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2022-09-04 21:45:00 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 Aug. 28 to Sept. 3 grew from 1,213,940 to 1,229,002 (+1.2%).

News:

Artist Ellen Sheidlin showed off her TON-based NFT collection Annihilation at the Louvre Museum at the digital art festival Focus Art Fair.

The first-ever TON blockchain competition for designers is underway.

The TON Foundation launched a rewards program to develop TON’s knowledge library on Stack Overflow.

​API provider GetBlock added support for the TON blockchain.

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

2022-09-04 19:30:00 ​GetBlock has added support for TON.

This news will be especially interesting for technical specialists and product developers on The Open Network.

In general, however, this is a meaningful event for the TON ecosystem, so we want to share it with the entire community.

In August, GetBlock, one of the most reliable API suppliers whose services are used by over 40 blockchains, including BNB Chain, Polygon, and Ethereum, has launched shared and dedicated nodes on TON.

What is GetBlock, and what does this mean for TON?

In simple terms, GetBlock is an infrastructure for creating decentralized applications, greatly simplifying the lives of blockchain developers.

GetBlock helps product creators to avoid doing complex and expensive work when launching nodes, effectively allowing specialists to concentrate their resources on the development instead of monitoring access to the blockchain.

GetBlock is also a solution to their own light-servers for sensitive services needing higher reliability than public nodes or APIs.

Developer support has always been one of The Open Network’s top priorities for the proliferation of the project.

Now, thanks to GetBlock, the entry barrier to begin developing products on TON has just become significantly lower. Open / Comment

2022-09-02 21:15:00 ​TON’s knowledge library on Stack Overflow.

The TON Foundation is launching an awards program for TON developers and enthusiasts who contribute to The Open Network’s knowledge library on the Stack Overflow platform.

Once per month, the most active participants who pose questions about TON and those who answer the questions of other users will receive prizes in Toncoin and NFTs.

You can read more details about the new program here:
https://t.me/tonsociety/50

What is Stack Overflow?

Stack Overflow is a site of questions and answers for programmers and is one of the most prominent coding resources in the world.

The platform’s knowledge library holds millions of questions and tens of millions of answers. The site sees over 100 million visitors per month.

Why is this platform important for TON?

Programmers often come across the same issues when coding.

Therefore, a robust database of questions and answers allows developers to find solutions to problems quickly and effectively without spending hours reading chats covering the specialized topic.

We encourage all coding specialists to join the building of TON’s knowledge library and potentially win prizes. Open / Comment

2022-09-01 20:37:26 ​Projects that have received TON grants.

You’re probably aware that there are a few funds and initiatives in the TON ecosystem that are dedicated to the blockchain’s development and supporting developers.

The projects of the following organizations kicked off at the end of summer. Today, we’re going to tell you about two teams that have received grants from the TON Foundation’s grants and sponsorship program.

Tonana DeFi Hub.

This project is developing decentralized cross-chain swaps and bridges between TON and other networks.

Today, Tonana Bridge supports token swaps between TON, Solana, Cosmos, and Near Protocol, but in the near future, developers will add support for Ethereum and BNB Chain.

DataTON Analytics.

This is a service that provides security for users of The Open Network.

The platform conducts automatic analyses and flags nefarious blockchain addresses with a special mark. It also allows users to submit complaints about suspicious addresses.

The project’s team intends to integrate the service into every popular TON wallet and explorer. This way, users will be able to identify phishing addresses, scammers, spammers, and vulnerable smart contracts directly in mobile applications.

DataTON Analytics began development not long ago, but it is looking for contributors and new team members.

Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg regarding the number of projects receiving funding support from the TON Foundation’s grant and sponsorship program.

Stay tuned because we’ll be introducing you to other participants of the grant and sponsorship program shortly. Open / Comment

2022-08-31 20:00:05 A TON-based NFT collection will be on exhibit at the Louvre.

The NFT collection Annihilation from artist Ellen Sheidlin (who has 4.4 million Instagram followers) will be on exhibit at the Louvre Museum in Paris at the digital art festival Focus Art Fair from Sept. 1 to 4.

In June, the famous artist launched her first-ever NFT collection on the TON blockchain.

We’re gushing that such high-caliber art based on TON will be showcased on an internationally legendary stage. Open / Comment

2022-08-31 01:22:26 How to become a tester for TON-based products

Today, we’re going to tell you about TON’s testing platform, commonly called the testnet, why it’s needed, and how users can participate in testing TON-based products.

The testnet is a network for experimentation — a sandbox, if you will — where developers put their products through stress tests to perfect their smart contracts.

In technical terms, the testnet is analogous to the mainnet; however, the Toncoin used on the testnet is not real and has no market value — it’s strictly used for testing purposes.

Before a service is set to launch on the mainnet, its project invites users to test out the product on the testnet, allowing anyone to become a product tester.

We’ve put together a guide explaining how to create a TON testnet crypto wallet and how to navigate the testnet.

You can read the guide here:
https://telegra.ph/How-to-create-a-TON-testnet-wallet-and-navigate-the-testnets-services-08-30 Open / Comment

2022-08-30 01:36:15 ​TON DNS auctions continue!

Today, we’d like to share some results of the TON DNS auction, which kicked off about a month ago.

When the event began, there were 13,038 open auctions for .ton domain names. 9,007 names have since been bought for a total of 3,920,023 Toncoin, which was removed from circulation.

The most expensive names to go were wallet.ton, casino.ton, and bank.ton, which sold for 215,250, 200,000, and 157,500 Toncoin, respectively.

Any user can participate in a .ton domain name auction.

If you decide to participate, please read our guide on buying a domain name and the auction’s rules.

To learn how to collect your domain name and assign it to your TON wallet address, please read this guide.

We also recommend reading our list of services that could help you in a TON DNS auction.

Remember that TON DNS auctions are an ongoing event and have no end date. You can partake in a bidding war for a .ton domain name at any time! Open / Comment

2022-08-28 20:30:03 ​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 Aug. 21 to 27 grew from 1,166,585 to 1,211,708 (+3.8%).

News:

​Pavel Durov published a post about the TON DNS auction and announced that Telegram would launch a marketplace based on TON.

NFT marketplace Getgems and Tegro TON launched a grant dedicated to developing a smart contract that would allow users to transfer NFTs to one another.

The Tonstarter launchpad announced that Fanzee was going to be the first-ever IDO in The Open Network’s history.

Web3 gaming launchpad TON Play is launching an acceleration program for game developers based on TON.

The TON blockchain’s inaugural competition for designers kicked off with a prize fund of $40,000.

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

2022-08-27 20:30:00 Information for developers creating products based on The Open Network.

We’d like to remind our followers and subscribers that we’ve released a special Telegram bot, @ton_updates_bot, by which you can present your project to the TON Community editorial team.

TON Community channels will feature the most exciting services.

There are two kinds of information you can send:

1. A general description of your project (if you haven’t already received a mention from TON Community).
2. Information on updates for your service.

Our task is to introduce the TON community to the most important and significant services in the ecosystem that will give regular users and developers true use cases.

Therefore, we kindly ask you not to send us news about upcoming NFT presales, contests, and similar events.

To tell us about your service, please open @ton_updates_bot and follow the instructions. Open / Comment

2022-08-26 20:49:06 TON Society's First Twitter Spaces on Aug 30 & TON raffle

We are excited to announce a bi-weekly* TON Society Twitter Spaces, with guest speakers and an open platform to ask any TON Society related questions. See below for more details:

Date: August 30, 2022
Time: 4PM GMT
Where: Twitter Spaces
Hosts: Lara V @Lara_DXB (TF Head of Comm), Justin Hyun @tonkongz (TF Head of Incubation)
Guest Speakers: Tal Kol @talkol (TON key dev contributor and founder of Orbs), Shlomi Gibly @dieenabler (marketing manager at Fanzee)
Topics: Big vision of TON, importance of decentralization, best security practice for when joining a project, and why Fanzee chose to accelerate on TON for these reasons

So how do you enter into the raffle for two 50 TON prizes?

It's simple:
1. Make sure to follow @ton_society on Twitter prior to the start of Twitter Spaces on Aug 30
2. Re-tweet this post
2. Make sure you are present in the Twitter Spaces session when we open the floor up for live community questions

You will have a chance to be picked during each bi-weekly session, if you met the criteria but did not previously win.

@talkol will also generously award two other luck winners TON Punks (worth ~280 TON) if they follow the steps above. So tell your friends and networks to join us!

We can't wait to vibe with you all on Twitter!

*subject to change Open / Comment