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2022-08-22 10:26:19 Recap - Telegram Night by The Open Network at Korea Blockchain Week

On Aug 8, TON Foundation Head of Incubation, Justin Hyun (@tonkongz), presented to a group of TON curious crypto natives, investors, and developers about The Open Network. Below are the highlights from the event:

Onboarded 78 new TON curious crypto natives to @wallet features on Telegram. Two lucky winners from a raffle won prizes of 200 and 800 TON. After the presentation, several teams with products on competing Layer-1s asked about the possibilities of building and deploying on TON.

TON Alphanonce-VistaLabs Fund (2nd Ecosystem Fund on TON) announced a TON adoption entity, TON Ecosystem Builders (TEB). TEB aims to be what ConsenSys was for the early days of Ethereum. TEB announced the near-term (Sep-Oct) release of a differentiated wallet experience, in-wallet DEX, and more.

TEB announced a partnership with Ozys, a leading DeFi infrastructure provider in Korea with 40+ in-house developers. Ozys has a track record of building bridges and DEXs with combined TVL of $600M+ on competing Layer-1s. Ozys announced the near-term (Sep-Oct) release of a 3rd-party cross-chain bridge and AMM-based DEX.

FS Labs, one of the core TON adoption entity, also had a great presence at the event. It was evident that blockchain knows no borders, and collaboration is crucial for a flourishing ecosystem like TON.

TON Society will have further presence in upcoming conferences and events, and we can't wait to share more exciting news with the TON community! Open / Comment

2022-08-21 18:31:30 ​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 wallet addresses created on TON from Aug. 14 to 20 grew from 1,135,244 to 1,159,119 (+2.1%).

News:

​TON Society launched its TON Liquidity Award Program to increase the total value locked in the ecosystem.

A draft for a new untransferrable NFT standard, called Soulbound, was published, and discussions to make amendments are ongoing and open to anyone who’d like to participate.

The Telegram-based @wallet bot released a significant update.

​The team at Tonstarter launched a bot that automatically places bids on pre-selected domain names for TON DNS auctions.

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

2022-08-20 19:00:10 ​TON Rocket, a Telegram-based crypto wallet.

An overwhelming majority of the TON community is already familiar with Telegram-based crypto wallets @wallet and @cryptobot, but today, we’ll tell you about a lesser-known yet exceptionally convenient crypto wallet called TON Rocket.

It’s the only Telegram crypto wallet that allows users to store, send, and receive TON-based tokens (Jettons) within the messenger.

Users can also trade tokens freely by using the bot’s interface. So far, eight projects have already listed their tokens on the platform.

The bot can send crypto, create cheques, and issue invoices like similar services and has an API solution for developers.

The number of people who use TON Rocket is upward of 100,000.

Please note that TON Rocket is a custodial crypto wallet.

We recommend reading this post to learn the differences between custodial and non-custodial services. Open / Comment

2022-08-19 19:54:13 Introducing TEGRO.MONEY, a service that allows you to make payments in Toncoin.

One of The Open Network’s main goals is to transform Toncoin into a cryptocurrency for the masses and with practical use cases.

It’s always a pleasure to spread the good word on new projects that help TON get one step closer to accomplishing its mission, and today, we’ll tell you about the TEGRO.MONEY service from the crew at Tegro TON.

TEGRO.MONEY is a service that websites can use to collect payments from users in various forms, including the Toncoin cryptocurrency.

The service integrates seamlessly with all sites without having any programming skills. It can also connect to Telegram bots, and fees for transactions paid in Toncoin are only 1%.

Thanks to the Tegro team, over 1,200 sites have already started working with Toncoin, and over 66,000 people actively use the cryptocurrency to pay for various goods and services.

We wish the developers at TEGRO.MONEY all the best and recommend site owners consider integrating the service. Open / Comment

2022-08-17 15:44:23 Introducing a major @wallet update: The popular service now has a new user-friendly interface.

On the home screen, you can see your balance, transaction history, and buy or send Toncoin. You can now buy Toncoin in just a couple of taps without leaving Telegram — you only need to link a bank card to the service once.

There’s no need to chat with the bot to use the wallet: simply add @wallet to the Attachments Menu, start the bot, and send Toncoin directly within chats with your contacts.

If you are still not familiar with the service, right now is a great chance to get to know it: There’s no service fee for purchasing Toncoin, and the exchange rate is as close as possible to the market price.

The developers continue to improve the service, equipping it with better features and making it one of the most integral parts of the TON ecosystem.

Join the Wallet News channel to stay up-to-date with all the latest news. Open / Comment

2022-08-16 21:24:35 Introducing Soulbound NFTs, a new NFT standard on TON.

Participants of the joint grant program from NFT marketplace Getgems and the TON Punks collection have written a draft for a Soulbound standard, a special kind of NFT that cannot be sold or transferred to another address because it’s forever-linked to its owner’s wallet.

Tapping into the Soulbound token standard will open new opportunities for the technology and NFTs.

For instance, Soulbound tokens can show a wallet’s accomplishments, issue documents (driver’s license, diplomas, etc.), or hand out personalized coupons.

Getgems is inviting developers to a discussion that will help finalize the standard’s draft:

— The standard’s draft proposal.
— An example of implementing the standard.

We can’t wait for product developers to start implementing Soulbound NFTs and think of new mechanics for the standard. Open / Comment

2022-08-15 05:37:08 ​TON Society announces the TON Liquidity Award Program (LAP)

TON Society, a platform acting as a beacon where developers and funding come together to endorse and promote various projects on TON, has announced the TON Liquidity Award Program. The $14-million initiative (payable in TON) aims to attract projects to increase the network’s total value locked (TVL).

More specifically, the program hopes to kickstart a healthy competition among teams building DEXs, bridges, and DeFi protocols. The total award amount would sufficiently incentivize both small and large teams to build and apply for the program.

Detailed LAP description and example is provided under TON Society’s GitHub announcements. Questions/comments/feedback are welcomed and will be accepted until Aug 19. Teams can leave comments under the “Issues” section (please label your message with “Liquidity Award Program”).

GitHub program description: https://github.com/ton-society/grants-program/blob/main/announcements/liquidity%20award%20program.md

GitHub Issues section (for questions/comments/feedback):
https://github.com/ton-society/grants-program/issues

The official date of the program launch (which starts the 1-year window) is yet to be determined. Open / Comment

2022-08-11 20:51:09 ​When we told you about TON’s crosschain capabilities a week ago, we mentioned that the TON Foundation is collaborating with RSquad on a scalable crosschain bridge allowing users to transfer tokens (Jettons) from Ethereum and BNB Chain to The Open Network and vice versa.

The launch of such a bridge is a monumental event because users will be able to store any cryptocurrency, including stablecoins, based on Ethereum and BNB Chain on TON and even trade them on DEXs.

The RSquad team has published an article explaining the project’s development, what tasks are left for the developers to tackle, and the significance of the crosschain bridge in the TON ecosystem.

You can read the article here.

RSquad is also working on the Rainbow bridge compatible with Ethereum Virtual Machine blockchains, which we mentioned not long ago.

RSquad Blockchain Lab is an experienced international team providing development and consulting services and promoting blockchain projects for more than seven years. It has provided consulting services for partners of 75 blockchain projects in 14 countries. Open / Comment

2022-08-10 22:31:10 Spam transactions on TON

Unlike many other blockchains, TON is capable of performing thousands of transactions per second with meager fees. Despite this considerable advantage, it leads to a severe problem within the blockchain – spam attacks.

More likely, you've already seen these incoming transactions to your wallet saying: "Congratulations! Your wallet can become a validator. Send 50 or more TONs to…". Obviously, it's a scam, and under any circumstance, don't transfer your funds to such crypto scammers. Unfortunately, TON is an open network, and we cannot "turn off" the spam messages, so the only way not to get into trouble is to ignore them.

Luckily, some wallet apps, e.g., Tonhub, enrolled a new feature protecting crypto beginners against spam attacks. The app will hide all the comments in the transaction feed if the number of sent cryptocurrencies is under 0.1 TON.

Be cautious and do not land on the hands of scammers! Open / Comment

2022-06-29 19:31:04 Creating your own tokens based on TON

Independent specialists from the community of TON developers have launched the Jetton Deployer service, which allows users to create altcoins on The Open Network with one click through a convenient interface.

With this new service, anyone can create new tokens without technical knowledge.

Steps:

1. Go to the Jetton Deployer site and connect your TON-based crypto wallet.
2. Give your token attributes: a name, a ticker symbol, its total supply, and a logo.
3. Click the “Deploy” button and pay the commission fee of 0.25 Toncoin.

To see your tokens, however, you’ll have to connect your wallet on the Scaleton.io site to import your created tokens, after which your tokens will be visible on your balance, and you’ll be able to send them to other users.

Jetton Deployer also enables users to manage their created tokens. You can find a guide here.

We’d like to note that the code is open-source. Open / Comment