🔈Late Night Show goes on
This week, we are hosting more voice chats on this channel. Join us today at 19:00 CET!
Crazy Idea Challenge for Listeners
Come up with the next Telegram Mini App idea to onboard million users and get a reward from a 30 TON prize pool 🕺
We are ready to answer all your questions and support your ideas!
🙏Join the Late Night Show today at 19:00 CET.
https://x.com/ekinctuna/status/1791165070681989438?s=52&t=mw1wzrV0NUcxlzLz2sLW3A
Читать полностью…13 IRL Bootcamps. 13 Cities. $2,000,000 Hackathon 🌍
Ton Society is hosting 13 offline Open League Summer Bootcamps all around the globe 🔥
Come to meet, learn, and build your Open League Hackathon project 🫡
📍The Open League Summer Bootcamps will be hosted in 13 locations!
May 24-26th: Prague, Moscow, Hong Kong
May 31st-June 2nd: Berlin, Belgrade, St Petersburg, Taipei
June 4-6th: Seoul
June 5-7th: Tbilisi
June 7-9th: Warsaw, Kyiv, Gurugram, Minsk
💸 Win up to $500,000 from the $2,000,000 Hackathon prize pool + $5,000 prize pool for each bootcamp.
👉 Choose your city and register: https://society.ton.org/activities/open-league
NFT Bootcamp for newbies by our friends @siderallgallery
If you were always shy about being new to the blockchain — it’s a perfect opportunity to learn the basics of NFTs and mint your first one on Saturday 25th May!
During the workshop, Mahdi Farimani and Vesa Kivinen will go through TON Blockchain basics, Tonkeeper wallet setup and security, minting an NFT on Getgems, and marketing strategy for impact.
✅ No prior knowledge about blockchain or NFTs is needed — bring your web2 friends along!
Register 👉 https://lu.ma/muvm384j
Celebrating the achievement of $200M TVL on TON, The Open League launches its own channel!
In just 2 months of The Open League, massive reward program and competition, TON TVL has grown from $22.9 to $206.74 million (+900%).
Now it's time to double down once more!
Join, Win, Earn, Play, Quest, Collect, Build, Repeat:
🙏@League
🙏@League
🙏@League
⚡️TON Society Open Call is starting!
Join us now to be the first to get the latest updates from the TON Society international team. Seize the moment and ask your question directly to the hub leads!
Prize pool
🔒50 $TON for the most interesting questions
💝SBT to everyone
▶️: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1PlKQDyzdVDxE
Reminder: Our TON Society Blog is now live on Substack!
Once we reach 5K subscribers, 200 lucky individuals will share a 1K-Toncoin prize pool. You still can participate. Subscribe now!
With our blog, you'll discover:
⏺In-depth analyses on Web3 industry trends and developments
⏺Expert perspectives from thought leaders and TON community members
⏺Tutorials and guides to enhance your TON experience
⏺Insights into regional initiatives, events and projects
We’ve just published another exciting guest post “Telegram vs WeChat: Detailed comparison” as part of the Community Voices section. It was written by one of the TON enthusiasts, @dacrime. Enjoy this outstanding longread now!
TON Society appreciates your contributions and will never leave them unnoticed😉
Introducing The Path of Honor: Get active and earn rewards!
As TON Society continues to grow, it's crucial for us to recognize exceptional behaviors and contributions.
🎮 "The Path of Honor" offers active TON Society members a chance to showcase their engagement in our regional chats and earn fantastic rewards.
🔝 Boost your honor by actively participating in chat discussions, providing valuable insights, and contributing positively to our thriving Web3 community.
💰 By accumulating special points, users will not only be acknowledged for their positive impact but also stand a chance to win rewards from a generous 2,500 TON prize pool.
🔜Check out the detailed rules and list of participating chats in our Substack post.
Are you ready for crypto’s first real-world, really valuable use case?
Only 1 hour left until Pavel Durov's presentation.
👛 Set your reminders for the livestream now!
Are you ready to claim your $NOT?
Probably we didn’t make our fingertips burn for nothing💎
Who has more?
Check out your NOT balance in @notcoin_bot and share👇
TON Society partners with HumanCode and offers 1M Toncoin in incentives
TL;DR:
▪️ TON Society has joined forces with HumanCode, an innovative AI technology company, to transform the way users verify their identity online (proof-of-human).
▪️ 1M Toncoin (over $5M) in incentives from TON Society for verifying your identity.
▪️ This partnership was unveiled at the Web3 Festival in Hong Kong, marking a significant step forward in the battle against bots which present a major risk to the Web.
HumanCode, led by the esteemed Dr. DONG Zhang, introduces an innovative palm scanning technology that provides a quick, highly accurate method for real-person verification.
This technology is designed to work across all smartphones and browsers, accommodating various skin tones, ensuring a seamless user experience. It's a privacy-centric solution that validates human presence without compromising individual anonymity.
1M Toncoin for the TON Community
In celebration of this collaboration, TON Society is offering 1 million Toncoin to encourage the adoption of HumanCode. This initiative aims to integrate Web3 identity features for the 900 million monthly active Telegram users, emphasizing privacy and security in the digital space.
Incentives will be given to TON Society members who complete the palm scan and prove their personhood. Anyone can join TON society by connecting their TON wallet at society.ton.org.
Join TON Society now and prepare for the upcoming drop!
Open League Season 1 Launches Monday - Here’s how it all works for projects.
TL:DR
▪The Tokens Leaderboard will split into a Major and Minor League, only major league projects will get LP Boosts of up to 50k Toncoin.
▪Liquidity providers can therefore enjoy all the same farming rewards in the boosted pools on @StonFiDex and @DeDust during the upcoming months.
▪2 projects at the bottom of the leaderboard 11:59 am Monday 1st will be relegated to the Minor League.
▪All qualifying TON projects can apply to feature on the DeFi, Apps and the newly formed Minor League and Memes leaderboards.
▪The prize pools for each season are revealed: $3.2 million in Season 1, $3.6 million in Season 2, and $5.1 million in Season 3.
▪We introduce a wildcard that can teleport any project with amazing results to the Major League instantly, at any time.
Well, the pilot was fun; it delivered on all fronts:
▪Daily active wallets (DAW): up 347%
▪WAWs: up 252%
▪MAWs: up 137%
▪DeFi TVL: up 244%
▪Liquidity Providers: up 550%
▪Daily Trading Volume: up 624%
▪Daily Traders: up 710%
▪Jetton Holders: up 195%
Safe to say it's working well for all involved! The Open League delivers active wallets, active users, more liquidity, and trading activity to all participating projects.
12:00 PM CET, April 1. Season #1 Begins. Three months. Three seasons.
Projects! Want to take part? Read the rules carefully and apply for Season 1 in the blog.
🔈 The Open League livestream special
Join us later today on this channel for The Open League livestream with projects participating in the pilot season.
Hosted by TON Foundation, we will talk to a few unique projects and discuss the hottest topics of the recent days.
💰 Today's $1M airdrop for TON DEX traders
🏆 Recent results of The Open League
💧 How to benefit from up to 1,000% APY in farming pools
🔼 Best practices for competing for a $2.5M prize pool for TON teams
😎 TON Foundation's big plans for meme coins
See you at 4 PM UTC on this channel!
🎙️ Reminder link: /channel/toncoin?livestream
⛽Fueling the TON Fire⛽
Join us for "Fueling the TON Fire: Launchpads & L2 for TON" - an evening exploring launchpads with XTON and L2 solution with Nicegram. Network, learn, and propel your TON journey!
Program:
📌6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Guest gathering, networking
📌7:00 PM - 7:15 PM "Launching with TON. Presenting XTON Launchpad" Marko Okhman, founder @XTON, the first launchpad that unites liquidity of EVM chains and users of Telegram
📌7:15 PM - 7:30 PM "Accessing TON's 15b liquidity with EVM. TON L2 Adoption Layer", core team @Nicegram, the biggest Telegram client with 30 million users launching an L2 adoption layer for TON
📌7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Networking
🗓Date: March 29, Friday. 6:30-9:00 PM
📍Bybit HQ, #TheCryptoArk Space, The Offices 1, One Central
✨RSVP✨
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🔈TON Society Voice Chat Today
At today’s late night show we will dive into the TON Summer Bootcamps which are coming to 13 cities already next week as well as other latest news in the TON Ecosystem.
⏰ Today, 19:00 CET. Set a reminder.
Crazy Idea Challenge for Listeners
5 individuals who will express the next Telegram Mini App idea to onboard million users will get a reward from a 30 TON prize pool 🕺
If you want to know more about The Open League, Hackathon, or maybe Notcoin - we are waiting for you at our call! We are ready to answer all your questions.
🙏🙏🙏We have so many news to share with you, Society!
Join the Late Night Show.
First TON Summer Bootcamps are starting next week 🙏
Prague, Moscow and Hong Kong will kick off the worldwide series of offline events for TON builders on May 24.
🙏3 days of intense ideating and networking.
🙏Mentors from TON Foundation and hundreds of TON enthusiasts.
🙏$5K prize pool for each bootcamp and an opportunity to get the fastest track to The Open League Hackathon.
Register now:
🇪🇺 Prague
🌏 Moscow
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
The full TON Summer schedule is available here.
Pitch. Build. Win. TON.
Join us at the Open League Summer Bootcamps AMA
Speakers
✅️Anthony Tsivarev, Director of Ecosystem Development at TON Foundation
✅️Vladimir Alefman, DevRel Manager at TON Foundation
✅️Ekin Tuna, Director of Growth at Ton Foundation
✅️Jack Booth, Marketing Director at TON Foundation
✅️Viktor, Content Manager at TON Foundation
We will discuss
➡️How to win The Open League Hackathon?
➡️Why you should join the IRL Bootcamp?
➡️What are the opportunities for the hackers?
Tomorrow at 16:00 CET
👉Set a reminder: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1djGXNRqPoRxZ
Path of Honor: First Round Winners and Second Round Launch
🎉 Path of Honor Round 1 is officially over!
Thank you to all of our winners for their meaningful contributions to the TON Society. Your dedication, insight, and support have truly made a difference.❤️
🔥 First Round’s prize pool is 2500 TON. 25 winners from Ton Society Community Chats with the highest Honors each will get 100 TON!
Winners will receive a message from @TS_Rewards. We will not ask for anything other than the address of your TON Space wallet. Beware of scammers. The full list of Round 1 winners is available here.
🚀Round 2 starts now!
As we move into the second round of the campaign, we are excited to introduce some updates:
1. In order to have a chance to win this time around, you must gain at least 500 Society Points and 40 Honor Points.
2. One more group enters the game: @joinleague. Be active on @joinleague, earn your Honor — and get a reward!
Please note that users trying to spam or engage in dialogues with a high number of short messages will be disqualified.
🔜Check out the detailed rules and list of participating chats in our Substack post.
The Open League Hackathon
TL;DR:
▪️ We’re extending the deadline to apply for The Open League Hackathon til June 15th.
▪️ TOL Hackathon is the fastest way for any project to join The Open League.
The deadline for The Open League Hackathon has been extended. This gives more teams the chance to join and refine their projects. With over 220 projects already registered, the aim is to further increase participation and encourage innovation. Contestants will build new Web3 Onboarding & GameFi, Web3 Social, DeFi, and eCommerce use cases on TON and Telegram.
New dates:
▪️ Registration deadline: June 15, 2024
▪️ Hackathon end date: July 15, 2024
Why apply?
▪️ $2 million prize pool.
▪️ Fast track to The Open League program with a 50,000 Toncoin boost for your token's liquidity pool.
▪️ Top projects may secure funding from a $500,000 pool provided by TON Ventures.
▪️ A chance to meet with TON Foundation members and VC/investors on TON in Dubai during Gateway.
Mass adoption only happens on TON. Build it. Register now!
🔈 Join our TON Society Open Call tomorrow!
Tomorrow, April 30th at 13:00 CET, at our monthly TON Society Open Call, we will discuss the latest news and updates in our global social network for TON enthusiasts.
Agenda:
➡️April highlights
➡️TON Society’s role in supporting The Open League Hackathon
➡️New opportunities with USDt on TON for users and builders
➡️Latest partnerships
➡️Our plans for May and upcoming perks for the TON Society members
Speakers:
▪️Eugene Anisei — TON Society Europe Lead
▪️Lucy Kang — TON Society Korea Lead
▪️Ankit Jaiswal — TON Society India Lead
▪️Danel Guzairov — Community Manager at TON Syndicate
Moderator:
▪️Kate Bahajati — Events Lead at TON Society
Ask your questions during the call, and get rewards from the prize pool of 50 $TON.
🗓️ April 30th, 13:00 CET
🎙 Set a reminder here.
TON Society-issued SBTs for each call attendee are up for grabs🙏
Meet TON Society x The Open League Hackathon edition meetup in your country!
🙏The Open League Hackathon is underway and TON Society takes an active part in it by organizing dedicated worldwide events to connect builders and offer them different perks!
Don't miss our upcoming events to get insights about The Open League Hackathon from TON Foundation representatives, hear about successful TON Ecosystem’s project cases, and stand a chance of getting a bonus from the 1000 $TON prize pool for submitting your project.
🇰🇷 Korea: Seoul, April 25. TON Builders Boost in Korea. RSVP.
🇪🇺 Europe: Prague, April 27. TON Builders Boost in Prague. RSVP.
🇮🇳 India: Gurugram, April 27. Web3 Mass Adoption with TON. RSVP.
🌏 CIS: St. Petersburg, April 28. TON-Petersburg. RSVP.
The full schedule of TON Society events is available here.
If you still want to participate in The Open League Hackathon and compete for the 2M prize pool, hurry up as you have time until April 30, 2024 to submit your BUIDL.
In the picture: Vladimir Alefman — The Hackathon’s Father
USDt launches on TON to offer Telegram’s 900M users access to cross-border payments
TL;DR:
▪️ Tether’s USDt is now available on TON, coming in a new experience for Tether aimed at making cross-border payments faster, cheaper, and easier for Telegram's 900M users.
▪️ TON Foundation offers 11M Toncoin in incentives, aiming to put crypto in every pocket.
Pavel Durov, CEO & Founder of Telegram, Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, and Andrew Rogozov, CEO of TOP & Wallet, announced today at TOKEN2049 in Dubai that Tether, in collaboration with TON Foundation, has launched USDt on TON.
Instant, free, as easy as sending a text message.
USDt on TON simplifies global peer-to-peer payments for Telegram’s 900M monthly active users. The integration of USDt into Wallet in Telegram makes USDt transfers free and instant between all Telegram users; all you need to do is send a DM, no need for a blockchain address, and no need to download a new app.
USDt, also known as Tether, is a cryptocurrency pegged 1-to-1 with USD and backed 100% by Tether’s reserves. Unlike other more volatile digital assets, it offers a stable value. Making USDt on TON ideal for daily transactions and cross-border payments.
USDt on TON will be accompanied by fully integrated on-ramps from most fiat currencies globally at launch. Soon, integrated global off-ramps will enable users to withdraw supported fiat currencies directly to bank accounts or cards. The aim is for USDt on TON to become a faster, easier, and cheaper cross-border payment system than traditional financial services.
11M Toncoin in incentives
TON Foundation has committed 11M Toncoin to incentivize the adoption of USDt on TON.
For a limited time, while incentives last:
▪️ 5M Toncoin will be used to boost rewards in USDt/TON liquidity pools across TON DEXes @ston_fi and DeDust.
▪️ 5M Toncoin will be given to users depositing USDt to Wallet’s Earn campaign.
▪️ Withdrawals to TON from all supporting exchanges like OKX, Bybit, and KuCoin will be entirely free for all users until the end of June, 2024.
▪️ Prepare the engines. These incentives will begin soon.
The launch of USDt on TON represents a step towards integrating digital currencies into everyday life, providing 900M users with a seamless and integrated financial service within TON’s Web3 ecosystem in Telegram.
For more details and a guide on how to use USDt on TON, check out this blog post.
Please note that USDt on TON is not available to users based in mainland US, US territories, or US citizens and Prohibited Countries as defined under Tether Terms of Service.
Get ready to earn some TON 🙏
We're thrilled to announce the launch of the TON Society's brand-new blog on Substack!
Dive into our longreads dedicated to exploring The Open Network's role in shaping Web3 for everyone.
With our blog, you'll discover:
⏺In-depth analyses on industry trends and developments
⏺Expert perspectives from thought leaders and community members
⏺Tutorials and guides to enhance your TON experience
⏺Insights into regional initiatives, events and meetups & projects
To celebrate the launch of our blog, we're hosting some special events:
🎟️ Raffles:
Once our blog reaches 5K subscribers, 200 randomly selected users will share a 1K-Toncoin prize pool. We’ll reach out to you through Substack to get your wallet address. Dive into the in-depth articles on the TON Ecosystem and get an incentive!
How to participate:
1. Visit our Subtack page.
2. Enter your email address.
3. Verify your email by confirming the message sent to your inbox.
🖌 Content Creator Rewards:
Are you passionate about the TON Ecosystem and itching to share your knowledge with the world? Whether you write exciting articles, create videos or make podcasts, we want to hear from you! Join our publication support program and get paid for your talent. We welcome contributors making content on different platforms.
Check out how to get started here.
🎮 Upcoming Workshop Alert: Unlimited Opportunities in GameFi on TON and Telegram 🎮
Join us for a deep dive into GameFi on TON and Telegram, featuring GameFi lead at TON, Inal Kardan! This workshop is your gateway to exploring the potential and mechanics of GameFi.
👾 Speaker: Inal Kardan, GameFi Lead at TON.
Get ready to unlock the secrets of GameFi development with insights from the top. Whether you're a developer or a GameFi enthusiast, this is for you!
📺 Watch Live:
- Binance Live: Click here
- YouTube: Watch here
⏳Time: April 11th, 11:00am UTC
Don’t miss this opportunity to level up your GameFi knowledge!
💗 Telegram introduces one of the most generous reward systems in the history of social media
🎉Telegram channel owners can now receive 50% of the revenue from ads displayed in their channels.
For content creators
To start earning:
🟢 Gain at least 1,000 subscribers on your channel.
🟢 Go to Monetization Stats in the channel settings.
🟢 Withdraw your rewards in Toncoin with no fees using Fragment.com.
For advertisers
To create your own TON-based ads:
🟢 Go to ads.telegram.org.
🟢 Set up your ads campaign.
🟢 Grow!
Learn more here:
https://telegram.org/blog/monetization-for-channels
⚡️Pavel Durov will be a speaker at TOKEN2049, the primer crypto event.
Dubai, April 18-19.
Details: https://www.dubai.token2049.com/speakers
Are you ready for big announcements?
The Open League Hackathon
TON Foundation has launched The Open League Hackathon, a fast track into The Open League, with over $150 million in project and user incentives.
📆The hackathon runs from April to June, 2024 and has a $2 million prize pool.
Tracks
Contestants will build new Web3 Onboarding & GameFi, Web3 Social, DeFi, and eCommerce use cases on TON and Telegram.
Why apply?
💝 $2 million prize pool.
💝 Fast-Track to The Open League program with a 50,000 Toncoin boost for your token's liquidity pool.
💝Top projects may secure funding from a $500,000 pool provided by TON Ventures.
💝A chance to meet with TON Foundation members and VC/investors on TON in Dubai during The Gateway.
Projects part of the Open League pilot season have seen triple digit growth in active users, token holders, market capitalization and trading volume across TON DEXes. And that was with only 1 million Toncoin in Rewards. For Season 1 - rewards will 30x to 30M Toncoin for 3 months (3 seasons).
🙏TON Society will take an active part in the hackathon by organizing dedicated events worldwide. Our international community boasts the most talented developers, and this is the perfect opportunity for you to demonstrate your skills and creativity.
Keep an eye on your TON Society hub to ensure you don't miss any important updates on the hackathon.
Find the details and register for The Open League Hackathon here.
The Open League Season 1: $115M for TON Community
TON Community, the pilot season was just a teaser – now it’s time to double down on fun and rewards with the first full season of The Open League, starting April 1, 2024.
Why the hype?
Errr, you saw we said $115 million for you, The TON Community, right? The Pilot’s already giving success signals. TVL (Total Value Locked) up by 70%, and daily active wallets up 370%.
$115 million in Toncoin rewards
30 million Toncoin are ready to be distributed across 4 systems: The League, Token Mining, Quests & Airdrops, and Liquidity Pool Boosts.
There’s a piece of the pie for every different style of character in the community: The degen dev, n00bie normies, degenerate dabblers and the CHAD. How will it work?
The League
Degen devs, battle it out for a slice of the $15 million Toncoin prize pool. It’s an overall KPI competition for TON projects with live leaderboards.
Token Mining
Hello, n00bie normies! Get a taste of free tokens with simple mining mechanics. Inspired by legends like @notcoin, rapid growth, zero spend. Projects, prepare your viral mining mechanism, leverage TON and Telegram, and may additional rewards rain down upon you.
Quests & Airdrops
Degen Dabblers, step up for $22 million in Toncoin by diving into on-chain usage of TON projects. Expect SBTs and easter eggs hidden in plain sight – because who doesn’t love a good surprise?
Liquidity Pool Boosts
CHADs, ready for some crazy APRs? Each Major League project gets a 50k Toncoin boost; Minors get 5k. Dive into the boosted pools via @Open_league_bot – just an app inside Telegram, because we like to keep it sleek.
The Open League Flywheel
We’re setting up a flywheel of success for TON projects, showing the world how to convert Telegram users into TON users. TON is the new home for mass-market consumer products. With this conversion path, TON will put crypto in every pocket and give billions the opportunity to own their digital identity, data, and assets.
For a deeper dive, check out this blog post.