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2022-12-08 20:37:21 We need your help to make the TON Community better!

As you know, on the TON Community channel we cover the life of the TON project and publish information about important events and useful products.

However, we would like to know more about you, our readers, specifically about your cryptocurrency experience and knowledge about the world of blockchain and DeFi.

This will help us create more interesting and valuable content.

Please take part in the survey:
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It won't take long, but will help us become better. Open / Comment

2022-12-07 20:15:00 ​Sign up on Telegram with TON-based anonymous numbers

An important milestone for The Open Network, Telegram, and the entire decentralized world: the Telegram messenger team has launched the sale of virtual numbers with the prefix +888, placed as collectibles on the TON blockchain.

These numbers cannot be used to call or register on third-party services, but they allow users to create anonymous accounts on Telegram.

Now, everyone can log in using TON blockchain-powered anonymous numbers available on the Fragment platform and enjoy ultimate privacy.

Purchased numbers can be stored in a regular TON wallet, transferred to other users, and put up for sale on marketplaces, just like any other TON NFT. Open / Comment

2022-12-06 22:15:00 ​The ton.org website now has a new TON Blog section, a section for developers, and an updated documentation section.

In the middle of November, new sections appeared on the official ton.org website.

The TON Blog section has been launched.

This is the official TON Community's blog, where materials about important events from the TON ecosystem, articles written by TON representatives and ambassadors, and materials written by ordinary members of the ecosystem are published.

Any user can submit a post to be published on the blog.

To do this, go to blog.ton.org, click "SUBMIT YOUR POST", and send the text to the editors for approval.

Materials are accepted in English.

A new section for developers has been launched.

This is a webpage that brings together the most important tools, tutorials, and guides for blockchain developers.

The documentation section has been updated.

All the TON blockchain documentation has been moved to the official ton.org website. Open / Comment

2022-12-05 21:07:38 ​Cryptomus, cryptocurrency payment system, has added support for TON

Crypto payment gateway for business and private use Cryptomus has added support for TON and deployed TON Connect authorization standard developed by the Tonkeeper team.

A lot of users and businesses can now use TON cryptocurrency to pay for various goods and services.

Among others, Cryptomus processes enot.io with more than 700,000 users, so from now, this platform's merchants can add TON as a payment method on their websites.

The partnership with Cryptomus is the first use case of the TON Connect authorization standard outside of the TON ecosystem. Undoubtedly, events like this bring the mass adoption of TON as a secure and fast payment method closer.

It's worth mentioning that three new TON-based DEXs tonswap.org, dedust.io, and STON.fi have also enabled TON Connect authorization standard, which means that Tonkeeper users can now exchange tokens on these platforms quickly and securely right from their smartphones or computers. Open / Comment

2022-12-04 21:33:27 ​TON Community Weekly Digest

Here’s a roundup of the ecosystem’s most exciting news from the past seven days.

Network stats update:

The number of new accounts created on TON from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3 grew from 1,494,086 to 1,514,996 (+1.4%).

News:

Pavel Durov unveiled Telegram's plans to build a set of decentralized tools, including non-custodial wallets and decentralized exchanges, announced new features of Fragment, and shared his thoughts on the FTX collapse. Read more.

TON Smart Challenge #3, a competition for smart contract developers with a prize pool of 50,000 TON, was launched. Read more.

The @wallet team released a major update. Read More.

The TON ecosystem will see a new launchpad: with support from the Tegro team, fundraising platform GAGARIN is starting to integrate into the TON blockchain.

The big Christmas NFT Contest kicked off, in which unique NFTs will be raffled off. All the TON Community members are welcome to participate!

The AMA session with representatives of the TON-based sports projects was held. Read more.

The TON Foundation and TON ecosystem partners announced a $126-million fund to spur the crypto market into recovery mode. Read more.

The TON blockchain was connected to the cross-chain Orbit Bridge. Read more.

The TVL (Total Value Locked) of the TON-based STON.fi DEX exceeded $500,000.

Stay up-to-date with the latest developments brewing in the TON ecosystem by turning on the notifications to this channel. You won’t want to miss a thing! Open / Comment

2022-12-03 20:50:44 Alternative TON wallets

The journey of almost every crypto beginner starts with downloading their first non-custodial wallet for mobile or PC. In the case of Toncoin, the most popular wallet apps are Tonkeeper and Tonhub. Though some people may prefer a default TON Wallet available on every platform, these apps form the majority of crypto users on The Open Network. However, a whole bunch of wallet apps remains unrecognized by most users. Well, what is the TON ecosystem hiding?

️ Juston, an iOS wallet app that became popular earlier this summer, attracted attention with its futuristic and extraordinary design. In addition to an awesome app interface, it provides several unique features which were still not added by mobile wallet giants, Tonkeeper and Tonhub. One is a web3 browser allowing you to surf the web and access the first DeFi projects on TON. Learn more about Juston on its official Telegram page — @thejuston (sadly, only in Russian).

This fall turned out to be very productive on new apps made on The Open Network. Another member of our list is OpenMask, a simple and clear Chrome extension. Designed as an analogue to the well-known Metamask, the wallet app has improved over the last months. Thanks to a backward compatible provider with the original extension wallet, OpenMask enables users to log in to many sites — e.g., DeDust — and use multi wallets. More details are available on the Telegram channel — @openproduct.

Last but not least is determined to bring a positive experience to non-crypto newcomers, TonSafe. Available on many mobile platforms, it strives to become a professional tool to operate with TON. As well as a myriad of currencies and languages available in the app, you can enter almost every site, thanks to Tonhub’s open-source nature. Follow its last updates on Telegram — @tonsafe.

And even after that, that’s not all. It is mind-blowing how the TON ecosystem has expanded over the last months and how many apps, projects, and developments have appeared. Open / Comment

2022-12-02 19:10:31 The @wallet team has announced the next wallet update. Among the new features are a new user interface for sending and receiving TON, support of “.ton” domains, simple access to the wallet address, and a QR code for account funding.

The update allows you to transfer TON to other Telegram users not just quickly and for free but also to any TON address, including TON DNS domains. You can already test the new feature by pressing the "Send" button in the @wallet interface.

In addition, the new "Receive" section has greatly simplified access to the wallet address. @wallet users now have a QR code, and you can share your TON address with a few clicks.

The developers welcome users to share feedback and opinions on the wallet in the Wallet News channel comments. And we will continue to monitor the bot's updates and share them with you. Open / Comment

2022-12-01 20:05:43 Announcing TON Smart Challenge #3

Tomorrow, Dec. 2, at 12:00 (UTC), the TON Smart Challenge #3 kicks off, offering a prize pool of 50,000 TON.

The competition is open to both seasoned TON developers and beginners ready to roll up their sleeves and work with the FunC programming language.

The tasks concentrate on fundamental aspects of TON smart contracts, such as complex manipulations with cells, organizing the storage of smart contracts, working with commentaries, basic cryptography, and the logic behind managing smart contracts.

You can find more information on the competition on our site:
https://ton.org/en/ton-smart-challenge-3

To participate, you must register via @toncontests_bot, which will send you further instructions.

The challenge begins tomorrow and ends on Dec. 23 at 18:00 (UTC). Open / Comment

2022-12-01 12:03:40 ​The TON blockchain will be connected to the cross-chain Orbit Bridge.

Orbit Bridge is a multi-chain bridge service with token conversion between mainnets with current support of 19 blockchains and 84 tokens. The platform is by Ozys, a South Korean blockchain company with additional TON development roadmap, including a TON native DEX scheduled for release on early January 2023.

The service has over $12.3 billion worth of assets locked and undergoes a quarterly security audit. Since its launch in 2020, Orbit has not suffered a breach.

Supported tokens on Orbit Bridge to and from TON ecosystem will include:

Ethereum-based tokens (51): WBTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, DAI, etc.
Polygon-based tokens (4): MATIC, MESH, etc.
Klaytn-based tokens (10): KLAY, KSP, etc.

Orbit Bridge Validators include leading names in the crypto industry, such as First Stage Labs, TON Ecosystem Builders, Cosmostation, Neoply, DSRV, M-block, Despread, Move Labs, B-harvest, Ozys, and more.

Ozys is currently developing its own TON-based DEX, which will launch early January 2023.

Justin Hyun, Head of Incubation at the TON Foundation, shared his comments on the occasion:

“With the introduction of TON as the latest mainnet on the Orbit Bridge, a host of new users will be introduced to the TON ecosystem. Vice-versa, TON users will be excited for the opportunity to hold stablecoins on TON mainnet. While mainnet native minting is our ultimate goal, we believe that multi-chain solution unlocks new potential for the TON ecosystem. Users that port over to TON will experience the advantages that our blockchain holds over its peers.”

Note: It is important for users to access the authentic website. There are other sites with deceiving names designed to trick unfamiliar users and we encourage our community to employ good security practices. Open / Comment

2022-11-30 19:54:40 ​The TON Foundation and TON ecosystem partners have announced a $126-million fund to spur the crypto market into recovery mode.

The TON Foundation and a group of independent investment partners, including DWF Labs, Darley Technologies, Hexa Capital, and TONcoin.Fund, have announced the creation of a fund with a soft commitment of $126 million in the hopes of saving crypto projects in the industry.

The fund will assist companies in developing successful and innovative products based on TON while offering support for other projects experiencing a liquidity crunch as a result of the recent FTX implosion and its subsequent ripple effects.

Part of the financing will allow existing projects to migrate to TON under the TON Foundation’s purview and consultation. It will also act as an airbag to absorb the adverse impact caused by the FTX contagion that’s been rapidly spreading across the industry.

Tonstarter, the first TON-based launchpad, is also gearing up to play a part in the initiative by offering crucial support for projects developing products in DeFi, marketplaces, social, and other Web3 sectors while attracting IDO funding and releasing tokens.

Andrei Grachev, the managing partner of DWF Labs, said:

“Together with the TON Foundation, we decided to act immediately to support the bold founders that are building the future of Web3.”

Clément Florentin, CEO of Darley Technologies, also commented on the new fund:

“In line with our mission to provide deep and reliable liquidity, we immediately agreed to commit $15 million to projects in need.”

Moreover, the TON Foundation has launched a new documentation section for talented developers, making the transition to The Open Network seamless by giving step-by-step instructions for dApps and SDK. Open / Comment