🥳Happy April Fool's day! Let's make a flashmob!

Pavel Durov wished everyone on his channel happy Fool's Day, saying he could change his last name to "Du Rov" or "Paul Du Rov" after becoming a French citizen.

And, as the holder of a Saudi passport, Pavel could become the honorable AlDura.

He also renamed his channel to "Du Rove's Channel" 🤡.

So, dear community leaders and members, let's join in on the flash mob!😏!😏

Your @ĐểêpTónỂng

📣$14,700 for one NFT

The Metamorphoses team shared their experience with the Go Mobile marketing agency, which attracted a mere 30 sales in the English-speaking market.

The agency was contracted for the following tasks:
- Develop a marketing strategy and positioning for the collection
- Sell 1448 NFT images
- Generate demand high enough to create a secondary market

Here are their final results::
- Their vibrant Twitter account went from 26k followers down to 15k (partly due to banning of bots), reposts and likes went from 1k+ to just around 0
- 4k users in Discord, who generated 1k+ chat messages daily, also went quiet. Just as with Twitter, their current activity is close to none
- Out of an audience of over 30k participants, 97.72% ignored the sales day event

The team requested a refund and compensation for the failed project and reputational damage to the artists and the collection.

When faced with the evidence of their lousy work, the Metamorphoses agency received the following response: "It's your own fault that you didn't control us. We are not going to return the money."

As a result, after $447,495 was spent, the campaign generated only 30 sales, got a bunch of bots on Twitter and Discord, and received a refund of only $121,890.

Your agent @DeepTonEng

➡️Independent validation on the TON network

The Orbs team, known for developing projects such as TON Minter and TON Contract Verifier, has developed a smart contract for network validators that uses a single nominator.

This technique skips intermediaries by using isolated cold wallets and provides secure transaction confirmations.

The tool for launching nodes on TON network is distributed free of charge. The source code has been verified by Certik experts and is available for review.

The "Single Nominator" smart contract significantly reduces the attack opportunities because:
- it keeps the the validator node's hot wallet separate from staked funds
- it eliminates vulnerabilities related to gas consumption
- in case the wallet gets compromised, the owner can change the validator's address
- staked funds can be restored in emergency situations, such as after a faulty upgrade

Third-party projects and developers are constantly supporting the development of our blockchain, which is very reassuring!❤️

Your single @DeepTonEng

🤖Bots to get multiple usernames

Today the TgInfo team has announced that after looking through the localization code of the newest beta version of Telegram for macOS, they have found lines of code indicating that bots will get to have multiple usernames, just like regular user profiles.

This indicates that pretty soon we can expect to see bot usernames for sale on the Fragment marketplace.

Your beta-tester @DeepTonEng

💱TOP cryptoexchanges conquered by TON

Now more than 30 DEX and CEX exchanges support TON listings and trading pairs!

Centralized Exchanges (CEX):
🇸🇨 KuCoin [4] — TON/USDT
🇭🇰 Bitfinex [5] — TON/USDT
🇸🇬 Bybit [7] — TON/USDT
🇸🇨 OKX [8] — TON/USDT
🇨🇳 Gate.io [10] — TON/USDT
🇸🇬 MEXC [12] — TON/USDT
🇸🇬 Bitget [13] — TON/USDT
🇸🇬 Huobi Global [19] — TON/USDT
🇬🇧 BKEX [20] — TON/USDT
🇰🇾 BitMart [24] — TON/USDT
🇸🇨 Azbit [46] — TON/USDT
🇺🇸 Poloniex [47] — TON/USDD + TON/USDT
🇦🇺 BingX [52] — TON/USDT
🇬🇧 CoinEx [55] — TON/USDT + TON-BTC
🇬🇧 Tidex [60] — TON/ETH + TON/USDT
🇬🇧 EXMO [71] — TON/USDT + TON/BTC

CEXs with no rating:
N/A BIT [-] — TON/USDT
N/A SuperEX [-] — TON/USDT
🇬🇧 LBank [-] — TON/USDT
🇪🇪 Cryptology [-] — TON/USDT
🇧🇷 NovaDAX [-] — TON/BRL
🇮🇳 SecondBTC [-] — TON/USDT
🇸🇨 Digifinex [-] — TON/USDT
🇭🇰 HitBTC [-] — TON/USDT
🇸🇨 XT [-] — TON/USDT
🇹🇷 BitUBU [-] — TON/USDT + TON/USDC
🇮🇳 Unocoin [-] — TON/USDT + TON/INR
🇨🇳 Jubi [-] — TON/USDT

Below: country + [rating] + pair

Decentralized Exchanges (DEX):
🗽 Uniswap [1] — most popular
N/A PancakeSwap [6] — DEX on BNB Chain
N/A Biswap [32] — DEX on BNB Chain
N/A Nomiswap [164] — TON/USDC

Top all-time volume by exchange:
1.KuCoin [1] > $6,3m
2.SecondBTC [30] > $2,2m
3.Azbit [47] > $1,4m
4.OKX [9] > $800k
5.SuperEX [50] > $700k

TON is most often listed in the following countries:
🇸🇨 Seychelles Islands — 5 exchanges:
KuCoin / OKX / Azbit / Digifinex / XT
🇬🇧 Great Britain — 5 exchanges:
BKEX / CoinEx / Tidex / EXMO / LBank
🇸🇬 Singapore — 4 exchanges:
Bybit / MEXC / Bitget / Huobi Global

Your infographical @DeepTonEng

🔃Changing bot usernames through Fragment

In their Telegram channel, Betawatch published code from the messenger's beta version, indicating that bots may soon be given the option to change their username.

Though it won't be possible to change the bots' public link through the messenger app, Telegram may allow adding usernames that were purchased on Fragment.

Let's see what the upcoming update brings for us! 👀

Your username dispatcher @DeepTonEng

👑TON Ambassador Program

On April 7, TON's official Twitter account announced a potential new ambassador program. They are hoping to gauge the potential demand from active users and figure out it's likelihood of success.

Will they be able to carry out this program properly, or will it turn out just as with the recent Twitter Thread Challenge?

We hope that the organizers will take into consideration improvement points that came up with the recent TON Thread Challenge, and we should expect a more successful ambassador program this time around.

Your enthusiastic @DeepTonEng

👛TON in new wallets

*️⃣On April 7, Civilization Network announced their support for TON, which can now be held, purchased and sold using CVL wallets.

CVL Network is a multichain ecosystem that offers a full range of products. One of them is the CVL Wallet, a multichain crypto wallet and gateway for future infrastructure.

*️⃣On April 13, NOWPayments announced a new unique tool: custody-as-a-service, now available through integration with The Open Network.

NOWPayments is a cryptocurrency payment gateway that accepts payments in 160+ cryptocurrencies, including $TON, with automatic coin conversion. Regardless of which cryptocurrency customers pay with, sellers can choose which coins they get paid in - NOWPayments converts them automatically.

💡You can read more about custody-as-a-service in this article.

TON continues to expand through various networks and services and, of course, win the hearts and minds of new users.

Your non-custodial @DeepTonEng

💱TON listed on DEX from Vite

Vitelabs announced that it has listed the TON/USDT pair on its exchange.

Deposits and withdrawals are already available, and TON/USDT trading will start tomorrow at 10:00 (Moscow time).

ViteX is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2019, with a current daily trading volume of ₿1.29.

Your listed @DeepTonEng

🪙Assigning usernames to Telegram bots

The ability to assign a username to a bot via Fragment has been found in the source code of the marketplace.

Based on the underlying code, this procedure will be offered for a fee.

Earlier, we reported that bots will be allowed to have several usernames.

Source
Your innovative @DeepTonEng

👛TON in Tangem wallet

Tangem's non-custodial hard wallet has now integrated with The Open Network.

Tangem Wallet safeguards cryptocurrency assets by storing its keys simply and securely on a card. It also supports DeFi services and tools.

Tangem is a hightech blockchain enterprise founded in 2017.

Of the hardware wallets, TON is supported by SafePal and Ledger; the latter works through the OpenMask browser wallet.

Your hardliner @DeepTonEng

🔷 Launch of the Ethereum Bridge

TON Community has announced that an unlimited bridge is now live and allows for seamless transfers of ERC-20 tokens to the TON network.

This new token bridge builds on top of the Orbit Chain that facilitates cross-chain transactions between TON and other tokens.

You can already transfer $wBTC, $USDT, $USDC and $DAI both ways between ETH and TON.

Let’s look at the commission fees:
TON → ETH
10 TON | ETH gas ~0.0006 ETH | Bridge gas 5 TON

USDT/USDC/DAI/WBTC → ETH
10 USDT/USDC/DAI/WBTC | ETH gas 0.0021 ETH | Bridge gas 1 TON

TON → BNB
10 TON | BNB gas ~ 0.0002 BNB | Bridge gas 5 TON

ETH → TON
10 TON | ETH gas ~0.0023 ETH | Bridge gas 5 TON

USDT/USDC/DAI/WBTC → TON
10 USDT/USDC/DAI/WBTC | ETH gas 0.0010 ETH | Bridge gas 1 TON

→ Check out all the details on the bridge website.
(Note that it's not optimized for mobile devices.)

Your multichain @DeepTonEng

🗺First quarterly results for 2023

The Open Network continues to develop and advance in accordance with the roadmap, and here are some of its achievements for the first quarter of this year:

✅ The network has grown without encountering any technical issues
✅ The total number of wallets and transactions went up by 25% and reached 2.5 million and 124 million, respectively
✅ Increased its foothold in the field of DeFi (decentralized finance), and ranks first by TVL growth among all non-EVM blockchains
✅ Boasts an unlimited bridge that makes it possible to transfer tokens between the ETH and TON blockchains
✅ "Developer Community of the Year" at the AIBC Eurasia Awards of 2023
✅ Got listed on the Bitfinex and LBank exchanges, among others

Pretty soon, users will be able to handle any ERC-20 tokens, while TON continues to make the blockchain accessible to everyone.

TON developers will continue improving existing products and services to make them more convenient and functional.

In addition, more large-scale hackathons and events will be organized to attract new talent and invigorate the developer community.

Overall, TON strives towards its goal of a new decentralized economy that will offer a more secure, transparent and equitable way of interacting on the Internet.

⚡️Meanwhile, Everspace has added support for TON tokens and multi-signature technology. Its non-custodial wallet has received a new update and now supports The Open Network tokens.

Source
Your quarterly @DeepTonEng

👍TON x BTCEX

The TON/USDT trading pair is about to be listed on the BTCEX exchange with up to 25X leverage!

Deposits will be open on: 04/24 at 12:00 (MSK).
Spot trading and withdrawals: 04/25 at 12:00 (MSK).

BTCEX is a new, full-service cryptocurrency trading platform that provides spot and derivatives trading, including margin, quarterly contracts, perpetual contracts and options.

BTCEX ranks 27th among crypto exchanges, based on CoinMarketCap.

Your delicate @DeepTonEng

🪙Bitcoin in the @wallet

Bitcoin has become available on the web interface of the @wallet app. All @wallet users can buy, withdraw and exchange Bitcoin via Telegram's web interface. Previously, Bitcoin was only available through a text bot.

Buying and selling Bitcoin has become much more convenient. To get started, simply select "Buy and Sell" and choose your preferred payment method: via bank card or P2P Market.

One of the most significant new features of the platform is the updated exchange interface. With the help of the new wallet app, you can instantly exchange BTC, USDT and TON at favorable rates. Besides, now there are six total exchange pairs to choose from, providing users with greater flexibility and convenience.

Now, the web wallet will attract even more Telegram messenger users and, therefore, more potential TON users to the app. This generates interest and organic growth.

Your lightning @DeepTonEng

💱Fragment usernames for Telegram bots

Another messenger update was released today, featuring the possibility for bots to receive collectible public names, including ones without the word “bot” at the end.

This luxury will set back the bot creator 5,000 TON (~ $ 11,000) as a one-time payment.

Also, in the animated sequence of the post, you may notice a hint of a username that’s just three characters long: @dog. Will this become a possibility? Stay tuned for the next update.

In addition, this update introduced the following:
- the ability to share folders in chats
- the ability to choose background wallpapers for chats
- the ability to open webapp applications inside chats, among others.

Your @DeepTonEng reporter

🍀TON x Onramp

Onramp, India's leading service for converting fiat currency into crypto, has integrated TON blockchain.

Now users will be able to instantly purchase Toncoin along over 200 other cryptocurrencies for Indian Rupee (INR).

With Onramp, users can easily obtain TON cryptocurrency for their wallets using UPI/IMPS transfers at lightning speed, which makes the integration process even smoother.

This is an example of seamless crypto integration into people's daily lives. TON, more so than the other chains, provides a comfortable and easy entry into the Web3 world.

Your Web3 expert @DeepTonEng