​Hardware wallet SafePal has added support for TON’s mainnet.

Yesterday, hardware wallet SafePal added full support for the TON network and became the first device that allows users to keep their Toncoin in cold storage.

In addition to storing and sending crypto in SafePal’s hardware and app wallets, TON’s integration now lets users interact directly with its decentralized applications.

Moreover, SafePal plans to add TON mainnet support to its SafePal Extension Wallet for web browsers.

As part of the strategic partnership between SafePal and The Open Network, TON will offer a grant dedicated to the project’s development. Both sides will work on creating a secure, open, transparent, and compatible network that will provide the next step of integrating the blockchain.

We’ve written about the SafePal wallet in more detail in this post.

​Toncoin staking with a 20% APY on Huobi

Crypto exchange Huobi has launched fixed staking for Toncoin. Users can stake their coins for 30 days with a 20% APY.

To participate:

1. Create an account on Huobi Global if you don’t have one already.
2. Complete the second level of Know Your Customer verification (L2 Basic Verification). It’ll only take about five minutes.
3. Deposit your coins into the staking program. You can follow this guide (it was written for another Huobi event, but the steps are the same).

Attention:

▪️ Only coins bought on the exchange are eligible for the staking event. Coins sent to the exchange will be ineligible.
▪️ This is a limited-time offer. The event closes on Feb. 20, 2023, or when the total deposit quota reaches 1,211,000 Toncoin.

You can find more details on Huobi’s website:
https://www.huobi.com/support/en-us/detail/74925856958531

KuCoin x TON Twitter Space AMA

In less than 10 minutes at 2:00 pm UTC, KuCoin and TON will broadcast a joint Twitter Space discussion dedicated to The Open Network and the future of layer 1 blockchains.

Listeners will have a chance to win $500 worth of Toncoin (10 winners will receive $50 each).

To participate, you must:

1. Follow KuCoin’s Twitter account and all the guest speakers participating in the Twitter Space.
2. Retweet this post and tag two friends.

You can join the AMA here:
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1djxXlkPeYRxZ

We also invite everyone to join the KuCoin-TON Official Group Telegram channel, where the two projects will post announcements for future events.

​Crypto exchange Bitget has listed Toncoin and opened staking for 80% and 40% APYs.

The Bitget crypto exchange has listed Toncoin for spot trading in the TON/USDT pair.

To promote the listing, Bitget is opening two Toncoin staking pools:

▪️ You can stake BGB, Bitget’s native token, for an APY of 80% and receive Toncoin as a reward.
▪️ You can stake Toncoin for a 40% APY.

To stake your coins, you must:

▪️ Create an account on Bitget and complete the KYC verification.
▪️ Open the “Earn” drop-down menu and click on “Launchpool.”
▪️ Deposit your coins in one of the staking offers.

There are also two more Launchpool events:

▪️ New User Bonus

The first 800 users who stake for the first time or make a transaction of at least $100 worth in Toncoin will receive a reward of 1.8 TON.

▪️ Trade and Earn Contest

Users who make a Toncoin trade worth at least $100 will receive a share of the prize pool worth 4,500 Toncoin. The bigger the trade, the bigger the prize.

This is another win for Toncoin! We encourage everyone to head on over to Bitget to participate in the limited-time events.

You can find more information on the events here:
https://www.bitget.com/en/support/articles/12560603775795

Crypto exchange Bybit has listed Toncoin.

Spot trading is now available in the TON/USDT pair.

Bybit has also launched Toncoin staking of up to 180% APY in its Bybit Savings section. However, please make sure you’ve completed the first level of KYC verification.

The exchange ranks in the top 10 per CoinMarketCap’s ratings.

Founded in 2018, the trading platform has grown to serve over 10 million users from more than 160 countries, and its daily average trading volume surpasses $260 million.

Toncoin staking on the OKX crypto exchange for up to 200% APY

Crypto exchange OKX has launched four fixed-rate staking programs for Toncoin holders:

▪️ 200% APY for five days.
▪️ 30% APY for 60 days.
▪️ 15% APY for 30 days.
▪️ 10% APY for 15 days.

To start staking, sign in to the exchange, go to the “Earn” section, and enter TON in the search field. All the available staking offers will appear, prompting you to select one.

Looking for TON Content Leaders

Dear TON Society residents,

We invite you to co-promote TON’s first global hackathon by writing a blog post.

Hack-a-TONx with Dorahacks will be held on Jan. 30 through March 31, 2023. We’re looking for people who will attract developers to the event with their insight and writing skills.

Topic
Any topic is fine if it can achieve the above goal. For example:

▪️Your prior TON hackathon or Smart Challenge experience

▪️What I wish I had known when first building on TON.

Please don’t forget to include the hackathon information and encourage participation at the end of your post.

Publishing
Please publish your article on a popular developer blog, Medium, or LinkedIn.
Email the article link to press@ton.org with the title <Hack-a-TONx article + your full name>

Period
We will gather and select 10 posts by Jan. 20, 2023, on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Rewards
Each qualified contributor will receive $300 in Toncoin.

Announcing the global Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks with a prize pool of $180,000

The TON project and DoraHacks platform have announced a virtual hackathon that will kick off on Jan. 30, 2023, and end on March 31.

Participants are to create Web3 products based on TON, such as:

▪️ Fi+ (DeFi, SocialFi, GameFi)
▪️ Utility NFT
▪️ Utility SBT (Soul Bound Token)
▪️ DAO governance
▪️ Web 2.5 (The Ultimate Challenge)

We’re anticipating seeing thousands of Web2 and Web3 developers take part in the event and who will take home a total of $180,000 worth of Toncoin.

All the necessary materials and information on the hackathon are available here:
https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/hack-a-tonx/onboarding-&-workshops

Yesterday, TON Society’s Telegram channel addressed the TON community in a call for help promoting the event.

If you have experience coding on TON, you can help us bring awareness to the hackathon.

All you need to do is write and publish an article that entices and attracts readers to the competition. For instance, you can describe your experience in past TON hackathons or give pointers for beginner TON developers. Writers stand to win up to $300 (paid in Toncoin).

You can find more information on the TON Society’s initiative in this post.

We encourage all developers to spread the word about and participate in this large-scale hackathon!

Scams spotted in the TON ecosystem

We’ve noticed that scams have been on the rise lately and urge users to be extra careful when interacting with TON ecosystem services and products.

Remember:

▪️ Your secret recovery phrase is the only way to gain access to your crypto wallet. Never show it to people and try to avoid entering it on third-party sites and services.

▪️ No crypto wallet on the blockchain can be “blocked.” Any app claiming to “unblock” your wallet is a scam.

This is an excellent opportunity for everyone to brush up on our guide to digital safety.

A competition to hack the smart contracts of Token Bridge with a total prize pool of $50,000

The TON Foundation has completed its testing of the smart contracts for the long-awaited Token Bridge, which will allow users to transfer any token from the Ethereum network or BNB Smart Chain to the TON blockchain and vice versa.

Cross-chain bridges that handle a large number of tokens and coins are often the target of hacker attacks.

Therefore, the TON Foundation is hosting a hacking competition to crack the Token Bridge’s smart contracts, offering a total prize pool of $50,000. If participants can uncover vulnerabilities in the bridge’s Solidity or FunC smart contracts, they’ll have a chance at receiving a reward from $200 all the way up to $25,000 (depending on the severity of the found vulnerabilities).

The competition will run until Dec. 30.

You can find all the competition’s details and rules here:
https://t.me/toncontests/101

​Introducing TON Connect 2.0

The TON community is launching TON Connect 2.0 today, an open-source standard allowing users to log in to internet services safely and without usernames or passwords.

This next iteration of TON Connect, launched in April, has received new yet important functions and was a genuine team effort from the community.

One of the key advantages TON Connect 2.0 has over its previous version is the ability to interact directly with decentralized applications based on TON. Users can now connect to mobile and desktop apps, Telegram bots, and other dApps in the interfaces of TON-based crypto wallets.

Connecting to apps happens in the wallet’s browser, and they’ll be available to be used in the wallet — without leaving the app.

TON Connect 2.0 allows users to sign in to online platforms with a single click, granting access to all of Web3’s use cases.

Tonkeeper already supports TON Connect 2.0’s standard, but other wallets have been working on implementing it.

We encourage developers and businesses to integrate TON Connect 2.0 into their products.

You can find TON Connect 2.0’s SDK documentation, helpful integration guides, and a description of the updated standard here:
https://tonkeeper.gitbook.io/ton-connect-2.0-guide-for-sdk

TON Connect 2.0 has all the tools needed to become a network-wide standard.

​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 Dec. 19 to 26 grew from 1,752,886 to 1,787,647 (+2%).

News:

▪️ The community launched TON Connect 2.0, an open standard for secure sign-ins to internet services without logins or passwords. Read more.

▪️ ​Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks was announced. The competition has a prize fund of $180,000. Read more.

▪️ Hardware wallet SafePal added support for the TON mainnet. Read more.

▪️ Crypto exchange Huobi launched fixed staking with an APY of up to 20% for Toncoin holders. Read more.

▪️ Crypto exchange Bybit listed Toncoin and opened Toncoin staking programs for up to 180% APY. Read more.

▪️Crypto exchange Bitget listed Toncoin. Read more.

▪️ Crypto exchange OKX launched a few fixed staking options for Toncoin with APYs up to 200%. Read more.

▪️ A competition to hack Token Bridge’s smart contracts was announced, with a prize pool of $50,000. Read more.

▪️ KuCoin and TON hosted a Twitter Space AMA dedicated to the future of blockchains. Play recording.

▪️ The TON Smart Challenge #3 closed! The names of the winners will be announced within a week. Read more.

▪️ Pokras Lampas announced he’d launch his first NFT collection on TON. 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!

​Getgems is launching a New Year’s-themed NFT game.

NFT marketplace Getgems, with support from the TON Community, is launching a New Year’s-themed NFT game, “New Year Eggs,” which will have an unusual yet entertaining game mechanic.

How the game is played:

Starting tomorrow, users will get an opportunity to buy NFT Eggs on the Getgems launchpad. The cost per Egg will be 0.5–1 TON, all of which will go directly into the contest's prize fund and, eventually, be awarded to the winner.

Every NFT Egg owner will be able to “collide” with opponents. The collisions are controlled by a “rock-paper-scissors” mechanic in the Getgems interface.

If your Egg stays intact — i.e., it doesn’t break — its stats will increase, and it will move on to the next round. The game will run until an Egg is crowned champion, whose owner will receive the entire prize fund.

Guides:

▪️ Game instructions
▪️ How to prepare for the sale of Eggs

You can find more details on Getgems’ official Telegram channel:

▪️ Game announcement
▪️ Recording of Getgems talking about the game
▪️ A more detailed description of the game’s mechanics

Everyone is invited to take part in this event!

​Auditing platform CertiK and TON have become partners.

The highly sought-after auditing platform CertiK has become an official partner of The Open Network and will be auditing smart contracts and services based on TON.

With the help of its analytics system, Skynet, CertiK monitors and analyzes smart contracts in real-time and instantly sounds the alarm if it discovers any vulnerabilities.

CertiK has already audited many critical components of The Open Network, including vesting schedule smart contracts, the TON Bridge app, the TON Baselayer, and others.

The company uses both a hands-on approach and an automated audit run by artificial intelligence, decreasing the risks of security threats to Web3 services.

Now users, product creators on TON, and investors can rest assured that the audit of TON-based services and smart contracts will be in the hands of one of the best auditing firms in the crypto world.

The partnership with CertiK will increase security standards and the transparency of the TON ecosystem while reinforcing confidence in the network among all participants.

​Earn rewards by participating in the series of events from Megaton Finance

Decentralized exchange Megaton Finance (read more about it here) and the TON Community are planning a series of events where people will have the chance to receive MEGA, the platform’s native token.

To participate, you must complete a few simple tasks, which can give you some advantages.

For example, you can learn how to send cryptocurrencies, such as USDT, USDC, and ETH, from other blockchains to the TON network via Orbit’s cross-chain bridge.

Also, it would be a good idea to know how and where to buy Toncoin and how to send it to a TON crypto wallet.

List of tasks:

1. Join Megaton Finance Community
2. Send TON to your Crypto Wallet
3. Deposit oTON in KLAYswap or Meshswap
4. Send Cross-chain Assets to your Crypto Wallet 1
5. Send Cross-chain Assets to your Crypto Wallet 2

Is it necessary to complete every task?

No. Every task is a separate activity with its own prize pool. You can complete as many tasks as you like. However, the more tasks you complete, the higher the chances of winning a prize.

How to complete the tasks:

You need to go to the event’s pages and follow the instructions. At the bottom of every page, you can enter your TON crypto wallet’s address that you’ll be using for the tasks and confirm participation.

The events will end on Jan. 18, 2023 and the results will be published on Jan. 20, 2023.

Good luck to everyone!

It’s been an exciting year for TON — it definitely wasn’t easy — but we’re thankful for all the talent, builders, and investors who have contributed to the blockchain’s development.
To celebrate all the progress we’ve made, we’ve put together a special video about the history of our blockchain, our vision for the future, and our ultimate goal of widespread Web3 adoption.
P.S.: If you pay close attention, you may stumble across some 💎💎💎 in the video!

Anonymous offers on Fragment

Today, auction platform Fragment released its newest feature. Users can now make anonymous offers on usernames.

How it works:

If you want a specific Telegram username that’s not currently on Fragment, you can now anonymously reach out to its owner and make an offer.

The username’s owner will receive a special message from Telegram without disclosing your personal information (the username’s owner will only be able to see the address to your TON wallet).

If a user is interested in a specific username, Telegram will notify them as soon as it becomes available for auction.

When making an offer, Fragment will charge a fee of 1–100 Toncoin, depending on the sum of the offer. The payment is needed to confirm the buyer’s intention.

All transactions on Fragment happen on the fast and scalable TON blockchain.

You can find more information on Fragment’s newest feature here:
https://fragment.com/about#anonymous-offers-for-basic-usernames

​Happy New Year, everyone!🥳🎅

Dear TON community,

We wish you a Happy New Year and hope you usher in 2023 in style!

2022 was a watershed for the TON blockchain and its ecosystem.

We saw the rise of TON NFT and TON DeFi markets and new products and services led by talented developers and entrepreneurs. We also witnessed Toncoin’s meteoric rise, having landed on some of the top crypto exchanges in the world and having entered the top 25 cryptocurrencies on the planet.

We paid close attention to and followed every development of the TON Foundation’s releases, which delivered on all its promises and launched key components for the decentralized Web3 internet by adhering to its roadmap to a T.

And perhaps most importantly, The Open Network established some influential partnerships, among which was none other than Telegram, which selected the TON blockchain as its base to launch its Fragment platform.

This past year was nothing short of spectacular, and it paved the way for further successful development of the TON blockchain and its ecosystem.

Without a doubt, 2023 will be jam-packed with even more releases, news, and events.

The TON ecosystem is set to onboard millions of new users and more dev teams, while the TON Foundation continues to develop the internet of the future, which is based on original Web3 principles.

Of course, we couldn’t have done any of this without you — the TON community — so we’re extending a big thank you to all of you for being with us in the thick of things. Here’s to an even more successful year for TON and, once again, Happy New Year!

​Where to buy Toncoin

Below are various ways you can buy Toncoin.

P2P markets:

▪️ The @wallet P2P market.
▪️ The @cryptobot P2P market.

Centralized exchanges (CEX):

▪️ KuCoin — TON/USDT.
▪️ Huobi Global — TON/USDT.
▪️ MEXC — TON/USDT.
▪️ Bybit — TON/USDT.
▪️ Bitget — TON/USDT.
▪️ EXMO — TON/USDT and TON/BTC.
▪️ Bit.com — Toncoin/USDT.
▪️ CoinEx — TON/USDT and TON/BTC.
▪️ Gate.io — TON/USDT.
▪️ OKX — TON/USDT.
▪️ Mercuryo — a convenient way to buy Toncoin with a bank card.
▪️ Neocrypto — a convenient way to buy Toncoin with a bank card.

Decentralized exchanges (DEX):

▪️ Uniswap — the world’s biggest DEX.
▪️ PancakeSwap — the most popular DEX protocol on BNB Smart Chain.
▪️ Biswap — one of the biggest DEXs on BNB Smart Chain.

We strongly recommend storing Toncoin in noncustodial wallets.

We’ve written in detail about storing Toncoin here, and you can find a list of popular TON crypto wallets in this link.

You can also keep your Toncoin safe by storing it in SafePal’s cold storage hardware device.

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 Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 grew from 1,791,899 to 1,836,890 (+2.5%).

News:

▪️ Getgems’ “New Year Eggs” game is still on! Read more.

▪️ ​Auditing platform CertiK and TON became partners. Read more.

▪️ Megaton Finance, a decentralized exchange based on TON, is throwing some events where users can have a chance at winning the platform’s native token. Read more.

▪️ Auction platform Fragment introduced its newest feature. Users can now make anonymous offers on usernames. Read more.

▪️ The TON Foundation unveiled TON Storage, a key component for a decentralized Web3 internet. 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!