Workshop at TON Nest: Web3 Media Marketing 101

GM TON Builders! 👋

Getting featured in top crypto media can be a game-changer for any project. But how do you cut through the noise and tell a story that journalists actually want to cover?

This Wednesday, our builder program TON Nest is hosting a workshop to give you the inside scoop.

💡 What we'll cover:

▪️How to craft a compelling narrative for your project.
▪️The do's and don'ts of reaching out to crypto journalists.
▪️How to turn your launch or milestone into a media-worthy event.
▪️Understanding the difference between earned media and paid promotions.

This is a must-attend session for any founder looking to build their project's credibility and reach.

🗓️ Date: Wednesday, August 13th
⏰ Time: 3:00 PM CEST | 5:00 PM GST | 9:00 PM HKT
📍 Platform: YouTube & Zoom & X

➡️ Tap in here: https://lu.ma/fccme800 
💬 Bring your questions – this session is all about action!

🚀 Happening Today - TON Nest Workshop: Leveraging Liquidity

GM TON Builders!👋 In just a few hours, join Denis, Founder of Storm Trade, for a hands-on deep dive into bootstrapping & scaling liquidity for DeFi projects on TON.

🗓 Today, Thursday, Aug 14
⏰ 2 PM CEST | 4 PM GST | 8 PM HKT
📍 Where: YouTube | Zoom | X
👉 Join live: https://lu.ma/1uzn1q0j

💬 Bring the questions, we got the answers!

TON Devs Wanted: Share Your Feedback on Tolk 1.0!

TON Foundation is gathering feedback to enhance Tolk 1.0, the new programming language designed for TON smart contracts. 🛠️✨

This short survey (⏱️ less than 6 minutes) will help shape the future of TON tooling, documentation, and developer experience.

💡 Share your thoughts, highlight the gaps, and influence the development of smart contracts on TON.

Fill out the survey here!

🎨 Workshop: UX/UI for Telegram Mini Apps 🎨

GM TON Builders! 👋 Want to design seamless, native experiences for Telegram Mini Apps? This Wednesday, TON NEST is hosting a special workshop with Dima & Sofiia from Groovy Minx, where we’ll dive into best practices for user-friendly designs on TON.

💡 Learn the key principles for creating smooth user journeys on Telegram.
Perfect for founders, devs, & designers!

🗓️ Date: Wednesday, Aug 20
⏰ Time: 3:00 PM CEST | 5:00 PM GST | 9:00 PM HKT
📍 Platform: Zoom (Livestreamed to YouTube & X)
➡️ Join: https://lu.ma/f1eqlfts
💬 Bring your design questions!

🛠 TON Nest Workshop: Smart Contract Best Practices 🛠

GM TON Builders! 👋 This week, we’re hosting a workshop on TON smart contract development with Nikita Kinelovskiy, Co-founder & Smart-Contract Lead at Bidask Finance.

💡 Topics:

➡️ Key challenges in on-chain development
➡️ Best practices for secure, efficient contracts
➡️ Future of smart contracts on TON
➡️ Lessons from building a team & dev blog

🗓 Date: Thursday, August 21st
⏰ Time: 3:00 PM CEST | 5:00 PM GST | 9:00 PM HKT
📍 Platform: Zoom (livestreamed to YouTube & X)
➡️ Join: https://lu.ma/5b59bhdp

💬 Bring your technical questions!

TON Nest Workshop: The Early Stage Playbook

GM Nest! 👋 This week, get insights on surviving your first 12 months.

Join us for a session with Eugene Korchun (Co-Founder & COO, MemHustle) as he shares what works (and what doesn’t) in early-stage startups.

💡 We’ll cover:
▪️Reality Check: Why 90% of startups fail (it’s not money) & what matters most.
▪️Product Strategy: Focusing on core value + fast prototyping.
▪️Team & Roles: The importance of role clarity (Visionary, Operator, Hustler) to avoid chaos.
▪️Financial Survival: Unit economics, runway & classic early mistakes.

🗓️ Thursday, Sept 11
⏰ 3 PM CEST | 5 PM GST | 9 PM HKT
❤️ Expert: Eugene Korchun
➡️ Join here!

📱 TON Builders Call: Getting Started with Telegram Apps Center

GM Builders 👋 This week’s session focuses on the key distribution channel in the ecosystem: Telegram Apps Center.

What we’ll cover:
▪️ How to list your Mini App via TON Builders Portal
▪️ Best practices to build and grow your audience
▪️ Updates and opportunities from the Tapps team
▪️ Live Q&A with TON Studio team

🗓️ Date: September 25
⏰ Time: 3 PM CET | 5 PM GST | 9 PM HKT
📍 Platform: YouTube, Zoom, and X

➡️ Join here: https://luma.com/9ywxq5uz
🔊 Featuring: Evgeniia Smelova, BD at TON Studio
💬 Submit or upvote questions here

📢 Key updates and announcements will be shared on this channel.

TON Hubs Events – Upcoming September 2025

Join TON Hubs events to meet builders, learn skills, create exciting projects, and expand your network.

🌏 TON SSEA Hub events

💎 TON Dev House
📅 Thursday, September 25
📍 New Delhi

🌏 TON East Asia Hub events

💎 Live Coding Course & Coding Challenge #13
📅 Thursday, September 25
📍 Online

💎 TON Dev Bootcamp EA #2
📅 Saturday, September 27
📍 Macau

🌍 TON Europe Hub events

💎 Workshop & Q&A: Fundamentals of GTM for Early-Stage Projects
📅 Tuesday, September 23
📍 Online

💎 Talk: Building on TON (ETH Sofia)
📅 Wednesday & Thursday, September 24-25
📍 ETH Sofia

💎 Investor & Demo Day
📅 Wednesday, October 1
📍 Madrid

🌍 TON CIS Hub events


💎AMA session w/ TONCO
📅Tuesday, September 23
📍Online

💎Roast Session #37
📅Thursday, September 25
📍Online

💡 Let us know which city you’d like to see our next events in!

See you there!

⏰ TON Dev House at ETH New Delhi 2025

Just one day left until the start of TON Dev House in New Delhi, hosted by TON SSEA Hub.

📅 Sept 25, New Delhi

We’re bringing together selected developers for a full day of coding, networking, and sessions on building with TON.

Prize pool and activities:
▪️ $1000 prize pool for coding challenges
▪️ Onchain SBTs
▪️ Talks and demos
▪️ Networking opportunities
▪️ Merch kit, food, and coffee

Open for active builders and developers

 👉 Register now: https://luma.com/bmn7lwyh

🌐 webdom.market is LIVE on Tolk!

webdom, the first-ever marketplace for TON DNS domains and usernames on Tolk is here.

🛠️ What’s new?

▪️All smart contracts are fully rewritten on Tolk and are open source. 
▪️Independently audited

👉 Read the full audit report here.

⚙️ Why it matters?

These upgrades mean that TON domains are now traded on updated infrastructure:
⚡ Lightning fast
🔒 Super secure
💎 More reliable than ever

Built for the future of TON, webdom is just getting started and is a significant step forward.

⏰ Reminder: TON Builders Call Today

📱 Topic: Getting Started with Telegram Apps Center

Agenda:
▪️ How to list your Mini App using TON Builders Portal
▪️ Best practices to build and grow your audience
▪️ Updates and opportunities from the Tapps team
▪️ Live Q&A with TON Studio team

🗓️ Date: September 25
⏰ Time: 3 PM CET | 5 PM GST | 9 PM HKT
📍 Platform: YouTube, Zoom, and X

🔊 Featuring: Evgeniia Smelova, BD at TON Studio

💬 Submit or upvote questions: https://app.sli.do/event/8uJzTTUd2eo8RcBwcPAzFC

➡️ Join here

TRBE: $1M Marketing Grant for TON Builders

TRBE, the AI-powered KOL marketing platform supporting campaigns for MultiversX, Immutable, BNB Chain, and more, is now extending resources to TON Ecosystem. With 100,000+ verified KOLs and creators across Web2 & Web3, TRBE brings its expertise to TON builders.

What’s available for TON projects:
▪️ $1M Grant Pool in TRBE tokens
▪️ Up to $100K credits per project
▪️ ~1 year free access to TRBE’s platform, tools, and team support
▪️ Backed by a decade of global campaign experience, $40M+ paid to creators, and trusted by brands like Disney, Meta & TikTok

👉 Grants cover platform access & tools. Campaign execution and KOL payouts remain the responsibility of each project.

Learn how TON projects can access this $1M opportunity!

Hi TON builders! 👋

We really care about providing you with the most relevant, useful, and updated resources to navigate TON Ecosystem. We know that topics like funding, more credibility and go-to-market are often the most painful points and the ones you always have a lot of questions on.

That's why we created a series of practical guides to help you succeed

📈 TON Marketing Series (Complete 4-part guide)

▪️ Part 1: From 0 to 100 Users - Finding Your First Believers
▪️ Part 2: From 100 to 10K Users - Distribution Secrets
▪️ Part 3: Going Viral - KOL Marketing & Paid Ads
▪️ Part 4: Building Your Marketing Machine

💰 How to Get Funding on TON: A Complete Guide for Founders and Developers

✅ Telegram Verification Guide for TON Projects

We have so much to share that we decided to create a separate section on TON Builders Portal called Useful Resources. It already features all these guides, as well as other important materials for founders and developers in TON Ecosystem.

🔗 Explore the new section: https://builders.ton.org/founder/resources

🚀 Builders, We want your feedback!

Help us make TON Foundation’s support more useful and transparent, from TON Builders Portal to TON Nest, marketing assistance, and TON Hubs activities.

💬 It takes just 2 minutes to share your recent experience with the available support programs 📝

👉 Fill the survey

Thank you for helping us improve! 💎

TON x Ignyte Hackathon: Building the Web3 SuperApp Economy

TON Foundation and Ignyte invite innovators worldwide to create Web3 payment, gig economy, and creator tools on Telegram, making digital payments faster and more useful for everyday life.

🗓 Key Dates

▪️Launch: Oct 8, 2025
▪️Deadline: Nov 17, 2025
▪️Finalists: Nov 21, 2025
▪️Pitch & Awards: Nov 29, 2025

Who Can Apply?

Students, early-stage startups, and scale-ups (Seed to Pre-Series A)

💰 Prizes (30,000 USD Total)
🥇 15,000 | 🥈 10,000 | 🥉 5,000

The Challenge

Build solutions that bring Web3 payments and experiences to Telegram, from instant pay for gig workers to token-gated creator tools.

Winners gain mentorship, access to TON’s Ecosystem, and a chance to pilot their projects globally.

Apply here

TON Demo Days are Back, and BIGGER than ever! 🚀

This fall, TON Demo Days are back with a laser-focused format. Each event in Q4 spotlights a key vertical — DeFi, Payments, SocialFi, Gaming, and more — giving high-potential teams a chance to pitch directly to leading investors.

Who Should Apply?

We’re looking for:

▪️Experienced founders
▪️Teams with strong traction
▪️Clear market-product fit 
▪️Strategic alignment with TON
▪️Active fundraising plans 

Why Apply Now?

▪️Pitch to Top VCs
▪️One application = multiple Demo Day opportunities 
▪️Rolling reviews — apply early to increase your chances

Applications are now open. Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and selected teams will be contacted with details for their Demo Day.

📅 Deadline: October 18
📩 Apply now: https://builders.ton.org/opportunities/demo-day

Your submission covers all Q4 Demo Days. More windows may open, but this is the one to catch.

Curious about our track record? Our last event connected founders with VCs like Animoca Brands, Mechanism Capital, CoinFund, and Cypher Capital, resulting in over 20 direct introductions.

📖 See the full results and read the recap here. 

📊 Projects evaluated using TON’s scoring criteria
📢 Follow TON Builders for updates.

☕️ swap.coffee Grant Program

swap.coffee, a player in TON DeFi, has launched a grant program to support developers and teams building on its platform, helping grow TON Ecosystem and enhance DeFi tools.

What You’ll Get:

▪️ Financial Support: Grants typically ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 in $TON, $USDT, or $CES.
▪️ Technical Help: Audits, consultations, and integration support.
▪️ Promotion: Exposure on swap.coffee channels and joint events.

Who Can Apply:

▪️ Developers, startups, student groups, and existing TON projects.

Requirements:

Use swap.coffee tools (API, SDK, smart contracts), show DeFi expertise, and provide a clear project plan.

Apply now 👉 swap.coffee Partner Form
More info: swap.coffee

🚨 LAST CHANCE! 3 Days Until TON Demo Days Application Deadline! 🚨

You have 3 days left to apply for the Q4 TON Demo Days. This is your window to present your project to VCs. Events are focused on key verticals:

⚡ DeFi
💰 Payments
🤝 SocialFi
🎮 Gaming
... and more

Why Submit Now?

▪️ Pitch to top VCs
▪️ One application = multiple Demo Day opportunities
▪️ Rolling reviews — apply early to improve your chances

Deadline: October 18 Secure your spot to pitch this fall. Apply now.

📖 See the full results and read the recap here.

📊 Projects evaluated using TON’s scoring criteria.
📢 Follow TON Builders for updates.

🚀 Yandex Cloud Supports TON Projects

Yandex Cloud, a leading platform providing infrastructure, databases, AI services, and large language models (LLMs), is supporting TON projects to help startups test ideas, build products, and scale efficiently.

▪️ Trusted by top Web2 and Web3 companies across Europe and beyond
▪️ Up to $12,000 in free Yandex Cloud credits valid for 6 months
▪️ MVP stage projects: $5,000 credits
▪️ Growth stage projects: $12,000 credits
▪️ Credits can be used for infrastructure, machine learning tools, databases, and AI services
▪️ Includes technical support and onboarding from Yandex Cloud engineers

To be eligible, projects must be from new Yandex Cloud users with a registered legal entity, at MVP stage or beyond, and self-funded or with early investment (Pre-seed, Seed, or Round A). The goal is to provide TON projects with infrastructure and AI tools to accelerate product development and scale efficiently.

The partnership is now live.

Builders Meet Users by STON.fi — Prague Edition

STON.fi’s global DeFi journey continues — after amazing meetups across Poland, Georgia, and Singapore, the protocol bringing the STON.fi spirit to Prague, Czech Republic, on November 5!

The local community is growing fast, making this the perfect moment to meet the builders, dreamers, and innovators shaping TON’s future right here in the heart of Europe.

📅 November 5
⏰ 17:30–22:30
📍 Prague, Impact Hub 

Why you don’t want to miss it:
▪️ Meet the builders shaping TON right now — real projects, real progress 
▪️ STON.fi’s DevRel crew — Ethan Clime and Dawid Urbas — sharing how the project empowers dozens of apps with Omniston, the next-generation liquidity aggregation protocol
▪️ Make connections that turn into collaborations
▪️ Lightning talks — take the mic for 4 minutes and present your project. No slides, just passion and ideas 

🍸 Enjoy an open bar and enter the community quiz to win some enjoyable prizes! 🎯

🔗 Secure your spot 🔗

The Open Hack 2025: Build Real-World Apps on TON

The Open Hack 2025 is a hybrid mini-hackathon for developers across India to build consumer-facing apps on TON.

Over one month, participants will move from idea → prototype → TON integration through technical workshops, mentorship, and community engagement, culminating in a live finale during India Blockchain Week 2025 in Bangalore, where the top 10 teams will present to TON leaders, investors, and partners.

TON Builder Series: A 4-part technical workshop to help you build from idea → product → launch.

Prize Pool & Benefits:
🏆 $5,000+ USD
▪️ Mentorship and ecosystem support
▪️ TON swag kits and spotlight opportunities
▪️ Fast-track access to TON ecosystem exposure

📅 Hackathon Timeline
▪️ Nov 5-19: TON Builder Series (4-part technical workshop)
▪️ Nov 23: Final Submission Deadline
▪️ Dec 1: Offline Finale during India Blockchain Week 2025 in Bangalore

👉 Register: https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/theopenhack2025