TON's 2023 roadmap
The TON Foundation has updated its roadmap for 2023 and published a statement on the matter.
You can read the foundation's message here:
“TON Roadmap 2023
The roadmap for this year has been put together and published.
Over the last year, an ecosystem of various TON products has been rapidly built, ranging from decentralized exchanges and multifunctional wallets to marketplaces and blockchain games. Components of The Open Network were also launched including: TON DNS, TON Payments, TON Proxy, TON Sites, and TON Storage.
The first half of this year will be dedicated to harmonizing, improving and optimizing all of our current development projects to make TON as useful and convenient as possible for users.
The roadmap includes many TON improvements specifically designed to meet the needs of TON developers, providing them with the tools and resources they previously lacked.
TON is the only modern blockchain finding new, sometimes unexpected, ways to attract users. In the second half of the year, we aim to surpass all of our previous efforts with the goal of bringing even more users to TON.
Because we always try to solve the most pressing problems, and events are dynamically changing, Q3 and Q4 are not completely filled-in and additions will be made as our work progresses.
In technical terms, TON already surpasses all other existing blockchains by a large margin.
In order to confirm this, we have planned a show to demonstrate the real performance of TON and its ability to scale under heavy load.
Further developments for TON Proxy, TON Payments and TON Storage are described on separate pages.”
The TON Foundation has updated its roadmap for 2023 and published a statement on the matter.
You can read the foundation's message here:
“TON Roadmap 2023
The roadmap for this year has been put together and published.
Over the last year, an ecosystem of various TON products has been rapidly built, ranging from decentralized exchanges and multifunctional wallets to marketplaces and blockchain games. Components of The Open Network were also launched including: TON DNS, TON Payments, TON Proxy, TON Sites, and TON Storage.
The first half of this year will be dedicated to harmonizing, improving and optimizing all of our current development projects to make TON as useful and convenient as possible for users.
The roadmap includes many TON improvements specifically designed to meet the needs of TON developers, providing them with the tools and resources they previously lacked.
TON is the only modern blockchain finding new, sometimes unexpected, ways to attract users. In the second half of the year, we aim to surpass all of our previous efforts with the goal of bringing even more users to TON.
Because we always try to solve the most pressing problems, and events are dynamically changing, Q3 and Q4 are not completely filled-in and additions will be made as our work progresses.
In technical terms, TON already surpasses all other existing blockchains by a large margin.
In order to confirm this, we have planned a show to demonstrate the real performance of TON and its ability to scale under heavy load.
Further developments for TON Proxy, TON Payments and TON Storage are described on separate pages.”
The Open Challenge: a reward program for projects on TON that increase the TVL in the ecosystem.
The TON Foundation has launched The Open Challenge, a $20 million program aimed at increasing TVL in the TON ecosystem.
The program is open to any DeFi project that contributes to bringing liquidity to the ecosystem, whether it's DEXes, Bridges or Tokens.
Rewards will be distributed on a quarterly basis and the amount will depend on the amount of funds that the product can attract.
The launch of the program is an important step for the TON DeFi segment.
The Open Challenge will accelerate the development of decentralized finance on TON and give Web3 teams from other blockchains the motivation to create in-demand DeFi solutions on The Open Network.
If you want to participate in the program, you need to read its full terms and conditions and register:
https://ton.org/en/open-challenge
The TON Foundation has launched The Open Challenge, a $20 million program aimed at increasing TVL in the TON ecosystem.
The program is open to any DeFi project that contributes to bringing liquidity to the ecosystem, whether it's DEXes, Bridges or Tokens.
Rewards will be distributed on a quarterly basis and the amount will depend on the amount of funds that the product can attract.
The launch of the program is an important step for the TON DeFi segment.
The Open Challenge will accelerate the development of decentralized finance on TON and give Web3 teams from other blockchains the motivation to create in-demand DeFi solutions on The Open Network.
If you want to participate in the program, you need to read its full terms and conditions and register:
https://ton.org/en/open-challenge
The first opportunity to stake Jettons in the TON ecosystem
On Feb. 1, Fanzee launched its staking program powered by smart contracts, the first DeFi instrument allowing the staking of TON-based Jettons in TON’s history.
Users have three options for fixed staking — three, six, or 12 months — whereby participants receive special Bond NFTs that help guarantee liquidity for their staked coins.
The TON ecosystem is beginning to churn out more DeFi solutions, and we’re confident that Fanzee’s example is going to inspire more developers to build even better products and services.
On Feb. 1, Fanzee launched its staking program powered by smart contracts, the first DeFi instrument allowing the staking of TON-based Jettons in TON’s history.
Users have three options for fixed staking — three, six, or 12 months — whereby participants receive special Bond NFTs that help guarantee liquidity for their staked coins.
The TON ecosystem is beginning to churn out more DeFi solutions, and we’re confident that Fanzee’s example is going to inspire more developers to build even better products and services.
TON Community Weekly Digest
Here’s a roundup of the ecosystem’s most exciting news over the past seven days.
Network stats update:
▪️ The number of new accounts created on TON from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4 grew from 2,021,013 to 2,060,166 (+1.9%).
News:
▪️ The TON Foundation updated TON’s roadmap for 2023 and published a commentary covering its plans for the year ahead. Read more.
▪️ The TON Foundation launched The Open Challenge, a competition aimed at increasing the TVL in the TON ecosystem with a prize fund of $20 million. Read more.
▪️ The global Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks kicked off. Competitors are vying for its $300,000 prize pool. Read more.
▪️ Launchpad GAGARIN started accepting incubation applications for TON-based projects. Read more.
▪️ Fanzee launched the TON ecosystem’s first-ever decentralized Jetton staking program. Read more.
▪️ NFT marketplace Getgems wrapped up its New Year Eggs game and published the contest’s results. Read more.
▪️ TON-based noncustodial crypto wallet Tonkeeper and payments system Mercuryo are hosting a contest where you can win a one-of-kind, short “.ton” domain name. Read more.
Stay up-to-date with the latest developments brewing in the TON ecosystem by turning on notifications for this channel. You won’t want to miss a thing!
Here’s a roundup of the ecosystem’s most exciting news over the past seven days.
Network stats update:
▪️ The number of new accounts created on TON from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4 grew from 2,021,013 to 2,060,166 (+1.9%).
News:
▪️ The TON Foundation updated TON’s roadmap for 2023 and published a commentary covering its plans for the year ahead. Read more.
▪️ The TON Foundation launched The Open Challenge, a competition aimed at increasing the TVL in the TON ecosystem with a prize fund of $20 million. Read more.
▪️ The global Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks kicked off. Competitors are vying for its $300,000 prize pool. Read more.
▪️ Launchpad GAGARIN started accepting incubation applications for TON-based projects. Read more.
▪️ Fanzee launched the TON ecosystem’s first-ever decentralized Jetton staking program. Read more.
▪️ NFT marketplace Getgems wrapped up its New Year Eggs game and published the contest’s results. Read more.
▪️ TON-based noncustodial crypto wallet Tonkeeper and payments system Mercuryo are hosting a contest where you can win a one-of-kind, short “.ton” domain name. Read more.
Stay up-to-date with the latest developments brewing in the TON ecosystem by turning on notifications for this channel. You won’t want to miss a thing!
Tonstarter has created an ecosystem map of The Open Network.
Tonstarter, a TON-based launchpad, has put together an image depicting projects in the TON ecosystem. The included projects were selected and categorized according to their blockchain segment and how active they are in the community, which will be helpful for newcomers and communities of other networks to get acquainted with what TON has to offer.
Throughout 2022, the TON ecosystem witnessed the launch of many high-quality projects in DeFi, NFTs, SocialFi, GameFi, and other segments. Hundreds of projects are developing and integrating TON into their ecosystems, effectively sowing the seeds of growth for TON’s future.
Tonstarter, a TON-based launchpad, has put together an image depicting projects in the TON ecosystem. The included projects were selected and categorized according to their blockchain segment and how active they are in the community, which will be helpful for newcomers and communities of other networks to get acquainted with what TON has to offer.
Throughout 2022, the TON ecosystem witnessed the launch of many high-quality projects in DeFi, NFTs, SocialFi, GameFi, and other segments. Hundreds of projects are developing and integrating TON into their ecosystems, effectively sowing the seeds of growth for TON’s future.
Forwarded from TON Contests
We are launching TON Thread Challenge 💫
The contest is for developers, community managers, content creators, and founders — those who work, learn, discover and build on TON with a $10,000 total prize fund. It starts today and lasts until 22 Feb 18:00 UTC.
The goal of the contest is to encourage TON ecosystem participants to share knowledge about TON and create unique and sharable content about The Open Network (as it will come from experts directly) available on Twitter.
The task is to create threads related to the TON blockchain, that follow several requirements:
💎 the thread should contain unique insights about TON
💎 the thread has to be in English and easy to read
💎 the thread should contain either fact value, education or entertainment, or all of that
💎 the thread should drive a conversation about building on TON, FunC, TVM, and white paper overview, mass adoption, community, NFT, the responsibility of building great apps message, decentralization, GameFi, SocialFi, DIDs and etc.
💎 the thread has to include min 3 onwards tweets
You are free to make funny threads, add memes, and stuff like that. Try to make it viral and get more engagement from the community.
👉 More information about the contest and the prize distribution is on the website.
To participate and join the contest, register through the @toncontests_bot.
The contest is for developers, community managers, content creators, and founders — those who work, learn, discover and build on TON with a $10,000 total prize fund. It starts today and lasts until 22 Feb 18:00 UTC.
The goal of the contest is to encourage TON ecosystem participants to share knowledge about TON and create unique and sharable content about The Open Network (as it will come from experts directly) available on Twitter.
The task is to create threads related to the TON blockchain, that follow several requirements:
💎 the thread should contain unique insights about TON
💎 the thread has to be in English and easy to read
💎 the thread should contain either fact value, education or entertainment, or all of that
💎 the thread should drive a conversation about building on TON, FunC, TVM, and white paper overview, mass adoption, community, NFT, the responsibility of building great apps message, decentralization, GameFi, SocialFi, DIDs and etc.
💎 the thread has to include min 3 onwards tweets
You are free to make funny threads, add memes, and stuff like that. Try to make it viral and get more engagement from the community.
👉 More information about the contest and the prize distribution is on the website.
To participate and join the contest, register through the @toncontests_bot.
Tonstarter has launched a Community Incentives initiative and its first project is offering a 50,000 $MEGA prize fund!
Tonstarter has launched its first loyalty program project called Megaton Finance where users have the opportunity to earn prizes for being active on social media, owning NFTs and completing other set tasks.
At the end of the program, the top 100 users will split half the $MEGA token prize pool, whilst the rest will be distributed among the next 1,000. This is your chance to get a hold of $MEGA tokens before the listing!
To get involved, all you need to do is:
1. Connect your TON wallet to the website.
2. Launch the Tonstarter Assistant bot and confirm your participation.
3. Complete the first default tasks: subscribe to Tonstarter and Megaton Finance on social networks and invite your friends!
4. Check the announcements and start earning! Keep checking back in for new tasks — they’re being added all the time!
Do you want to raise funds and get the community more involved in your TON project? Apply to be a part of Tonstarter’s Community Incentives program today!
Tonstarter has launched its first loyalty program project called Megaton Finance where users have the opportunity to earn prizes for being active on social media, owning NFTs and completing other set tasks.
At the end of the program, the top 100 users will split half the $MEGA token prize pool, whilst the rest will be distributed among the next 1,000. This is your chance to get a hold of $MEGA tokens before the listing!
To get involved, all you need to do is:
1. Connect your TON wallet to the website.
2. Launch the Tonstarter Assistant bot and confirm your participation.
3. Complete the first default tasks: subscribe to Tonstarter and Megaton Finance on social networks and invite your friends!
4. Check the announcements and start earning! Keep checking back in for new tasks — they’re being added all the time!
Do you want to raise funds and get the community more involved in your TON project? Apply to be a part of Tonstarter’s Community Incentives program today!
We are inviting TON developers and builders to offline meetups across the world!
We want to take this opportunity to remind you that, as part of the new Hack-a-TON x DoraHacks launch, a number of LIVE events will be held in different cities globally.
If your team wants to take part in one of these events, you just have to choose the city and fill in a form (see the list below).
Event Schedule:
11-12 February
Taipei, Taiwan (TONx Studio)
Seoul, South Korea (Boom Labs)
Bangkok, Thailand (TON Contributors)
Prague, Czech Republic (Tonana)
18-19 February
Istanbul, Turkey (Patika.dev)
Tokyo, Japan (SmartDeer)
Singapore (SmartDeer)
Dubai, UAE (TonTech)
19-20 February
Tel-Aviv, Israel (Orbs)
24-25 February
St. Petersburg, Russia (TON Play)
25-26 February
London, Great Britain (Orbs)
Hong Kong (SmartDeer)
Hyderabad, India (TON Contributors)
Melbourne, Australia (SmartDeer)
Lisbon, Portugal (TON Contributors)
We look forward to seeing you all, buidling in action!
We want to take this opportunity to remind you that, as part of the new Hack-a-TON x DoraHacks launch, a number of LIVE events will be held in different cities globally.
If your team wants to take part in one of these events, you just have to choose the city and fill in a form (see the list below).
Event Schedule:
11-12 February
Taipei, Taiwan (TONx Studio)
Seoul, South Korea (Boom Labs)
Bangkok, Thailand (TON Contributors)
Prague, Czech Republic (Tonana)
18-19 February
Istanbul, Turkey (Patika.dev)
Tokyo, Japan (SmartDeer)
Singapore (SmartDeer)
Dubai, UAE (TonTech)
19-20 February
Tel-Aviv, Israel (Orbs)
24-25 February
St. Petersburg, Russia (TON Play)
25-26 February
London, Great Britain (Orbs)
Hong Kong (SmartDeer)
Hyderabad, India (TON Contributors)
Melbourne, Australia (SmartDeer)
Lisbon, Portugal (TON Contributors)
We look forward to seeing you all, buidling in action!
TON Awards 2022
TON Foundation is proud to announce the launch of TON Awards 2022, a competition initiated by core developer team designed for the developers of non-commercial, TON-based projects:
"Hey Devs!
In 2022, the incredible TON developer community has made loads of open source, non-commercial projects including; development tools, apps and services, and more.
Frankly, you have all been so productive that we don't even know about all the developments.
We wanted to gather all such developments and reward the most useful, non-commercial projects in our ecosystem.
This initiative runs in tandem with our grant program, which focuses on a different kind of project.
Please, send us your project to be considered!"
To participate in TON Awards 2022, your project must:
▪️ have been created for TON during 2022.
▪️ be active and working.
▪️ use open-source code under a free license.
▪️ be completely non-commercial with no monetization other than donations or grants.
Apply on the TON Awards 2022 page here!
TON Foundation is proud to announce the launch of TON Awards 2022, a competition initiated by core developer team designed for the developers of non-commercial, TON-based projects:
"Hey Devs!
In 2022, the incredible TON developer community has made loads of open source, non-commercial projects including; development tools, apps and services, and more.
Frankly, you have all been so productive that we don't even know about all the developments.
We wanted to gather all such developments and reward the most useful, non-commercial projects in our ecosystem.
This initiative runs in tandem with our grant program, which focuses on a different kind of project.
Please, send us your project to be considered!"
To participate in TON Awards 2022, your project must:
▪️ have been created for TON during 2022.
▪️ be active and working.
▪️ use open-source code under a free license.
▪️ be completely non-commercial with no monetization other than donations or grants.
Apply on the TON Awards 2022 page here!
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 Feb. 5 to 11 grew from 2,065,212 to 2,112,609 (+2.3%).
News:
▪️ Tonstarter launched its Community Incentives loyalty program whereby users can receive rewards for completing tasks. Read more.
▪️ Tegro launched the TON ecosystem’s first-ever referral program for its DEX, which runs on smart contracts. Moreover, Tegro.Finance’s crypto exchange now has a page on CoinMarketCap. Read more.
▪️ The TON Foundation released its schedule of offline events happening at Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks. Dev teams are encouraged to join our offline meetups! Read more.
▪️ Registrations for offline events at Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks are open for Tokyo, Singapore, Dubai, and Tel Aviv.
▪️ The TON Foundation announced TON Awards 2022, a contest for non-commercial projects based on TON. Read more.
▪️ Fanzee’s FNZ token got listed on Gate.io and MEXC, marking the first TON-based altcoin to appear on prominent centralized exchanges beyond the TON ecosystem.
▪️ The Tonstarter launchpad made a TON ecosystem map. You can view it here.
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!
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 Feb. 5 to 11 grew from 2,065,212 to 2,112,609 (+2.3%).
News:
▪️ Tonstarter launched its Community Incentives loyalty program whereby users can receive rewards for completing tasks. Read more.
▪️ Tegro launched the TON ecosystem’s first-ever referral program for its DEX, which runs on smart contracts. Moreover, Tegro.Finance’s crypto exchange now has a page on CoinMarketCap. Read more.
▪️ The TON Foundation released its schedule of offline events happening at Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks. Dev teams are encouraged to join our offline meetups! Read more.
▪️ Registrations for offline events at Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks are open for Tokyo, Singapore, Dubai, and Tel Aviv.
▪️ The TON Foundation announced TON Awards 2022, a contest for non-commercial projects based on TON. Read more.
▪️ Fanzee’s FNZ token got listed on Gate.io and MEXC, marking the first TON-based altcoin to appear on prominent centralized exchanges beyond the TON ecosystem.
▪️ The Tonstarter launchpad made a TON ecosystem map. You can view it here.
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!
January 2023 TON Developer Community Report
January saw numerous breakthroughs for development, including: the introduction of new coding services and tools for the ecosystem, the publication of fresh tutorials, the global launch of Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks, the completion of the first stage in Toncoin’s integration with TrustWallet, and many other notable events.
We invite you to read the TON Developer Community Report that has been published on the TON blog on the official website.
We would also like to remind you that software engineers have and will remain one of the top priorities for The Open Network’s ongoing development. If you want to contribute to TON’s development, please submit your ideas to TON’s social media (Twitter, Telegram, LinkedIn, etc.) or visit the TON Dev Telegram channel.
January saw numerous breakthroughs for development, including: the introduction of new coding services and tools for the ecosystem, the publication of fresh tutorials, the global launch of Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks, the completion of the first stage in Toncoin’s integration with TrustWallet, and many other notable events.
We invite you to read the TON Developer Community Report that has been published on the TON blog on the official website.
We would also like to remind you that software engineers have and will remain one of the top priorities for The Open Network’s ongoing development. If you want to contribute to TON’s development, please submit your ideas to TON’s social media (Twitter, Telegram, LinkedIn, etc.) or visit the TON Dev Telegram channel.
A community vote on optimizing TON tokenomics.
Voting day has arrived. We invite all Toncoin holders to take part in the community proposal of tokenomics optimization on ton.vote.
Ton.vote is a voting platform created by a community contributor, Orbs team, led by Tal Kol. This platform is open for all Toncoin holders, regardless of the size of their holdings or whether the person is a validator or not. While the result of this voting does not have a binding effect on the network itself, it empowers all Toncoin holders to cast a vote and let their voice and opinion on important matters be heard in the community.
The community vote will last for seven days from February 14 13:00 PM UTC to February 21 13:00 PM UTC. Once this vote is completed, the network vote – the vote casted by validators with their staked Toncoin – will take place from approximately February 21 to February 24.
After both votes are concluded, ton.vote will count and display a combined result along with various analytics to help better understand the demographics of voters.
It is important to note that the community vote cannot result in changing the blockchain configurations like the network vote can. However, the collective voice of the community is indeed of critical importance for the validators in making a decision that truly reflects the opinion of all types of Toncoin holders. We encourage every single Toncoin holder to take advantage of this opportunity.
Since the proposal was published, the community engaged in discussions through various avenues, both private and public.
On the one hand, advocates of the proposal argue that it does not break the tenets of decentralization if only the inactive early miners’ wallets are impacted. On the other hand, those who are against the proposal argue that such a move may be viewed as setting a negative precedent, especially to those who are not fully aware of all the circumstances.
We are encouraging everyone to read the two different arguments set forth by vocal members in the TON community, below, in order to make an informed decision.
Tal: https://blog.ton.org/adding-vesting-to-unclaimed-mining-rewards.
Vudi: https://blog.ton.org/freezing-inactive-accounts-of-the-first-miners.
Finally, on behalf of the community, we would like to thank those who made it possible to allow everyone to vote on the ton.vote platform and all of those who are voluntarily participating in this consensus process together.
Voting day has arrived. We invite all Toncoin holders to take part in the community proposal of tokenomics optimization on ton.vote.
Ton.vote is a voting platform created by a community contributor, Orbs team, led by Tal Kol. This platform is open for all Toncoin holders, regardless of the size of their holdings or whether the person is a validator or not. While the result of this voting does not have a binding effect on the network itself, it empowers all Toncoin holders to cast a vote and let their voice and opinion on important matters be heard in the community.
The community vote will last for seven days from February 14 13:00 PM UTC to February 21 13:00 PM UTC. Once this vote is completed, the network vote – the vote casted by validators with their staked Toncoin – will take place from approximately February 21 to February 24.
After both votes are concluded, ton.vote will count and display a combined result along with various analytics to help better understand the demographics of voters.
It is important to note that the community vote cannot result in changing the blockchain configurations like the network vote can. However, the collective voice of the community is indeed of critical importance for the validators in making a decision that truly reflects the opinion of all types of Toncoin holders. We encourage every single Toncoin holder to take advantage of this opportunity.
Since the proposal was published, the community engaged in discussions through various avenues, both private and public.
On the one hand, advocates of the proposal argue that it does not break the tenets of decentralization if only the inactive early miners’ wallets are impacted. On the other hand, those who are against the proposal argue that such a move may be viewed as setting a negative precedent, especially to those who are not fully aware of all the circumstances.
We are encouraging everyone to read the two different arguments set forth by vocal members in the TON community, below, in order to make an informed decision.
Tal: https://blog.ton.org/adding-vesting-to-unclaimed-mining-rewards.
Vudi: https://blog.ton.org/freezing-inactive-accounts-of-the-first-miners.
Finally, on behalf of the community, we would like to thank those who made it possible to allow everyone to vote on the ton.vote platform and all of those who are voluntarily participating in this consensus process together.
Abu Dhabi’s Launch of ‘Hub71+ Digital Assets’ Opens up TON Foundation Ecosystem to $2 Billion Start-Up Hub
Today, the TON Foundation has opened up its ecosystem to start-ups and investors based at Hub71+ Digital Assets, an Abu Dhabi-based Web3 specialist ecosystem with more than $2 billion of capital to deploy.
The hub is officially backed by Mubadala, the UAE’s $284 billion sovereign fund, ADGM, the region’s financial regulator, Abu Dhabi Investment Office and First Abu Dhabi Bank, which is owned by the sovereign.
What this collaboration means to the TON community
1. Hub71+ Digital Assets will give priority access to the pool of capital available to TON-based projects put forward by TON Foundation.
2. TON Foundation will sit at the selection committee for all applicants applying to the Hub71+ Digital Asset accelerator pipeline, having a direct access to the talent pool.
3. Start-ups based at Hub71+ Digital Assets will have the opportunity to apply for funding with the $250 million TONcoin.Fund.
4. The collaboration with Hub71+ Digital Assets will cement TON Foundation’s position among regulators and key stakeholders in the emerging digital economy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), enhancing opportunities for it to engage in consultation and licensing initiatives.
This collaboration is unprecedented, combining the only blockchain that can leverage a 700 million+ user base with a major ‘regulated’ hub for capital in the emerging Web3 economy.
Notably, the UAE’s Digital Economy Strategy aims to double the contribution of the digital economy to non-oil GDP to more than 20 per cent within 10 years. TON’s innovative technology and its growing community will play a pivotal role in this roadmap and help make this vision a reality. Our entire community will undoubtedly be thrilled to hear today’s news.
Today, the TON Foundation has opened up its ecosystem to start-ups and investors based at Hub71+ Digital Assets, an Abu Dhabi-based Web3 specialist ecosystem with more than $2 billion of capital to deploy.
The hub is officially backed by Mubadala, the UAE’s $284 billion sovereign fund, ADGM, the region’s financial regulator, Abu Dhabi Investment Office and First Abu Dhabi Bank, which is owned by the sovereign.
What this collaboration means to the TON community
1. Hub71+ Digital Assets will give priority access to the pool of capital available to TON-based projects put forward by TON Foundation.
2. TON Foundation will sit at the selection committee for all applicants applying to the Hub71+ Digital Asset accelerator pipeline, having a direct access to the talent pool.
3. Start-ups based at Hub71+ Digital Assets will have the opportunity to apply for funding with the $250 million TONcoin.Fund.
4. The collaboration with Hub71+ Digital Assets will cement TON Foundation’s position among regulators and key stakeholders in the emerging digital economy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), enhancing opportunities for it to engage in consultation and licensing initiatives.
This collaboration is unprecedented, combining the only blockchain that can leverage a 700 million+ user base with a major ‘regulated’ hub for capital in the emerging Web3 economy.
Notably, the UAE’s Digital Economy Strategy aims to double the contribution of the digital economy to non-oil GDP to more than 20 per cent within 10 years. TON’s innovative technology and its growing community will play a pivotal role in this roadmap and help make this vision a reality. Our entire community will undoubtedly be thrilled to hear today’s news.
TON is now compatible with Atomic Wallet
Toncoin (TON) holders can now store their holdings using Atomic Wallet, a non-custodial decentralized wallet with +5M users.
This provides TON holders with the opportunity to easily buy a variety of digital tokens and exchange them for TON.
Atomic Wallet's private, encrypted keys, and absence of account verification or KYC requirements aims to provide users with privacy and complete and unimpeded control of their TON holdings.
Being compatible with Atomic Wallet expands the usability of the TON network.
This latest adoption is another step forward on TON's path towards mass adoption.
Toncoin (TON) holders can now store their holdings using Atomic Wallet, a non-custodial decentralized wallet with +5M users.
This provides TON holders with the opportunity to easily buy a variety of digital tokens and exchange them for TON.
Atomic Wallet's private, encrypted keys, and absence of account verification or KYC requirements aims to provide users with privacy and complete and unimpeded control of their TON holdings.
Being compatible with Atomic Wallet expands the usability of the TON network.
This latest adoption is another step forward on TON's path towards mass adoption.
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
Hack-a-TON x DoraHacks: Live Event Report
The Hack-a-TON x DoraHacks global hackathon, offering a $300,000 prize fund, is currently underway. So far, offline sessions have already taken place in four cities around the world, and today we'd like to share with you some of the intermediate results.
Please follow the link below to see out how productive, exciting, and fun it was for TON enthusiasts in Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and the Czech Republic!
https://telegra.ph/Hack-a-TON-x-DoraHacks-Seoul-Taipei-Bangkok-Prague-02-17-3
We also invite you to read a new article by TON key dev contributor Tal Kol about asynchronous smart contracts.
The Hack-a-TON x DoraHacks global hackathon, offering a $300,000 prize fund, is currently underway. So far, offline sessions have already taken place in four cities around the world, and today we'd like to share with you some of the intermediate results.
Please follow the link below to see out how productive, exciting, and fun it was for TON enthusiasts in Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and the Czech Republic!
https://telegra.ph/Hack-a-TON-x-DoraHacks-Seoul-Taipei-Bangkok-Prague-02-17-3
We also invite you to read a new article by TON key dev contributor Tal Kol about asynchronous smart contracts.
WhoWhere — a new service offering TON-based 'NFT magnets' for visiting new countries.
A new Telegram bot called WhoWhere allows you search for link-minded people all over the world.
How does it work?
Users (such as travellers or expats) are able to find each other on a Telegram map, chat with one another and arrange live meetings.
For example, you can join the TON Community group here and you'll be able to see other TON enthusiasts nearby on a map.
After visiting a new country, you will have the opportunity to mint the Web3-equivalent of a souvenir magnet, a unique TON Soulbound NFT. This is one of the first applications of 'non-transferable token' technology to the wider TON Ecosystem audience.
If you are planning to travel and want to get your own NFT magnet, check out this guide!
A new Telegram bot called WhoWhere allows you search for link-minded people all over the world.
How does it work?
Users (such as travellers or expats) are able to find each other on a Telegram map, chat with one another and arrange live meetings.
For example, you can join the TON Community group here and you'll be able to see other TON enthusiasts nearby on a map.
After visiting a new country, you will have the opportunity to mint the Web3-equivalent of a souvenir magnet, a unique TON Soulbound NFT. This is one of the first applications of 'non-transferable token' technology to the wider TON Ecosystem audience.
If you are planning to travel and want to get your own NFT magnet, check out this guide!
TON Community Weekly Digest
Here’s a roundup of the ecosystem’s most exciting news over the past seven days.
Network stats update:
▪️ The number of new accounts created on TON from Feb. 12 to Feb. 18 grew from 2,118,405 to 2,151,798 (+1.6%).
News:
▪️ The community vote has been launched to optimize TON tokenomics. We urge all holders of Toncoin to vote for or against the temporary freezing of inactive early miner wallets. Voting will end soon. Read more.
▪️ Registration is open for live events held as part of Hack-a-TON x DoraHacks in St. Petersburg, London, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Melbourne and Lisbon. We invite developers and all TON builders to meet offline!
▪️ The non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet Atomic Wallet now supports the main TON network. It is now possible to store your Toncoin using one of the most popular cryptocurrency services in the world. Read more.
▪️ The TON Developer Community Report for January 2023 was published. Read more.
▪️ The TON Thread Challenge was launched, a competition with a budget of $10,000 for active participants in TON Ecosystem. The competition will end soon, but you still have a chance to take part.
▪️ The TON project has started to cooperate with a UAE state Web3 startup accelerator from Abu Dhabi, Hub 71+. Read more.
▪️ TON Blockchain entered the top-100 most influential players in the crypto industry according to Cointelegraph, finishing in 29th place. Read more.
▪️ Through the efforts of the Tegro team, Toncoin was added to TokenInsight, a popular cryptocurrency aggregator rating system in the US and China.
▪️ A report was published about live events from Prague, Taipei, Bangkok and Seoul. The events were held as part of Hack-a-TON x DoraHacks. Read more.
▪️ WhoWhere, a service for finding for like-minded people throughout the world, has adopted TON Soulbound NFT technology. Read more.
Stay up-to-date with the latest developments brewing in the TON ecosystem by turning on notifications for this channel. You won’t want to miss a thing!
Here’s a roundup of the ecosystem’s most exciting news over the past seven days.
Network stats update:
▪️ The number of new accounts created on TON from Feb. 12 to Feb. 18 grew from 2,118,405 to 2,151,798 (+1.6%).
News:
▪️ The community vote has been launched to optimize TON tokenomics. We urge all holders of Toncoin to vote for or against the temporary freezing of inactive early miner wallets. Voting will end soon. Read more.
▪️ Registration is open for live events held as part of Hack-a-TON x DoraHacks in St. Petersburg, London, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Melbourne and Lisbon. We invite developers and all TON builders to meet offline!
▪️ The non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet Atomic Wallet now supports the main TON network. It is now possible to store your Toncoin using one of the most popular cryptocurrency services in the world. Read more.
▪️ The TON Developer Community Report for January 2023 was published. Read more.
▪️ The TON Thread Challenge was launched, a competition with a budget of $10,000 for active participants in TON Ecosystem. The competition will end soon, but you still have a chance to take part.
▪️ The TON project has started to cooperate with a UAE state Web3 startup accelerator from Abu Dhabi, Hub 71+. Read more.
▪️ TON Blockchain entered the top-100 most influential players in the crypto industry according to Cointelegraph, finishing in 29th place. Read more.
▪️ Through the efforts of the Tegro team, Toncoin was added to TokenInsight, a popular cryptocurrency aggregator rating system in the US and China.
▪️ A report was published about live events from Prague, Taipei, Bangkok and Seoul. The events were held as part of Hack-a-TON x DoraHacks. Read more.
▪️ WhoWhere, a service for finding for like-minded people throughout the world, has adopted TON Soulbound NFT technology. Read more.
Stay up-to-date with the latest developments brewing in the TON ecosystem by turning on notifications for this channel. You won’t want to miss a thing!
The community vote on TON's tokenomics ends in just over 1 day.
All Toncoin holders are eligible to vote on the TON tokenomics proposal that will end in just over 24 hours.
We urge all TON holders to cast their vote for or against the temporary freeze of inactive early miner wallets, proposal details can be found here.
Over 1300 members have taken part so far and over 90% of votes cast have been in favor of freezing the early miner wallets.
The vote breakdown as it stands:
Yes - 90.85% (1.21M TON)
No - 8.97% (119.74K TON)
Abstain - 0.18% (2.4K TON)
This is an important moment for TON's future, and your participation is essential to help shape it in a community-centric way.
Don't miss the opportunity to vote.
All Toncoin holders are eligible to vote on the TON tokenomics proposal that will end in just over 24 hours.
We urge all TON holders to cast their vote for or against the temporary freeze of inactive early miner wallets, proposal details can be found here.
Over 1300 members have taken part so far and over 90% of votes cast have been in favor of freezing the early miner wallets.
The vote breakdown as it stands:
Yes - 90.85% (1.21M TON)
No - 8.97% (119.74K TON)
Abstain - 0.18% (2.4K TON)
This is an important moment for TON's future, and your participation is essential to help shape it in a community-centric way.
Don't miss the opportunity to vote.
Games based on the TON blockchain
The GameFi sector on TON has been bustling with activity lately, which has prompted us to write a post about three games you can play right now.
▪️ FANTON
Fanton is a football-based play-to-earn game on TON. Players collect cards depicting their favorite football stars, assemble teams, and compete in tournaments for Toncoin and NFT prizes.
In just two months, Fanton has onboarded over 40,000 users from 137 countries, with its NFT Fanton entering the top 15 collections in sales on the TON network.
▪️ Escape From Zeya
Escape From Zeya is the TON ecosystem’s first-ever game, with users able to play it in an internet browser. The game begins when you emerge from a spaceship after crash-landing on an uninhabited planet — Zeya. You’re tasked with building a base and extracting the planet’s resources before setting off to find your way home. However, resources are finite, meaning there may not be enough to go around.
Every so often among the colonists are tournaments where players can win Toncoin and in-game items.
▪️ TON CAPS
Another play-to-earn game, TON Caps pits players against one another in battles for NFT “caps.”
Players can collect these caps and other NFTs and compete to win the caps of other players.
TON Caps is played directely within Telegram’s web app and has high-quality animations and deep gameplay mechanics.
The TON GameFi industry is brimming with projects and activity, so you can be sure we’ll be keeping a close eye on things to keep you up-to-date on the biggest developments.
The GameFi sector on TON has been bustling with activity lately, which has prompted us to write a post about three games you can play right now.
▪️ FANTON
Fanton is a football-based play-to-earn game on TON. Players collect cards depicting their favorite football stars, assemble teams, and compete in tournaments for Toncoin and NFT prizes.
In just two months, Fanton has onboarded over 40,000 users from 137 countries, with its NFT Fanton entering the top 15 collections in sales on the TON network.
▪️ Escape From Zeya
Escape From Zeya is the TON ecosystem’s first-ever game, with users able to play it in an internet browser. The game begins when you emerge from a spaceship after crash-landing on an uninhabited planet — Zeya. You’re tasked with building a base and extracting the planet’s resources before setting off to find your way home. However, resources are finite, meaning there may not be enough to go around.
Every so often among the colonists are tournaments where players can win Toncoin and in-game items.
▪️ TON CAPS
Another play-to-earn game, TON Caps pits players against one another in battles for NFT “caps.”
Players can collect these caps and other NFTs and compete to win the caps of other players.
TON Caps is played directely within Telegram’s web app and has high-quality animations and deep gameplay mechanics.
The TON GameFi industry is brimming with projects and activity, so you can be sure we’ll be keeping a close eye on things to keep you up-to-date on the biggest developments.
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
@wallet's P2P Market now allows for much faster and easier crypto buying and selling.
@wallet users are now able sell their crypto through the P2P Market by choosing from available user purchase advertisements.
To access these offers, enter @wallet's P2P Market and select “Sell” on the main page of the bot interface.
Likewise, users can now create purchase advertisements on the trading platform from the P2P Market by selecting "Create Ad" and "Buy" in the new window.
@wallet has also announced, alongside these updates, a special deal — they have drastically reduced service fees on crypto sales until the end of the month to as little as 0% per trade.
Subscribe to the Wallet News channel to receive the latest news and announcements.
@wallet users are now able sell their crypto through the P2P Market by choosing from available user purchase advertisements.
To access these offers, enter @wallet's P2P Market and select “Sell” on the main page of the bot interface.
Likewise, users can now create purchase advertisements on the trading platform from the P2P Market by selecting "Create Ad" and "Buy" in the new window.
@wallet has also announced, alongside these updates, a special deal — they have drastically reduced service fees on crypto sales until the end of the month to as little as 0% per trade.
Subscribe to the Wallet News channel to receive the latest news and announcements.