foundation and TON Community would like to thank everyone who participated in TON Awards 2022!

By creating new products for The Open Network, you not only enrich the ecosystem’s app suite, but your projects help TON get one step closer to mass adoption.

TON Community

07 Apr 2023 18:02

Bitfinex lists Toncoin (TON)

Bitfinex, the most liquid Bitcoin exchange, has today listed Toncoin (TON), with trading in TON/USDT and TON/USD available on the platform.

Bitfinex was founded in 2012 and is currently ranked sixth in CoinMarketCap's overall rankings. Despite the current bear market conditions, Bitfinex's average daily trading volume exceeds $260M and the total asset value on the platform is $9.7B.

TON Community

05 Apr 2023 17:52

Orbs releases single nominator smart contract for validators on The Open Network (TON)

Orbs, a decentralized public blockchain infrastructure provider, has launched a new smart contract that improves security for validators on The Open Network (TON). This is the latest contribution to TON by Orbs, which recently set up TON Access, a decentralized RPC network for TON dApps.

The new smart contract means that even if a hacker obtains access to the validator server, the hacker will not be able to remove any Toncoin (TON). In addition to the added security, this new feature will help make TON more decentralized by encouraging individual users to participate in validation.

TON Community

05 Apr 2023 01:00

TON & Company Interviews the Founders of Tonkeeper.

The TON & Company YouTube channel published an interview with the founders of Tonkeeper, Oleg Andreev and Oleg Illarionov.

Many topics related to TON Ecosystem were discussed, such as:

▪️ Where we are in terms of The Open Network’s (TON) roadmap.
▪️ The future outlook of cryptocurrencies.
▪️ Tonkeeper’s development plans over the next two years.
▪️ Tonkeeper potentially adding support for USDT.
▪️ Tonkeeper’s marketing strategy.

To catch all these insights and more, you can listen to the full conversation here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9eqg-ZDzEs

TON Community

03 Apr 2023 18:30

​TON Community Weekly Digest

Here’s a roundup of the most exciting news from the past seven days in The Open Network (TON) ecosystem.

Network stats update:

▪️ The number of new accounts created on TON grew from 2,398,769 to 2,433,571 (+1.4%) between March 27, 2023 to April 2, 2023.

News:

▪️ Auction platform Fragment released a feature allowing Telegram users to pay for Telegram Premium subscriptions in Toncoin (TON). Read more.

▪️ The Open Network and the TrueUSD (TUSD) stablecoin are collaborating, with TUSD now available to all users of the TON ecosystem. Read more.

▪️ Marketplace Playmuse created a record label, enabling NFT artists to release their music on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and Amazon Music while receiving royalties in Toncoin (TON). Read more.

▪️ TON Network received a technical update. Read more.

▪️ Bit.com held an AMA dedicated to TON. Read more.

▪️ The TON DNS site received support for TON Connect 2.0.

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TON Community

02 Apr 2023 17:00

​Fragment Powers Growth on The Open Network (TON)

Today, we’d like to profile the digital assets you can buy with Toncoin (TON) on Fragment, a decentralized auction platform launched in the Autumn of 2022.

▪️ Short, unique usernames

On Fragment, you can buy Telegram usernames in the “username.t.me” format. Fragment has implemented TON DNS technology, which means no one will ever be able to dispute ownership rights of usernames because they will all be on the TON Blockchain.

▪️ Anonymous virtual phone numbers

You can also buy a virtual phone number with a +888 code as an NFT on the TON Blockchain.

This kind of phone number cannot be used to make calls or register on third-party services. However, it can be used to create an anonymous account on Telegram.

▪️ Telegram Premium

A few days ago, Fragment added a payment option for Telegram Premium subscriptions for TON.

The new addition allows you to pay for a subscription or send one to another Telegram user as a gift.

You can find step-by-step guides on how to use Fragment here:
https://fragment.com/about

TON Community

31 Mar 2023 17:03

​TON Network receives update on March 28

TON Foundation has always been diligent in emphasizing TON Blockchain’s stability and user protection as our top priority. The proof is on the blockchain: Since the beginning of last year, the network has not experienced a single breakdown or failure.

On March 28, the validators pushed an update that amended the network’s configuration.

The update improved:

▪️ Security against DDoS attacks
▪️ Network optimization when handling large throughput.

Over the past year, the number of accounts on TON Network has increased 14 times, with the number of transactions surpassing 120 million.

Despite the ecosystem’s meteoric growth, the blockchain’s transaction fees remain low, fast and stable.

The Open Network’s architecture gives it the flexibility to process a higher throughput comprising up to millions of transactions per second.
 
A stress test conducted not long ago concluded that, even if the number of validators on the blockchain dwindled to only 12, the network would still be able to handle the current load — but times 100.

TON is equipped with state-of-the-art blockchain technology and is poised for mass adoption.

TON Community

29 Mar 2023 12:13

Telegram Premium service now accepts Toncoin (TON).

Fragment has added an option where users can purchase Telegram's Premium subscription service using Toncoin (TON), the native cryptocurrency of The Open Network (TON).

A three, six or 12-month subscription are all available using a Tonkeeper address.

Telegram Premium is a subscription service that unlocks additional exclusive features, while helping to support the development of the app.

The ability to pay for a subscription using TON will attract a lot of new users to the TON ecosystem and bring mass adoption closer.

TON Community

28 Mar 2023 14:29

Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks Top-10 Team Day 1 Live Judging

Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks received 234 total submissions and now the Top-10 teams will present live to the judges.

Day 1 will host 5 teams in the following order:

— Tsunami Exchange
— 1ton
— Genlock
— Tonic Lounge
— DeDust

Don’t miss out on the chance to join the live stream and see the Top-10 teams in action vying for total prize pool of $300K.

The community vote will account for 20% of the final decision of Top-10 teams. Go support your favorite team via ton.vote (Note: Voting will begin on March 29).

TON Foundation would especially like to thank the hackathon partner, DoraHacks, and financial sponsor DWF ($50K).

TON Community

26 Mar 2023 18:00

DWF Labs share their insights on the future of Web3 and TON Ecosystem in a new video

In an exclusive interview, Hank, a partner from DWF Labs, talks about their decentralised Web3 investment firm and company's dedication to The Open Network (TON) Ecosystem. He shares the story of his own crypto background, the origins of DWF Labs, and discusses the team's ongoing support for TON.

Hank offers valuable insights into the future of blockchain technology, the coexistence of centralized Web2 and decentralized Web3, and the importance of raising awareness about TON in other industries. Don't miss out on this engaging conversation about the future of Web3 and the exciting developments happening in the space.

TON Community

24 Mar 2023 18:41

TON Foundation is launching the TON Wallet Challenge with a $60,000 prize pool.

The competition is open to iOS, Android, and desktop developers. Your task is to create a new TON Wallet application that can replace the existing wallets. Guidelines, evaluation criteria, technical requirements, and useful resources are available on GitHub.

To participate, you can submit your application through @toncontests_bot, and further information about the contest can be found on the official website.

The competition will last for 2 months and will end on May 22.

Good luck!

TON Community

22 Mar 2023 17:00

@wallet now supports Tether (TRC20) for easy sending, buying, and trading

@wallet, a TON-based crypto wallet on Telegram, has integrated the Tether USDT stablecoin on the Tron network (TRC20). You can now get all the advantages of USDT within Telegram and can even send USDT to your friends with no commission fee.

Tether USDT is a stablecoin whose value is pegged to the US dollar, providing stability and liquidity for the crypto market. With @wallet, you can now send, buy, sell, trade, and receive USDT. @wallet has also created a new “Swap” tab which allows you to quickly exchange USDT for TON and vice versa.

Here is a short guide on how to deposit USDT into your @wallet. Please note that at the moment @wallet only supports USDT transactions on the Tron network (TRC20).

TON Community

21 Mar 2023 15:06

In an exclusive interview, the TON Play founders reveal how they are revolutionizing blockchain gaming

The founders of TON Play, a cutting-edge GameFi platform built on TON, have given a special interview to TON & Company. In this interview, hosted by Mark Okhman, you can find out how TON Play is changing the gaming industry by utilizing blockchain technology.

This interview covers everything from the founding of TON Play to how the company is ensuring the best user experience for both players and NFT creators.

TON Community

19 Mar 2023 23:07

TON Blockchain is joining 70+ networks on MathWallet.

MathWallet has announced it now supports The Open Network (TON) Blockchain.

MathWallet is a popular noncustodial crypto wallet that provides storage services for over 70 blockchain networks and hardware wallets.

MathWallet lets users:

— Switch to the TON Network
— Create and import wallets
— Send and receive Toncoin
— Grant access to apps.

TON Community

10 Apr 2023 22:30

​TON Community Weekly Digest

Here’s a roundup of the most exciting news from the past seven days in The Open Network (TON) ecosystem.

Network stats update:

▪️ The number of new accounts created on TON grew from 2,438,019 to 2,460,604 (+0.9%) between April 3 and 9.

News:

▪️ The results of the TON Awards 2022 were published. Participants shared the biggest prize fund in the history of TON Ecosystem, splitting 301,920 Toncoin (TON) ($675,000). Congratulations to all the winners! Read the results here.

▪️ The team at Orbs developed a new kind of smart contract called the “single nominator smart contract,” which aims to increase the security of TON validators. Read more.

▪️ The community vote to decide the best projects from Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks continues. We encourage all of you to cast your vote. Read more.

▪️ Bitfinex, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, listed Toncoin. Read more.

▪️ TON Wallet Challenge continues. The contest invites iOS, Android, and desktop devs to create a new version of TON Wallet. All developers are welcome to participate! Read more.

▪️ TON Diamonds announced it would send a delegation to New York to participate in the preeminent Focus Art Fair from May 18 to 21. Read more.

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TON Community

08 Apr 2023 17:23

The TON Wallet Challenge continues!

We would like to remind you that our competition for creating a new TON wallet is already underway.

This is an amazing opportunity to showcase your skills by creating a brand-new type of TON wallet and compete for the chance to win a prize pool of $60,000.

We invite all iOS, Android, and desktop devs with brilliant ideas to get involved!

Applications are submitted through @toncontests_bot. All other details can be found on GitHub and the official website.

The contest will last until May 22 — there is still time to join the TON Wallet Challenge!

TON Community

06 Apr 2023 19:00

Cast your vote for the best Hack-a-TONx builders

It's time to vote in the latest DoraHacks Quadratic Funding round! There is $35,000 up for grabs to support builders on The Open Network (TON). Visit the DoraHacks website, choose your favorite project, select an allocation of the $35,000 fund and vote as little as 0.1 TON (using OpenMask) to show your support! Learn more about the voting mechanism here.

This is a really special opportunity to support the many talented developers who have put in so much effort and hard work to create TON Ecosystem. Don't miss this chance to help make a difference in our community!

TON Community

05 Apr 2023 14:16

Due to popular demand, TON Foundation is launching a separate QF round 🔥

More teams will now have the opportunity to win a share of the $35K prize pool, based on community votes 💎

Stay tuned for further updates!

TON Community

04 Apr 2023 18:21

TON Diamonds in New York: new international artists will present their NFT-artworkds at Focus Art Fair exhibition.

The eagerly-awaited TON Diamonds exhibition, the first of its scale this year, is set to take place from May 18th to May 21st in the bustling metropolis of New York City. The event, which will be held at the Chelsea Industrial space, located just a 10-minute walk from the Empire State Building, will bring together the world's top artists, collectors, and art professionals for the much-anticipated Focus Art Fair.

TON Diamonds has been confidently expanding its presence in the international art space. We’re proud to announce the names of the artists who will release their NFT-artworks on our platform and present them at the exhibition in New York: Sarah McDaniel, Ellen Sheidlin, Harry Yeff & Trung Bao, and Shane Fu. Each of these creative talents has a unique style and is creating truly special artworks for TON Diamonds to present at Focus Art Fair.

The exhibition has already been generating buzz, with leading media outlets including Yahoo Finance, Reuters, Bloomberg and Marketwatch publishing press releases, providing a glimpse into the upcoming event and unveiling some of the fantastic artworks.

We believe that our collaboration with these exceptional global artists, and our participation in an event of such scale, is a significant milestone not just for our marketplace, but for the entire TON Ecosystem. So, mark your calendars and get ready to be amazed by the outstanding NFT artworks on display at the Focus Art Fair in NYC!

TON Community

03 Apr 2023 13:45

STON.fi Roadmap: from TON DEX to Cross-Chain DEX 🪙

Exciting news, Stonfiers! We're thrilled to announce that we're finally lifting the veil of truth! 🎉

STON.fi Roadmap is in motion, and we're moving towards our goal of empowering the TON DeFi ecosystem with all might of fully functional cross-chain DEX.

STON.fi has its sights set on the future. On November 20th, the DEX was launched, offering secure token swaps on the TON blockchain through an extremely user-friendly interface.

🥌 STON.fi is now prepared to advance and integrate the liquidity of the TON blockchain with other networks, eliminating the need for bridges and centralized solutions.

🥌 In the upcoming development phase, swaps between TON and TRON networks will be facilitated without the use of bridges or wrapped tokens. Users can exchange native Toncoin within the TON network for native USDT in the TRC-20 network in a fully decentralized way! Crucially for the TON ecosystem, any project can integrate cross-chain swaps using our SDK.

🥌 During the third phase, token swaps between the TON and EVM-compatible networks, such as Ethereum and Polygon, will be implemented.

🥌 Subsequent steps include supporting additional blockchains and expanding the functionality of the STON.fi DEX. The operations mentioned above will be accessible through our Telegram bot. Furthermore, we plan to introduce limit orders, similar to those found in top centralized exchanges (while maintaining decentralization), margin trading, and gasless transactions.

🗿 We will share detailed information about forthcoming features in a series of future posts. Stay tuned!

Last year, we pledged to surprise you, and now we're beginning to fulfill that promise!

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TON Community

01 Apr 2023 18:20

Bit.com hosts AMA on The Open Network (TON)

Pavel Braverman, a quantum analyst at Darley Technologies, along with KD Chen and Toya Zhang from Bit.com held an AMA on new instruments for Toncoin (TON) available on their platform and discussed TON options.

The AMA delivered lots of useful information. Traders, in particular, will be walking away as winners because the conversation covered new financial instruments and options trading.

You can read the AMA’s transcript here:
https://blog.bit.com/how-why-you-need-to-trade-ton-options/

Any investment in cryptocurrencies carries inherent risks. Futures and options trading is not recommended for beginners.

TON Community

30 Mar 2023 17:04

The Playmuse marketplace has created a label allowing NFT artists in the TON ecosystem to release their songs on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music and receive royalties in the form of Toncoin.

Playmuse, a The Open Network (TON)-based NFT marketplace for music and videos, has signed a partnership with French distributor Believe.
 
Artists who release their music through the Playmuse Records label will be able to disseminate their work to over 200 streaming services worldwide, including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music, while having the option to collect royalties in Toncoin (TON).

The Playmuse marketplace is a project in the TON ecosystem that has been expanding at astonishing speeds lately. By the end of the second quarter of 2023, the company aims to onboard over 2,000 artists, many of whom are household names.

Disclaimer: Neither TON Foundation nor TON Community is affiliated with the project. Before signing any contracts, we highly recommend consulting a lawyer first.

TON Community

28 Mar 2023 21:29

TrueUSD (TUSD) is now live on The Open Network (TON)

TrueUSD (TUSD), a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar and audited in real time by an independent, industry-specialized accounting firm in the US, is available on The Open Network (TON) through Orbit Bridge. TUSD is among the fastest growing stablecoins in the digital token economy with a market capitalization of more than $2B.

Orbit Bridge is a cross-chain platform developed by Ozys that facilitates the seamless transfer of assets between different blockchains. Users can now store, send and receive TUSD directly on TON, as well as transfer it to other blockchains supported by Orbit Bridge.

We are excited to bring TUSD to the TON community and look forward to seeing the stablecoin deployed in many use cases for decentralized applications and transactions.

TON Community

27 Mar 2023 17:37

​TON Community Weekly Digest

Here’s a roundup of the most exciting news from the past seven days in The Open Network (TON) Ecosystem.

▪️ The number of registered TON accounts increased from 2,355,877 to 2,394,495 (+1.6%) between March 20 and March 26, 2023.

▪️ @wallet now supports Tether tokens (USDT) on the TRON network (TRC20). You can buy, transfer and store USDT in @wallet, as well as exchange USDT for Toncoin and vice versa directly in Telegram. Read more.

▪️ Toncoin is now available on Bitfinex, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, according to CoinMarketCap. Read more.

▪️ TON Foundation has launched TON Wallet Challenge with a prize pool of $60,000. We invite iOS, Android and desktop developers to take part. Read more.

▪️ Tonstarter has secured a $1.5M investment and launched the new Open Builders initiative. Read more.

▪️ A global update and redesign of the TON App catalog has been released. Read more.

▪️ The ton-company">TON & Company YouTube channel has published an interview with the founders of the TON Play gaming platform. Watch the interview.

▪️ ton-company">TON & Company has published an interview with one of the partners at DWF Labs, who shares his views on the future of the TON Ecosystem. Watch the interview.

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TON Community

25 Mar 2023 17:54

Tonstarter receives $1.5M investment, launches new Open Builders initiative

The Tonstarter launchpad, which started its journey in The Open Network (TON) Ecosystem as a crowdfunding platform, has transcended its original concept by launching Open Builders, a new platform that brings together all the Tonstarter initiatives in one place.

In the near future, Open Builders will release several new tools for TON builders. Meanwhile, it is already helping start-up projects with a series of initatives:

— aiding public token sales
— attracting investments with the help of the VC/Angel Investors club
— supporting an introductory course for Web3.

The Tonstarter launchpad will become part of a new large-scale platform and will continue to conduct IDOs, develop the Community Incentives loyalty program and Tonstarter Learn.

A few days ago, Open Builders also launched its first original product, Open Rating, enabling anyone to provide reviews for blockchain projects.

The Open Builders doors are wide open and the platform invites all TON builders to get involved: http://openbuilders.xyz

It should be noted that the project team recently attracted investments worth $1.5 million from Kingsway Capital, Gate.io Ventures, DWF Labs, Hexit Capital and other partners.

TON Community

23 Mar 2023 17:01

Bitfinex to list Toncoin (TON)

Bitfinex, the most liquid Bitcoin exchange, has announced the listing of Toncoin (TON). Henry Child, Head of Token Sales at Bitfinex, expressed excitement about TON's potential for users, describing The Open Network (TON) as "one of the most exciting blockchains in the Web3 space."

Bitfinex users will obtain access to TON via its mobile app or web platform, with advanced features available, such as margin trading, lending and staking available. Deposits for TON will be available from ≈10:00 (UTC) on March 27 and trading will commence from ≈10:00 (UTC) on March 29, with trading pairs US Dollar (USD) and Tether tokens (USDT).

The listing of TON on Bitfinex is expected to accelerate the mass adoption of the TON Ecosystem while providing Bitfinex users with more opportunities to diversify their portfolio and participate in the future of blockchain technology.

TON Community

21 Mar 2023 18:00

​TON App releases major global update

The Open Network (TON) decentralized applications (dApps) catalog has been updated with the introduction of a significant redesign of the service.

▪️ Main page improvements

The navigation and search functions have been improved to make them more user-friendly. In addition, various filters have been added to allow for quicker and easier application searches.

▪️ Category interface update

Animations have been incorporated into the interface and changes have been made to the way that the most popular services are displayed.

▪️ Application pages redesign

Descriptions have become more detailed, and soon dApps will receive tags explaining their main functions.

▪️ Developer suite interface update

It has now become more convenient for product creators to add services to the catalog.

The TON App team is committed to continually improving the site and plans to focus on filling the catalog and creating more content for the articles section. Stay tuned for more updates!

TON Community

20 Mar 2023 23:21

​TON Community Weekly Digest

Here’s a roundup of the most exciting news from the past seven days in The Open Network (TON) ecosystem.

Network stats update:

▪️ The number of new accounts created on TON grew from 2,313,891 to 2,347,955 (+1.4%) between March 13 to 19.

News:

▪️ Anthony Tsivarev, senior partner of FS Labs, assumed the role of director of developer relations at TON Foundation.

▪️ A list of projects receiving funding from a TON committee was published. Every month, TON combs through applications to find the newest grant recipients, so if your team is creating exciting projects on TON, you’re encouraged to apply—and you can do so on Questbook 2.0.

▪️ Whiterabbit wrote an article analyzing the history of TON mining. Read it whiterabbit_hq/ton-blockchain-a-group-of-related-whales-mined-85-of-ton-supply-2e3300cc93bc">here.

▪️ TON Blockchain won the “Developer Community of the Year” award at the international AIBC Awards Eurasia 2023. Read more.

▪️ DoraHacks published a roundup of 14 live events from Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks.

▪️ Noncustodial crypto wallet MathWallet, which has over 2 million users, added support for TON Network. Read more.

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TON Community

18 Mar 2023 17:30

The Open Network (TON) Grants Program is supporting 5 promising projects for 2023 Q1 Round 1

The TON Grants Program, an ecosystem fund driving the development of TON Blockchain, has announced its latest set of successful grant applicants. These five projects are:

BitOk: A platform that helps crypto businesses, traders, and investors navigate AML and tax issues in a one-stop-shop solution. Join the community.

OpenMask: A browser extension wallet that supports Ledger hardware wallet integration for TON. Join the community.

FairJournal: A decentralized blogging platform for authors to publish without censorship, attract readers to TON Ecosystem, and receive support through donations and NFT sales.

Symbiosis: A cross-chain AMM DEX and interchain communication protocol that provides a simple UX, is fully decentralized, interoperable, and non-custodial, with limitless cross-chain liquidity. Join the community.

TonCap: A team of developers dedicated to enhancing jetton analytics and developing various locking contracts that provide a transparent and trustworthy way for locked jettons to be secure. Join the community.

We'd like to congratulate these projects and we are looking forward to seeing their progress! The application process is closed now, but TON Grants Program is welcoming proposals for later rounds in Q2.