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

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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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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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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🌍 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

🎄 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.

Why xStocks on TON?

xStocks work here because TON was built for distribution.

What that means in practice:
• Native Telegram distribution
• Mobile-first wallets
• Ultra-low fees
• High-speed execution
• DEX liquidity & composability

X-Stocks aren't just tokenized, they're built to actually be used.

Full breakdown on why TON is positioned for RWAs: https://web3.ton.org/xStocks_Telegram

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💎NFTs on TON

NFTs on TON are shifting from speculation to tools for access, identity, and rewards inside Telegram.

Early NFTs proved on-chain digital ownership but were highly speculative. Since 2024, NFTs have been used as loyalty credentials, tickets, and participation badges. And now they are evolving with NFT 2.0 on TON.

Why TON in 2025:
▪️Scalable Layer 1 with low fees and deep Telegram integration
▪️Telegram-native marketplaces, mini-apps, and wallets like Tonkeeper and Wallet in Telegram

TON NFT 2.0 standards:
▪️TEP-62, TEP-64, and TEP-66 define NFT cores, collections, and royalty logic
▪️Mint Platform and wallets can flag royalty_violation when terms are bypassed

Looking to 2026, TON Foundation is scaling to support billions of NFT interactions. And NFTs act as portable records for rewards, access, and memberships across mini-apps

Read more here

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🚀 TON x TON Wallet: Partner Momentum Update

The partnership between TON and TON Wallet continues to grow, bringing practical Web3 functionality into Telegram.

A key milestone for 2025: TON Wallet is now available in the U.S., the first self-custodial wallet integrated into a major messaging platform for the American market.

🔹 Send and receive crypto instantly
🔹 Hold Toncoin, USDT, and 100+ tokens
🔹 Swap tokens without leaving the app
🔹 Track transactions and manage NFTs
🔹 Access apps and services across TON Ecosystem

No separate app. No browser extension. Just Telegram.

Chat. Pay. Own.

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🌐 2025 in Review: DeFi on TON

At the start of the year, TON DeFi was a handful of DEXs and early stablecoin experiments.

By December, it looked very different:
▪️Ethena brought yield-bearing synthetic dollars (USDe, tsUSDe)
▪️~60 tokenized U.S. equities went live via @Wallet, xStocks, and Kraken
▪️ TON Wallet launched in the U.S., adding swaps and payments for millions more users

Together, these pieces expanded DeFi on TON, bringing financial tools inside the app where people already spend their time.

Read the full article for more details.

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The Countdown Made Easy: TON Wallet Is Ready for NYE

As the countdown begins, skip the cash or cards and use @Wallet 🍾

Pay for last-minute snacks or send a toast to friends in a few taps,
right from your phone.

This New Year’s Eve, keep it simple so you can focus on the laughs, the cheers, and the midnight moment.

See you in the New Year!

Try TON Wallet here.
Celebrate. Tap. Toast.

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🎉 Happy New Year from TON Wallet! 🎉

The confetti is settling and the resolutions are forming, and TON Wallet is ready for when you need it.

As we enter 2026 we wish you:

👜 A wallet heavier than your holiday shopping bags
💃 Transactions smoother than last night’s dance moves
🧠 Moves as smart as your New Year resolutions

Here’s to a strong year for TON, TON Wallet, and most importantly you!

Start the New Year with TON Wallet!