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The Open Network (TON) is putting crypto in every pocket. By building the Web3 ecosystem within Telegram Messenger, TON is giving billions the opportunity to own their digital identity, data, and assets. Managed by @tonsociety.
🎄 TON Wallet: Gift Joy This Christmas!
Make this Christmas feel close, no matter the distance.
🎁 Chat, send a gift, and share the season with your loved ones.
❄️ Open TON Wallet in Telegram to get started.
Telegram Gifts: Turning Chats into On-Chain Collectibles on TON
💎 Telegram Gifts are turning regular in-chat gestures into on-chain collectibles: bought, upgraded, and traded directly in Telegram on TON.
In under a year, they’ve driven over $78.6M in primary sales and $312.2M in trading volume, with 541,000+ trading gifts on-chain.
How it works:
▪️ Buy a gift with Telegram Stars and send it in chat
▪️ After 14 days, choose to upgrade it into a collectible on TON
▪️ Use it on your profile, in trades, mini-apps, and gated channels
On TON, social expression becomes something you can actually own, and TON provides fast finality, low fees, and a developer-friendly environment for it to happen.
👉 Learn more
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xStocks: Explained
Tokenized stocks work best when you actually understand how they function.
We put together a guide covering the common questions:
▪️ What are xStocks?
▪️ How do you trade them?
▪️ Why tokenised assets matter?
▪️ What does “withdraw” actually mean?
👉 Get the full breakdown
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TON November 2025 Ecosystem Update
Coinbase lists Toncoin for U.S. market access, Khabib launches viral Papakha Gifts, and TON shows strongest NFT resilience among major chains.
Let's dive into November's wins 👇
🏦 U.S. expansion accelerates: Coinbase lists Toncoin, providing access to millions of retail and institutional investors through the most reputable U.S. exchange
📱 "Chat Pay Own" launches: TON Wallet campaign gains significant traction, showcasing seamless chat, pay, and own experience within Telegram
🥊 Khabib enters TON ecosystem: UFC legend launches Papakha Gift collection — 29,000 items sold through 290 auction rounds, top sale ~$30K, avg ~$150
💰 MemeRepublic launched (currently paused): $1M real capital memecoin arena with weekly $100K battles. Cross-chain flow enabled via STON.fi + NEAR Intents + Omniston
📈 DeFi momentum accelerates:
▪ STON.fi: DeFi Protocol of Year award, 30K+ token pairs, $105M volume, 86K MAU
▪ DeDust: Uranus launchpad live — 70% fees to token creators, auto CPMM v2 migration
▪ Affluent: USDT Earn TVL +418% ($196K → $1.02M), users +53%
▪ DTrade: 290,250 transactions, $5.03M volume, 88.3% market share
🎨 NFT market leadership:
▪ TON declined only 16.76% vs Ethereum's 24.82% drop, Base's 39.55% fall
▪ Telegram Gifts: 2.18M holders (+11.18% MoM), 513K on-chain wallets (+11%)
▪ New auction mechanic: Telegram Pin #1 sold for $113,257
▪ Record sales: @trade username 161K TON (~$250K), +888 8 008 number 170K TON (~$269K)
🛠️ Infrastructure maturation:
▪ New TON Documentation live with AI assistant
▪ TVM 12: Rich bounced messages, low-cost instructions
▪ Tolk v1.2: Cheap deployment, breaking changes
▪ Node updates: Optimistic collation, new compression
▪ Blockchain config updated for BTC Teleport
🎮 Gaming growth:
▪ SIXR: Major cricket gaming app launches (2.5B+ audience potential)
▪ Boinkers: 276K DAU, 155.6K TON transactions, 9.5M sessions
▪ Caps Game: 122K swaps, 26K caps burned, 440-754 TON daily marketplace peaks
🌍 Global developer engagement:
▪ 166 new builder registrations, 100 support requests, <3.6 day response
▪ TON Hubs: 102 projects, 187 developers onboarded
▪ Hong Kong Bootcamp: 66 developers
▪ US Hub launch: Devconnect Buenos Aires (300 attendees)
▪ 42 Berlin Mini Hackathon, Georgia university pipelines activated
💳 Payments expansion:
▪ Coindisco: 180+ countries, 100+ fiat currencies
▪ USDT enablement: KUN (HK), Coins.xyz (Brazil), Coins.ph (Philippines)
▪ Fonbnk: Africa campaign live
📱 Additional milestones: TON x Ignyte hackathon ($30K prizes), TON nominated for best developer ecosystem, 28 new TApps listed, $150K Loyalty Program spent
November established TON's U.S. presence while maintaining global momentum — combining institutional access with cultural relevance 💎
👉 Full update
Real Assets Need Real Standards
xStocks on TON are issued by regulated partners and supported by Kraken — bringing institutional-grade infrastructure to on-chain equities.
What this means for users:
▪️ Regulated asset structures
▪️ Transparent, on-chain execution
▪️ Global access via TON wallets
TON provides the ecosystem. Partners like Backed and Kraken provide validation. You keep custody.
👉 Learn how this collaboration works
Your Wallet Is Now a Stock Market
Trade real-world stocks. Instantly. On-chain.
xStocks are live on ➡️ TON Wallet
No trading accounts. No intermediaries. Full self-custody — just tap and trade directly from your wallet.
📘 New to xStocks? Here's how wallet-based stock trading works on TON: https://web3.ton.org/xStocks_Telegram
Open your wallet. Tap xStocks. Start trading.
🚀 A New Asset Class Arrives on TON
Real stocks, on-chain. Inside Telegram.
xStocks bring tokenized real-world equities to TON — powered by Backed, supported by Kraken, and already live in TON Wallet, Tonkeeper and more
You hold the keys. You trade on DEXs. No intermediaries between you and your assets.
📘 Full breakdown on what xStocks are and how trading works:
👉 https://web3.ton.org/xStocks_Telegram
🎁 Gift Fest hits 3M participants in just few weeks
Gift Fest is a Holiday festival mini-app on Telegram. Play daily, merge Gifts, complete tasks, and join weekly raffles for a chance to win from a $400K prize pool.
In only two weeks, it has become one of Telegram’s biggest mini-app launches of 2025:
🔹 3M+ participants
🔹 ~100K new users joining every day
🔹 Nearly 85K prizes already distributed
The prize pool includes 100,000 gifts, featuring iPhones, AirPods, USDT, tokenized U.S. stocks, Telegram Stars, Telegram Gifts, and more, with the main prize Plush Pepe worth 5300 TON.
One recent Wallet in Telegram raffle featuring xStocks attracted 300K+ participants on its own.
How it works:
Play daily → earn XP → level up → unlock bigger raffles.
The higher your level by December 29, the better your chances in the final draw.
📲 No registration. Just open and play.
👉 Launch the mini-app
👉 Follow updates
🚀 TON Ecosystem Highlights
Here are the latest updates from the ecosystem:
▪️ KUN: Integrates TON to enable USDT-on-TON payments, expanding cross-chain stablecoin capabilities and access to global on/off-ramp services.
▪️ MyTonWallet v4.4: New features include native MoonPay off-ramp integration, Telegram username linking, built-in wallet explorer, and improved multi-wallet management. Users can now cash out to bank cards, share wallets via my.tt links, and browse addresses in-app.
▪️ STON.fi: Launched cross-DEX swaps powered by Omniston, enabling unified liquidity from multiple TON DEXs within a single transaction. Users benefit from deeper liquidity and reduced price impact.
More updates are on the horizon!
TON Foundation Partners with OpenPayd for Global Fiat Infrastructure
We've selected OpenPayd to power the fiat rails behind TON’s operations.
What this enables:
🔹 Faster grant funding to ecosystem builders
🔹 Streamlined multi-currency treasury operations
🔹 Unified infrastructure for global payments
As TON scales, so does the operational stack supporting it. OpenPayd processes €130B+ annually for companies like Kraken, eToro, and OKX, infrastructure that now supports TON.
Read the full announcement
Guide: How to Top Up Your TON Wallet
Add funds to your balance directly from the main screen.
Choose a funding option and follow the provider's instructions. Once the network confirms the transaction, your balance updates automatically.
Try it here: @Wallet
Learn more
Disclaimer
💸 Stablecoins vs CBDCs
Digital money is splitting into two tracks: market-driven stablecoins like USDt on TON, and state-issued CBDCs.
Stablecoins live on public blockchains and are already moving value through trading, DeFi, remittances, and payments.
CBDCs run on permissioned rails with central banks controlling issuance and data.
Regulation, reserves, and privacy trade-offs will decide how far each model can go.
How these choices play out will shape which form of digital money powers everyday payments and cross-border flows.
👉 Learn more
TON Wallet: Crypto Made Simple in Telegram
Manage crypto directly inside Telegram without additional apps.
Why It Works
▪️ No downloads: just open @wallet
▪️ Send like a message: Toncoin or USDT via username
▪️ Quick setup: create a wallet and save your recovery phrase
▪️ All-in-one: send, swap, track portfolio, manage NFTs
▪️ Secure: keys stay on your device with clear safety warnings
Do More With It
▪️ Pay friends
▪️ Hold and trade tokens
▪️ Manage NFTs
▪️ Explore TON apps
Get Started: search for @wallet in Telegram.
Learn more
Disclaimer
TON US Hub Launching in NYC
🗽 NYC builders: Join a holiday networking event with TON and AWS.
Connect with teams building on TON, meet fellow builders, and explore Telegram mini apps in the US.
🎅 Register to attend
Join TON US Hub
💎 TON at Binance Blockchain Week
Today, Nikola Plecas, VP of Payments at TON Foundation, will speak on The Next Era of Payment Rails.
📍 Main Stage
🗓️ Today, December 4
⏰ 11:50–12:15
Panelists:
• Christian Rau, Senior Vice President Europe, Mastercard
• Reece Merrick, Managing Director, Middle East and Africa, Ripple
• Nikola Plecas, VP of Payments, TON Foundation
Moderator:
• Ian Allison, Senior Reporter, CoinDesk
🌍 USDt on Telegram: Real impact in Africa 🌍
Africa receives $100B+ in remittances annually. Fonbnk reduced the cost of sending and receiving money in Africa by 60%.
Thanks to the efforts of Fonbnk, TON, and Tether, users across Africa are accessing USDt through Telegram using mobile money and bank transfers.
What’s possible:
▪️Send and receive USDt globally
▪️Swap digital assets
▪️Save in USDt without volatility
▪️Spend in TON mini-apps, games, and e-commerce
Adoption is growing with local events in December being held in Kenya, Ivory Coast, and Senegal to boost adoption.
👉 Experience it now
Private TON Payments Now Live on Houdini Swap 🔒
When you share your wallet address to receive a payment, anyone can see your full transaction history and holdings.
Houdini Swap changes that.
Request TON payments and settle from 120+ chains — your wallet address stays hidden. Privacy is built into every transaction.
Send, swap, bridge, and receive across major blockchains without exposing your onchain activity.
Try it here 👉 https://houdiniswap.com/pay
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Wallet in Telegram: Crypto Wallet vs TON Wallet
@Wallet in Telegram offers two versions: Crypto Wallet and TON Wallet. Here’s a breakdown of how they work and what sets them apart to help you make a more informed choice for keeping your assets safe and using them effectively.👇
💎 Crypto Wallet is a simple, everyday custodial wallet.
A custodial wallet is one where your assets and keys are held by a service – in this case, Crypto Wallet.
▪️ No keys or seed phrases
▪️ Convenient P2P Market – buy and sell crypto to other Telegram users
▪️ Hundreds of assets across different blockchains – top 200 tokens, stablecoins and tokenized gold
▪️ Fast free transfers and passive income
💎 TON Wallet is a self-custodial wallet for those who want full control.
A self-custodial wallet means that only you have access to your funds and your seed phrase – giving you full freedom and control over your assets.
▪️ Full control over your funds and seed phrase
▪️ Access to the entire TON ecosystem – apps, digital collectibles, staking
▪️ TON-based tokens – USDT, XAUt and many others
Both wallets are built for crypto, but with a different focus. Crypto Wallet offers more assets from various blockchains and an easy way to trade. TON Wallet is your gateway to everything related to TON Ecosystem. You can use just one – or switch between them anytime, right in @Wallet (Availability may vary by country due to local regulations).
Chat. Pay. Own.
🎙 OFF Script With TON: Trailer Out Now
The trailer for OFF Script with TON is now available. In this series, we’ll speak with industry experts from teams across the Web3 ecosystem to discuss:
▪️ What drives Web3 today
▪️ The road ahead
▪️ Key challenges facing the space
The first episode drops on January 13th, 2026.
Follow along for in-depth conversations on the future of Web3.
▶️ Watch the trailer and stay tuned for updates!
Guide: Withdraw Funds in TON Wallet
Move crypto from your wallet to your bank card directly in Telegram.
This guide covers:
✅Step-by-step withdrawal process
✅Fees and transaction details
Start now and take control of your crypto.
TON Blockchain Recognized at the BeInCrypto 100 Awards 2025
TON Blockchain has been recognized by the BeInCrypto 100 Awards 2025.
This recognition was driven by the community, with TON named Best Ecosystem Program for Developers.
Thank you to every developer, partner, and contributor who continues to build and improve TON Ecosystem. Your work supports Web3 products that are faster, simpler, and more accessible.
Thank you for supporting TON and helping shape what comes next.
🔄 Learn Swaps in TON Wallet
Discover TON, make swaps, and learn by doing without leaving Wallet in Telegram.
Everything you need to understand how to swap assets is available directly in your chat.
🧠 What you will learn:
▪️ How to make your first swap
▪️ How to compare tokens and rates
▪️ How to track every swap in one place
Start here
🚀 The Smoothest DM Slide? The One With Crypto Inside!
Sinclair Adams shows you why @wallet hits different as he walks through his daily routine of sending funds to his:
💘 Crush
👊 The boys
👨👩👧👦 And the fam
If he can do it, so can you.
So what’s stopping you? 🤔
👉 Try TON Wallet today
🏛 STON.fi Launches TON's First Fully On-Chain DAO
Governance on TON just leveled up.
STON.fi has introduced a DAO where every proposal, vote, and outcome lives on-chain — no off-chain tools, no centralized overrides.
How it works:
1️⃣ Stake STON tokens
2️⃣ Receive ARKENSTON (non-transferable voting power)
3️⃣ Propose and vote on protocol changes
Longer lock periods and higher stakes mean more influence.
Before launch, the community already submitted 115+ proposals during the testing phase.
Whether you're a builder looking to push integrations or a user who wants a say in how the protocol evolves, governance is now open.
Full breakdown here
🚀 Free TON-USDT Onramp via Zengo Wallet
Zengo is launching a campaign that provides a free onramp to TON-USDT directly through the wallet.
▪️ Instant access to USDT on TON: convert cash or card to on-chain USDT.
▪️ Zero fees: keep the full amount you convert, with no added spreads, service charges, or blockchain fees!
▪️ Simple and secure onboarding: Zengo’s keyless, recoverable wallet removes the seed-phrase risks.
▪️ Strong security: Zengo’s MPC setup and built-in protections help keep funds safe.
▪️ Limited-time offer.
Use TON-USDT for your transfers, payments, or DeFi activities.
Learn more and participate here.
SERA MiniApp: Your Mission Control Journey Begins
At the start of SERA’s space exploration experience, the Mission Control mini app on Telegram acts as your launch point, the place where your profile and your path toward the stars begin to take shape.
Here’s how your journey begins:
▪️ Create your profile
▪️ Connect your socials
▪️ Complete tasks
▪️ Build the community that strengthens your progress
Collaboration is central to the mission. Referring friends and growing your network helps your community advance together and supports each stage of your journey.
Begin your climb into space with one tap!
Learn Crypto Without Leaving Telegram
New to TON? You can explore everything from the basics to real transactions right in your chats. Send and receive assets, and get comfortable with wallets, all in one place.
Begin here: @Wallet
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🚀 Space for Everyone: SERA Video Series Recap
For decades, space belonged to experts and a handful of passengers. SERA’s six-part series rewrites that story. With advanced rockets and streamlined training, more people are getting closer than ever to the Kármán line.
No longer as spectators, but as participants.
SERA places the mission in the hands of the community, turning the process into a shared script: you help choose who flies, what is studied, and how each step develops. A mission shaped not by a select few, but by a community working together.
Visit our blog for deeper insights, and explore the SERA MiniApp to see how community-driven spaceflight is taking shape.
A full interview is coming soon, so stay tuned.
📣 New AI Assistant for TON Builders
Meet your new AI assistant, live on builders.ton.org – here to help you navigate TON Ecosystem and access the right support for your project.
The assistant helps new and experienced builders find resources and stay informed about the ecosystem. Open the widget in the bottom right corner of TON Builders page, ask away, and get your project rolling.
Try it now
💎 TON speaks at Binance Blockchain Week today
Martin “Mr TON” Masser, Head of Growth at TON Foundation, will join the panel Building a Super App Economy.
📍 Innovation Stage
🗓️ Today, December 3
⏰ 12:00–12:25
Panelists:
• Lola Oyelayo-Pearson, Director of Product Management, Sui
• Keith Kim, COO, NXPC
• Pierre Samaties, Chief Business Officer, Dfinity
• Martin “Mr TON” Masser, Head of Growth, TON
Moderator:
• Dr. Anish Shivdasani, Head of Digital Assets, Roland Berger