TON Community

15 февраля 2023 15:04

A new TON India group chat has just been launched.

A new group chat designed to bring together individuals from India interested in exploring and discussing TON Ecosystem has been set up.

Join the chat now to connect with like-minded individuals in the TON Indian community and keep up-to-date with all the latest developments.

Click here to get involved!

TON Community

14 февраля 2023 17:54

​A community vote on optimizing TON tokenomics.

Voting day has arrived. We invite all Toncoin holders to take part in the community proposal of tokenomics optimization on ton.vote.

Ton.vote is a voting platform created by a community contributor, Orbs team, led by Tal Kol. This platform is open for all Toncoin holders, regardless of the size of their holdings or whether the person is a validator or not. While the result of this voting does not have a binding effect on the network itself, it empowers all Toncoin holders to cast a vote and let their voice and opinion on important matters be heard in the community.

The community vote will last for seven days from February 14 13:00 PM UTC to February 21 13:00 PM  UTC. Once this vote is completed, the network vote – the vote casted by validators with their staked Toncoin – will take place from approximately February 21 to February 24.

After both votes are concluded, ton.vote will count and display a combined result along with various analytics to help better understand the demographics of voters.

It is important to note that the community vote cannot result in changing the blockchain configurations like the network vote can. However, the collective voice of the community is indeed of critical importance for the validators in making a decision that truly reflects the opinion of all types of Toncoin holders. We encourage every single Toncoin holder to take advantage of this opportunity.

Since the proposal was published, the community engaged in discussions through various avenues, both private and public.

On the one hand, advocates of the proposal argue that it does not break the tenets of decentralization if only the inactive early miners’ wallets are impacted. On the other hand, those who are against the proposal argue that such a move may be viewed as setting a negative precedent, especially to those who are not fully aware of all the circumstances.

We are encouraging everyone to read the two different arguments set forth by vocal members in the TON community, below, in order to make an informed decision.
Tal: https://blog.ton.org/adding-vesting-to-unclaimed-mining-rewards.
Vudi: https://blog.ton.org/freezing-inactive-accounts-of-the-first-miners.   

Finally, on behalf of the community, we would like to thank those who made it possible to allow everyone to vote on the ton.vote platform and all of those who are voluntarily participating in this consensus process together.

TON Community

12 февраля 2023 20:59

​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 Feb. 5 to 11 grew from 2,065,212 to 2,112,609 (+2.3%).

News:

▪️ Tonstarter launched its Community Incentives loyalty program whereby users can receive rewards for completing tasks. Read more.

▪️ Tegro launched the TON ecosystem’s first-ever referral program for its DEX, which runs on smart contracts. Moreover, Tegro.Finance’s crypto exchange now has a page on CoinMarketCap. Read more.

▪️ The TON Foundation released its schedule of offline events happening at Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks. Dev teams are encouraged to join our offline meetups! Read more.

▪️ Registrations for offline events at Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks are open for Tokyo, Singapore, Dubai, and Tel Aviv.

▪️ The TON Foundation announced TON Awards 2022, a contest for non-commercial projects based on TON. Read more.

▪️ Fanzee’s FNZ token got listed on Gate.io and MEXC, marking the first TON-based altcoin to appear on prominent centralized exchanges beyond the TON ecosystem.

▪️ The Tonstarter launchpad made a TON ecosystem map. You can view it here.

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!

TON Community

10 февраля 2023 17:09

​We are inviting TON developers and builders to offline meetups across the world!

We want to take this opportunity to remind you that, as part of the new Hack-a-TON x DoraHacks launch, a number of LIVE events will be held in different cities globally.

If your team wants to take part in one of these events, you just have to choose the city and fill in a form (see the list below).

Event Schedule:

11-12 February

Taipei, Taiwan (TONx Studio)
Seoul, South Korea (Boom Labs)
Bangkok, Thailand (TON Contributors)
Prague, Czech Republic (Tonana)

18-19 February

Istanbul, Turkey (Patika.dev)
Tokyo, Japan (SmartDeer)
Singapore (SmartDeer)
Dubai, UAE (TonTech)

19-20 February

Tel-Aviv, Israel (Orbs)

24-25 February

St. Petersburg, Russia (TON Play)

25-26 February

London, Great Britain (Orbs)
Hong Kong (SmartDeer)
Hyderabad, India (TON Contributors)
Melbourne, Australia (SmartDeer)
Lisbon, Portugal (TON Contributors)

We look forward to seeing you all, buidling in action!

TON Community

07 февраля 2023 18:19

We are launching TON Thread Challenge 💫

The contest is for developers, community managers, content creators, and founders — those who work, learn, discover and build on TON with a $10,000 total prize fund. It starts today and lasts until 22 Feb 18:00 UTC.

The goal of the contest is to encourage TON ecosystem participants to share knowledge about TON and create unique and sharable content about The Open Network (as it will come from experts directly) available on Twitter.

The task is to create threads related to the TON blockchain, that follow several requirements:

💎 the thread should contain unique insights about TON
💎 the thread has to be in English and easy to read
💎 the thread should contain either fact value, education or entertainment, or all of that
💎 the thread should drive a conversation about building on TON, FunC, TVM, and white paper overview, mass adoption, community, NFT, the responsibility of building great apps message, decentralization, GameFi, SocialFi, DIDs and etc.
💎 the thread has to include min 3 onwards tweets

You are free to make funny threads, add memes, and stuff like that. Try to make it viral and get more engagement from the community.

👉 More information about the contest and the prize distribution is on the website.

To participate and join the contest, register through the @toncontests_bot.

TON Community

05 февраля 2023 18:00

​TON Community Weekly Digest

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

Network stats update:

▪️ The number of new accounts created on TON from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4 grew from 2,021,013 to 2,060,166 (+1.9%).

News:

▪️ The TON Foundation updated TON’s roadmap for 2023 and published a commentary covering its plans for the year ahead. Read more.

▪️ The TON Foundation launched The Open Challenge, a competition aimed at increasing the TVL in the TON ecosystem with a prize fund of $20 million. Read more.

▪️ The global Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks kicked off. Competitors are vying for its $300,000 prize pool. Read more.

▪️ Launchpad GAGARIN started accepting incubation applications for TON-based projects. Read more.

▪️ Fanzee launched the TON ecosystem’s first-ever decentralized Jetton staking program. Read more.

▪️ NFT marketplace Getgems wrapped up its New Year Eggs game and published the contest’s results. Read more.

▪️ TON-based noncustodial crypto wallet Tonkeeper and payments system Mercuryo are hosting a contest where you can win a one-of-kind, short “.ton” domain name. Read more.

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

TON Community

03 февраля 2023 14:03

​The Open Challenge: a reward program for projects on TON that increase the TVL in the ecosystem.

The TON Foundation has launched The Open Challenge, a $20 million program aimed at increasing TVL in the TON ecosystem.

The program is open to any DeFi project that contributes to bringing liquidity to the ecosystem, whether it's DEXes, Bridges or Tokens.

Rewards will be distributed on a quarterly basis and the amount will depend on the amount of funds that the product can attract.

The launch of the program is an important step for the TON DeFi segment.

The Open Challenge will accelerate the development of decentralized finance on TON and give Web3 teams from other blockchains the motivation to create in-demand DeFi solutions on The Open Network.

If you want to participate in the program, you need to read its full terms and conditions and register:
https://ton.org/en/open-challenge

TON Community

31 января 2023 21:22

The GAGARIN launchpad is accepting applications to incubate TON-based projects.

GAGARIN, a launchpad company with extensive experience in launching crypto projects on BNB Smart Chain, is bringing its knowledge to the TON ecosystem to help support teams creating products on The Open Network.

The platform offers an array of incubation tools and services to crypto startup projects.

You can submit an application for incubation on Gagarin’s official website:
https://ton.gagarin.world/

TON Community

30 января 2023 09:53

​Join the Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks Onboarding Stream Today at 11:00 GMT!

TON’s global Hack-a-TON is kicking off today with a prize pool of $300,000. The event is hosted by TON Foundation and DoraHacks, a hacker platform uniting the hacking community with businesses and entrepreneurs.

Join today’s onboarding call at 11:00 GMT using this YouTube link.

Participants in the event will have the opportunity to develop TON-based products for the following Web3 components:

▪️ DeFi, SocialFi, and GameFi
▪️ Utility NFT
▪️ DID (Decentralized Identifiers)
▪️ Soulbound Token (SBT)
▪️ DAO Governance
▪️ Web 2.5 (The Ultimate Challenge)

The hackathon will involve various events:

▪️ Live in 14 cities for developers and builders all over the world. You can find more details here.

▪️ A series of livestreams where the best comments and questions will have the opportunity to win $50 ‘AWS coupons’ and one-of-a-kind NFTs.

Development tools and more information on the hackathon can be found here:
https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/hack-a-tonx/onboarding-&-workshops

Additionally, market maker DWF Labs and other TON partners have provided $50,000 for the prize pool to be distributed among the hackathon’s three top teams – $25 000 for 1st place, $15 000 for 2nd place, and $10 000 for 3rd place!

If you’re a developer, you still have time to join and participate in TON’s global hackathon event!

TON Community

28 января 2023 20:44

STON.fi is offering up to 20,000 Toncoin for each vulnerability found in a new bug bounty

User safety has always been a priority for TON, which is exactly why we’re incredibly excited to announce that STON.fi, one of TON’s premier DEXs, is transitioning to open-source development and launching a comprehensive $500,000 bug bounty program.

STON.fi is offering rewards of up to 20,000 TON to the developer community to help identify vulnerabilities in its smart contract, helping to ensure the overall security of the TON blockchain.

This is a major step forward for the entire ecosystem, as open-source development and bug bounties are key in promoting transparency and trust. Join us in making TON safer, more secure, and more reliable.

To find out more information, or see how you can get involved, check out this link!

TON Community

26 января 2023 16:01

​Toncoin options are live on cryptocurrency exchange BIT

Toncoin (TON) stands alongside Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) as the third cryptocurrency available for options trading on Bit.com. This is a huge step forward for both the TON Ecosystem and wider cryptocurrency market. Also in the pipeline is for TON to be available on Paradigm, the institutional liquidity network for derivatives traders, making our token even more accessible to customers. This product launch has been made possible in collaboration with Darley Technologies and DWF Labs.

What is 'options trading'?

Options trading is a type of financial contract that gives owners the opportunity, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a prearranged price before a certain time. Options are a great way for crypto investors to manage their exposure and speculate on the future price of an asset with relatively low-risk.

What happens next?

In short, this sets the stage for TON to become one of the most actively traded digital tokens in the crypto options market. This is another use case for TON that significantly increases its accessibility to both institutional and retail traders. This new product offering, in combination with TON's innovative technology, positions TON for further success.

TON Community

24 января 2023 20:53

The TON blockchain is now on CoinCodex.

Cryptocurrency data website CoinCodex has added a page for the TON blockchain to its site and listed the main TON-based tokens with the help of Tegro.

CoinCodex is a popular crypto data aggregator behind only CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko and has over 1.5 million monthly visitors.

Tegro didn’t stop at CoinCodex — it also got the TON blockchain and TON-based tokens listed on CoinCheckup and Coinpaprika.

TON Community

23 января 2023 17:40

​Community initiative to optimize tokenomics.

The @tonblockchain channel has published a proposal to optimize tokenomics in the TON network.

We publish this proposal and encourage to join its discussion in the comments.

“A Community Proposal for Tokenomics Optimization

On December 17, in response to repeated requests for greater certainty, clarity and transparency over the tokenomics of the TON network, the community has called for all early miners to activate their inactive mining wallets by the end of 2022.

Out of the 204 inactive mining wallets identified by the community, 195 wallets holding 1,081,426,228 Toncoin remain inactive today. These mining wallets — the genesis wallets that have mined Toncoin directly from the Proof-of-Work smart-contracts — have never been activated and do not have a single outgoing transfer in their history.

Toncoin is a gas required to access decentralized services on the TON network. It has been widely speculated that access to these inactive wallets may have been lost. What is clear is that there is a community consensus: the existence of these unutilized Toncoin only increases the uncertainty for the network participants.

TON is a community-driven blockchain, and we believe that the network validators should listen to the voice of the community.

Therefore, we are suggesting a validator vote for the proposal of tokenomics optimization, one that enables these inactive mining wallets to remain inactive for a certain period of time.

In spite of many community members pushing for a permanent inactivation, we believe in preserving the very idea that keeps us as one community: decentralization. For this reason, we are suggesting this period to be 48 months. This will give the TON ecosystem enough time to flourish while providing flexibility to those who may not be aware of these discussions in the community.

Like any network proposals, this will require at least 75% of the validator votes in two consecutive validation rounds to take effect.

The owners of the inactive mining wallets can always opt out by activating their wallets anytime before the end of February 15, 2023. The full list of inactive mining wallets can be found here: https://tontech.io/stats/early-miners.

We are proud that TON is a uniquely decentralized blockchain community. Our mission of decentralization can be achieved as long as we have the active participation of the community, which we have today.

We strongly encourage the community to discuss and voice their opinions about this proposal.”

TON Community

21 января 2023 21:22

The dns.ton.org auction site has been updated.

The decentralized domain name auction section on the ton.org website, TON DNS, has received an update.

The user experience has significantly improved thanks to the following:

▪️ An added search history.
▪️ Improved interface.

Anyone can get a “.ton” domain name on the TON blockchain and assign it to an address on the network: a crypto wallet, smart contract, or website.

We’ve written in detail about the technology running TON DNS here.

TON Community

18 января 2023 16:57

​Now is the time and we are building! 💎

The Open Network (TON) is growing strong developer communities in countries across the globe as our Hackathon provides developers with the necessary resources and guidance to build something incredible.🔥

Super excited to announce our INVITE-ONLY, on-site events. During our Hackathon this February, we will invite 6~10 teams that are looking to #buidl on #TON in a city that could be near you!

Our goal is to empower builders and developers in local communities to create innovative applications, services and protocols with The Open Network.
For the event, builders and developers will get a chance to meet and ask questions to a member of The TON Foundation and local TON developer specialist(s). The Q&A session will ensure that builders and developers are well equipped with knowledge about TON tools, incubation opportunities and building on TON mainnet.

Join us on our mission to unite all blockchains and Web2 internet into one open network!

If you want to attend and are excited to #BuildOnTon, please submit an introduction and your BUIDL idea! 🤓💻

To be eligible to WIN exclusive access, please abide by the following criteria:

- Max. two people per team
- Max. 150~250 words per pitch
- Keep it concise and clear
- Focus on value for the TON community
- Submission period: Jan 18 (Wed) ~ Jan 25 (Wed)

We are super keen to have developers from all over the world join us on our mission to build the next-gen internet.

So, what are you waiting for?

SUBMIT your idea! 💎

TON Community

15 февраля 2023 11:51

Abu Dhabi’s Launch of ‘Hub71+ Digital Assets’ Opens up TON Foundation Ecosystem to $2 Billion Start-Up Hub

Today Hub71 is hosting a special event in Abu Dhabi to mark the launch of its new Web3 accelerator.

The new accelerator, Hub71+ Digital Assets, is designed to support Web3 projects working with a select group of blockchains, including TON.

This exciting partnership presents a unique opportunity for TON to collaborate with Hub71 on Abu Dhabi's digital asset ecosystem, mutual start-up funding support, marketing assistance, and more.

The launch event features keynote speakers from the cryptocurrency world, as well as leading Web3 organizations from the United Arab Emirates and beyond.

Discussion topics include the future of cryptocurrency in the Middle East and North Africa, the UAE's role in regulating Web3, to name a few.

TON Community

13 февраля 2023 18:56

January 2023 TON Developer Community Report

January saw numerous breakthroughs for development, including: the introduction of new coding services and tools for the ecosystem, the publication of fresh tutorials, the global launch of Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks, the completion of the first stage in Toncoin’s integration with TrustWallet, and many other notable events.

We invite you to read the TON Developer Community Report that has been published on the TON blog on the official website.

We would also like to remind you that software engineers have and will remain one of the top priorities for The Open Network’s ongoing development. If you want to contribute to TON’s development, please submit your ideas to TON’s social media (Twitter, Telegram, LinkedIn, etc.) or visit the TON Dev Telegram channel.

TON Community

11 февраля 2023 19:09

​TON Awards 2022

TON Foundation is proud to annouce the launch of TON Awards 2022, a competition initiated by core developer team designed for the developers of non-commercial, TON-based projects:

"Hey Devs!

In 2022, the incredible TON developer community has made loads of open source, non-commercial projects including; development tools, apps and services, and more.

Frankly, you have all been so productive that we don't even know about all the developments.

We wanted to gather all such developments and reward the most useful, non-commercial projects in our ecosystem.

This initiative runs in tandem with our grant program, which focuses on a different kind of project.

Please, send us your project to be considered!"

To participate in TON Awards 2022, your project must:

▪️ have been created for TON during 2022.
▪️ be active and working.
▪️ use open-source code under a free license.
▪️ be completely non-commercial with no monetization other than donations or grants.

Apply on the TON Awards 2022 page here!

TON Community

09 февраля 2023 20:36

​Tonstarter has launched a Community Incentives initiative and its first project is offering a 50,000 $MEGA prize fund!

Tonstarter has launched its first loyalty program project called Megaton Finance where users have the opportunity to earn prizes for being active on social media, owning NFTs and completing other set tasks.

At the end of the program, the top 100 users will split half the $MEGA token prize pool, whilst the rest will be distributed among the next 1,000. This is your chance to get a hold of $MEGA tokens before the listing!

To get involved, all you need to do is:

1. Connect your TON wallet to our website.
2. Launch the Tonstarter Assistant bot and confirm your participation.
3. Complete the first default tasks: subscribe to Tonstarter and Megaton Finance on social networks and invite your friends!
4. Check the announcements and start earning! Keep checking back in for new tasks — they’re being added all the time!

Do you want to raise funds and get the community more involved in your TON project? Apply to be a part of Tonstarter’s Community Incentives program today!

TON Community

06 февраля 2023 21:32

Tonstarter has created an ecosystem map of The Open Network.

Tonstarter, a TON-based launchpad, has put together an image depicting projects in the TON ecosystem. The included projects were selected and categorized according to their blockchain segment and how active they are in the community, which will be helpful for newcomers and communities of other networks to get acquainted with what TON has to offer.

Throughout 2022, the TON ecosystem witnessed the launch of many high-quality projects in DeFi, NFTs, SocialFi, GameFi, and other segments. Hundreds of projects are developing and integrating TON into their ecosystems, effectively sowing the seeds of growth for TON’s future.

TON Community

04 февраля 2023 18:36

The first opportunity to stake Jettons in the TON ecosystem

On Feb. 1, Fanzee launched its staking program powered by smart contracts, the first DeFi instrument allowing the staking of TON-based Jettons in TON’s history.

Users have three options for fixed staking — three, six, or 12 months — whereby participants receive special Bond NFTs that help guarantee liquidity for their staked coins.

The TON ecosystem is beginning to churn out more DeFi solutions, and we’re confident that Fanzee’s example is going to inspire more developers to build even better products and services.

TON Community

01 февраля 2023 19:14

​TON's 2023 roadmap

The TON Foundation has updated its roadmap for 2023 and published a statement on the matter.

You can read the foundation's message here:

“TON Roadmap 2023

The roadmap for this year has been put together and published.

Over the last year, an ecosystem of various TON products has been rapidly built, ranging from decentralized exchanges and multifunctional wallets to marketplaces and blockchain games. Components of The Open Network were also launched including: TON DNS, TON Payments, TON Proxy, TON Sites, and TON Storage.

The first half of this year will be dedicated to harmonizing, improving and optimizing all of our current development projects to make TON as useful and convenient as possible for users.

The roadmap includes many TON improvements specifically designed to meet the needs of TON developers, providing them with the tools and resources they previously lacked.

TON is the only modern blockchain finding new, sometimes unexpected, ways to attract users. In the second half of the year, we aim to surpass all of our previous efforts with the goal of bringing even more users to TON.

Because we always try to solve the most pressing problems, and events are dynamically changing, Q3 and Q4 are not completely filled-in and additions will be made as our work progresses.

In technical terms, TON already surpasses all other existing blockchains by a large margin.

In order to confirm this, we have planned a show to demonstrate the real performance of TON and its ability to scale under heavy load.

Further developments for TON Proxy, TON Payments and TON Storage are described on separate pages.”

TON Community

30 января 2023 23:31

​Megaton Finance has launched its highly anticipated DEX on TON.

To celebrate the long-awaited launch, Megaton is putting on two promo events for the TON ecosystem.

TON Transaction Fee Support Event

Every week from Jan. 30 to Feb. 28, users will have the chance to win 2 Toncoin (max. 8 Toncoin per participant).

To be eligible for a prize, you must:

1. Confirm the address of your TON crypto wallet at the bottom of the event’s web page.
2. Send $100 or more to the TON network via Orbit Bridge. Accepted cryptocurrencies are USDT, USDC, ETH, KLAY, MATIC, KSP, ORC, and MESH.

The first 2,500 participants to complete the steps mentioned above every week will take home 2 Toncoin.

The event’s total prize pool is 20,000 Toncoin.

Megaton Finance Liquidity Provider Event

You can become a liquidity provider for one of the liquidity pools on Megaton Finance’s DEX to have a chance at winning 50,000 MEGA, the platform’s native cryptocurrency.

To participate, you must:

1. Deposit at least $1’s worth into one of the liquidity pools (you can find the full list here).
2. Connect your TON wallet to Megaton Finance and await the end of the contest.

We’re excited to welcome Megaton Finance to the expanding family of DEXs in the TON ecosystem!

TON Community

29 января 2023 19:47

​TON Community Weekly Digest

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

Network stats update:

▪️ The number of new accounts created on TON from Jan. 22 to 28 grew from 1,976,182 to 2,016,236 (+2%).

News:

▪️ The @tonblockchain Telegram channel published a proposal to optimize Toncoin’s tokenomics. Read more.

▪️ TON Blockchain was listed on the cryptocurrency aggregator CoinCodex. Read more.

▪️ The 2 millionth account was registered on TON network. Read more.

▪️ Crypto exchange Bit.com started offering Toncoin options. Read more.

▪️ STON.fi announced it would launch a bug bounty program offering a grand prize of 20,000 Toncoin. Read more.

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

TON Community

27 января 2023 18:37

Help us make TON Community better!

The key to TON and TON Community’s success is you: the readers, supporters, and enthusiasts.

However, it’s incumbent upon us to connect with the community to learn more about your TON crypto experiences so we can learn how to improve them.

Therefore, we’ll be grateful if you take a few minutes to fill out a feedback form.

Thank you for your time and suggestions!

The survey: https://ton-org.typeform.com/to/eTQDqVfY

TON Community

25 января 2023 20:34

The number of accounts on TON has surpassed 2 million!

The TON network can proudly say it now has 2 million accounts.

If you remember, the first million was reached in July 2022, so for the network to add another million in just six months is an impressive feat.

This uptick in acceleration can be attributed to the TON blockchain’s growing prowess, which offers TON DNS, TON Storage, and DeFi components, among others.

Although we’re excited to have reached this significant milestone, we know more good times lie ahead.

TON Community

24 января 2023 15:15

We have great news to share with all of you. A new feature has been added to TON’s largest noncustodial wallet, Tonkeeper!

Now you can buy and sell TON through the built-in Mercuryo widget — in just two clicks.
This option is available either by tapping the “Buy” button or in the new Tonkeeper browser design under “Exchanges”.

In light of this update, we are announcing a contest.

How to participate:

- Buy or sell TON via Mercuryo from Jan. 23 to Feb. 7 for at least 50$.
- Make a post with the tags #TON, #Tonkeeper, and #Mercuryo on any social media network.
- Send the link to your post and your TON wallet’s address to the contest support service to the Telegram account @tonrostislav.

10 participants with the largest exchange volume of TON via Mercuryo during the competition period will receive 10 unique “.ton” addresses, which will allow you to assign a beautiful and short domain to your TON wallet or your own Web3 site.

Tonkeeper and Mercuryo welcome everyone to the internet of the future!

TON Community

22 января 2023 20:41

​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 Jan. 15 to 21 grew from 1,926,369 to 1,971,581 (+2.3%).

News:

▪️ @cryptobot is planning to launch a contest for TON users. Read more.

▪️ Crypto wallet Uniton released an update. Read more.

▪️ We published a review of all the most exciting events that happened in the TON ecosystem in 2022. Read more.

▪️ A list of projects receiving TON grants in the fall was published. Read more.

▪️ We invite developers to partake in the offline festivities and meetups of the upcoming worldwide hackathon by the TON Foundation and DoraHacks for TON builders. Read more.
 
▪️ The TON DNS section on the official TON website received an update. Read more.

▪️ A meetup in Lisbon for TON enthusiasts is scheduled for Jan. 24. All devs are welcome to swing by. Read more.

▪️ We wrote a post about a common market manipulation tactic called “pump-and-dump.” We recommend reading our post to identify early warning signs. Read more.

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!

TON Community

19 января 2023 20:15

💀 A very favorable environment for scamming and spamming

⚫️ As soon as TON gained fame and became recognizable by a large group of Telegram users, scammers entered the ecosystem and started to profit at the newcomers’ expense. With tiny transaction fees, The Open Network became the hotbed for various fraudulent schemes aimed at stealing your crypto assets. It is the reverse side of blockchain’s advantages.

⚫️ You might have seen these spam transactions convincing you to enter the seed phrase on a bogus site. Akin to spam mail at off-chain services, users continue to suffer from constant transactions consisting of malicious links. Unfortunately, the developers of The Open Network cannot forbid such transactions due to the asynchronous nature of blockchain. The best method to protect yourself from spam transactions is to do your own research and under no circumstances enter your seed phrase, except when activating your non-custodial wallet.

⚫️ A bunch of popular wallet apps — e.g., Tonkeeper and Tonhub — started to hide small transfers of Toncoin. More likely, the number of such transactions will only grow, leading developers to build up a filtering system for incoming messages which will help separate the wheat from the chaff. Each day scammers come up with something new and unique: recently, users started to receive a spam jetton, i.e., a token on The Open Network, named “Account banned.” It is better to ignore these tokens and hide them if they disturb you.

⚫️ We wrote a detailed article a few week ago about how to avoid becoming easy prey for scammers. It will help you not fall into the hands of scammers.

@thedailyton

TON Community

17 января 2023 18:34

​TON Grant Program: Fall 2022 review

In September, October, and November 2022, the TON grant committee approved a handful of projects to receive funding.

▪️ TONDaddy

TONDaddy is an analytics platform for ".ton" domain names. It is a project by TonX Studio, a developer of Web3 infrastructure on TON.

TONDaddy monitors TON DNS activity and helps users select alternative domain name options. For example, if you enter “user” in the search field, you’ll see open and closed auctions containing the word “user.”

The TON Foundation provided the grant for continued development of the (TON native) analytics service which will provide more useful insights to users in the future.

▪️ OpenMask

OpenMask is a browser-based TON crypto wallet, analogous to MetaMask. OpenMaks aims to set itself apart from the pack with its array of modern features.

It received a grant to expand wallet functionalities and build on the website documentation. Note that this (wallet) grant was specifically provided as this was a browser-based wallet project, which meets the community needs.

▪️ Rift (formerly dBuilder)

This is an instrument for Python developers providing a framework to create smart contracts on TON.

The service’s mission is to lower the entry barrier to TON development and make writing smart contracts more accessible.

▪️ Web3 Campus

A Web3 development education website.

Web3 Campus intends to create courses that educate various professions in Web3, including courses on the TON ecosystem. It aims to be the Web3 of Coursera, whereby freelancer Web3 content instructors can receive payments in crypto.

A grant was awarded to create more educational resources on the TON blockchain.

▪️ SmartSign

A service for creating electronic NFT signatures.

SmartSign develops unique use cases for TON NFT technology, such as minting blockchain signatures that can be used like regular signatures — i.e., to hand out autographs or sign documents.

SmartSign received a grant to advance its ideas and launch a full NFT signature service.

You can find everything you need to know about the TON grant program and submissions on TON’s website:
https://ton.org/en/grants