TON Journal: Hub of Innovation and
Decentralization
In March 2025, the TON Foundation announced it had raised over $400 million in Toncoin from some of the world’s most prominent venture capital firms. Among the participants were Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, Ribbit Capital, Draper Associates, Vy Capital, Kingsway, CoinFund, Hypersphere, and others. The scale of the round and the names involved make it one of the most significant institutional allocations in the crypto space in recent years.
Telegram has expanded its built-in Wallet by adding new features to the Trade section. Users can now buy and exchange more than 30 popular cryptocurrencies directly within Telegram. New tokens include Ethereum, XRP, Solana, Litecoin, Shiba Inu, Polkadot, Aptos, Injective, Worldcoin, and others.
TON is now available in the Blockchain․com wallet — one of the most recognized and established platforms in the crypto space. This marks a pivotal step for the TON ecosystem. Founded in 2011, Blockchain․com handles millions of wallets, operates across the U.S. and Europe, and remains one of the few crypto platforms with strict regulatory compliance.
The metaverse is an ever-evolving digital space where millions of people interact, work, create, and grow. Once confined to entertainment and online communication, it is now emerging as a new social and economic paradigm. Virtual and augmented reality are no longer just cutting-edge gadgets; they are shaping a hybrid environment where the digital and physical seamlessly merge.
International money transfers remain a critical financial tool for millions of people worldwide. According to the World Bank, the global remittance market has reached ~$905 billion in 2024. These funds provide financial support to migrant families, drive economic growth in entire regions, and serve as a primary income source for many countries.
Every blockchain system eventually faces a fundamental question: how to create a sustainable and predictable economic model that ensures long-term network growth? In the Web3 world, different tokenomic approaches exist—ranging from Bitcoin, with its strictly capped supply of 21 million coins, to Ethereum, where inflation rates vary based on network activity.
When Donna Haraway published her “Cyborg Manifesto” in 1985, it was widely dismissed as a provocative intellectual game or futuristic fantasy. Haraway argued that the human "self" had already lost its autonomy and purely biological nature, becoming dissolved within technological flows and networks. At the time, this sounded like an intriguing philosophical metaphor with little relevance to everyday life.
Speed is a critical factor for every blockchain network. When it comes to cryptocurrencies and decentralized applications, users expect instant transactions, but technical limitations often dictate otherwise. TON has announced a large-scale upgrade aimed at addressing two key challenges: minimizing transaction processing delays and increasing the network’s throughput.
Cryptocurrency thrives in a stream of information. Every day, hundreds of thousands of transactions, price fluctuations, liquidity injections, and the launch of new projects all influence the price and position of a coin within its ecosystem. But seeing this data isn’t the same as understanding it. Numbers alone aren’t enough; it’s crucial to interpret them, find connections, and use analytics to make informed decisions.
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The internet is no longer a safe playground. Where digital assets move, the stakes are higher, and the attacks are sharper. It’s not just money at stake—your data, accounts, and even reputation could be on the line. Scammers evolve at lightning speed, fine-tuning their schemes to keep up with new technologies. Today, their tricks are more cunning than ever. Let's break down the traps they set and how to sidestep them.
The Kraken exchange has listed two TON-based memecoins — Notcoin (NOT) and Dogs (DOGS). As of February 13, 2025, users can deposit these tokens, with trading set to begin soon. This marks the first-ever registration of TON tokens on a licensed U.S. cryptocurrency exchange. Kraken, established in 2011, is one of the oldest platforms in the industry. Known for its strict asset selection criteria, the exchange serves both retail and institutional investors. The listing of DOGS and NOT expands TON’s reach in the U.S. and introduces its ecosystem to a broader audience.
In an age of rapid decentralized technology development, integrating different blockchains has become a strategically critical task. Today, TON—recognized as one of the most ambitious ecosystems—has announced a partnership with the LayerZero protocol. This collaboration aims to create a unified, scalable platform that enables users to seamlessly move assets across various networks and allows developers to deploy tokens using a single contract.
TON Core has presented its Roadmap for the first half of 2025, introducing large-scale updates aimed at improving performance, security, and user experience. In this article, we will explore the key initiatives, including the Accelerator Mainnet Upgrade, validator tools, enhanced APIs, and the implementation of Layer 2 solutions.
In the world of Web3, technology provides the tools, but it is the communities that give them meaning. Without the active participation of users, developers, and enthusiasts, it is impossible to create a sustainable and thriving ecosystem. TON Society understands this better than anyone, bringing people together from all over the world around a shared vision: to make the decentralized internet accessible, user-friendly, and truly beneficial for everyone. The community is a living organism, where each participant contributes to the growth of the TON ecosystem.
Telegram has officially announced an expansion of its collaboration with the TON Foundation, making
The digital era demands new solutions for managing finances, securing data, and interacting with decentralized services. However, the vast opportunities of Web3 often leave users puzzled: how to choose the right tool? Where to find reliable applications? How to avoid mistakes when using blockchain solutions?
We live in an era of transformation, where digital reality is taking on new dimensions, and Web3 is emerging as the ideal that humanity strives for—a world where control over data is returned to the people, and technology ceases to be merely a corporate tool, becoming a true expression of freedom and choice. If Web2 was the stage for the rise of social giants, Web3 is breaking down barriers and offering everyone the opportunity to become the architect of their own digital destiny.
TON Foundation has announced the appointment of Manuel Stotz, founder of Kingsway Capital, as its new president. His arrival marks a strategic pivot towards strengthening the foundation’s presence in the United States amidst the anticipated shift in political direction under Donald Trump's leadership. Steve Yun, the former president, will remain on the board of directors, continuing to actively support the foundation’s initiatives.
Pavel Durov has announced the launch of the first round of the Blockchain Contest in his Telegram channel, organized by Telegram and TON Core. With a prize pool of up to $200,000, this competition challenges developers to tackle tasks that require technical expertise and innovative thinking.
The tech world is gradually moving away from the era of unbridled optimism surrounding startups and ideas that often hide unfulfilled promises. However, from time to time, projects emerge that make you wonder, “What if this actually works?” One such idea is Grably — a project centered on one of the most pressing issues of our time: data.
Imagine a market of the future. No borders, no intermediaries, no hidden fees — just freedom, transparency, and complete control in your hands. This idea might sound like science fiction, but the technologies behind decentralized finance (DeFi) are already making it a reality. DeFi is more than just a trend; it’s an entire ecosystem reshaping how we perceive money, investments, and financial services.
Imagine your money as seeds. You can leave them in a bank to simply sit idle, or you can plant them in fertile soil and watch them grow into a strong tree that bears fruit. In the world of cryptocurrency, this fertile soil is called staking. And if you're already part of the TON ecosystem, you're standing at the gateway to a garden of opportunities.
The modern world of cryptocurrencies is built on numerous blockchains, such as TON, Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Algorand, Avalanche, Cosmos, Polkadot, Tezos, Solana, and many others. Each blockchain represents a unique ecosystem with its own rules, functionality, and consensus algorithms. This world resembles a universe divided into hundreds of isolated planets. Each has its distinct features: TON
Data is the backbone of the modern digital era, and the way it is stored defines our security and independence. Centralized cloud storage solutions are no longer universal: data breaches, third-party interference, and reliance on providers make them vulnerable. TON Storage offers a fundamentally different approach: a decentralized system where data is distributed across network participants, ensuring its security and confidentiality.
The TON ecosystem is rapidly evolving, offering wallets that go far beyond simple token storage. They have transformed into versatile tools that enable users to manage assets, engage with Web3, NFTs, and staking, and, in some cases, even make real-world purchases.
TON (The Open Network) exemplifies how an idea can evolve into a large-scale ecosystem uniting Web3 capabilities, cryptocurrencies, and decentralized applications. Originally launched as a project by Telegram, TON faced numerous challenges while maintaining its commitment to innovation and openness. Today, it serves as a platform where cutting-edge technologies meet real-world user needs.
TON Hub is paving a new path for cryptocurrency use in everyday life. With the launch of the Visa debit card, users can make purchases directly from their cryptocurrency accounts without intermediaries. This simple solution makes crypto assets like $TON and $USDt even more convenient for payments.
Gateway 2024 in Dubai marked a significant moment for the TON ecosystem, showcasing its ambitious vision for the future of blockchain. The event agenda featured expanded DeFi capabilities, interactive art, developer support, and innovative projects where technology moves from theory to real applications. These developments make TON a space where digital assets, applications, and communities find new and unexpected ways to interact.
#Memhash steps onto the Tribune as a new player among Tap-to-Earn applications in Telegram. This mini-app allows anyone to feel like a miner, even without technical knowledge or powerful equipment.
The TON ecosystem continues to expand, growing in scale and drawing the attention of an ever-increasing number of users. Among the powerful drivers of this movement is Notcoin — a project that has not only unlocked the potential of blockchain in Telegram but has also become a catalyst for the mass adoption of TON.
The TON ecosystem is rapidly growing, and alongside it, an infrastructure to support innovative startups is also evolving. At the forefront of these changes is TON Accelerator — a program that helps founders secure not only investment but also transform their ideas into scalable, profitable, and in-demand products.
Aleksandr Kirsanov is a developer with an impressive background and the successor to the development of the KPHP compiler. Now, he joins the TON Core Team, where he is working on TOLK — a next-generation language for writing smart contracts on the TON blockchain.