💙How Telegram and TON are bringing crypto to the masses

The Headliners team released a podcast with Anton Tsivarev, the Director of Ecosystem Development at the TON Foundation, focusing on strategic growth and project support in the TON ecosystem.

In this podcast, Anton talks about supporting projects within The Open League Summer Hackathon and boot camps, as well as:
- Development of the TON ecosystem
- Development of Telegram and its outlook
- Payments and wallets in Telegram
- The future of Telegram and its development
- Wallets and blockchain usage
- Goals and prospects of blockchain
- Trends and prospects of TON
- Security and fair launch
- Meme coins and their impact on the ecosystem
- Project support and development strategy
- Encryptions and transaction growth;
- Blockchain load issues;
- Staking and validators;
- How to get assistance from the Foundation
...and more

→ Watch the podcast with subtitles here
To turn on English subtitles, click the Settings wheel > Captions > Auto Translate > English

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💵Binance fully supports USDt

Binance has finished integrating Tether (USDT) on the TON network. Deposits and withdrawals are now available for users.

Earlier, Binance listed Notcoin, indicating that they are likely to soon list its native Toncoin. This explains the price hike leading up to this event.

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💱TON will be supported on Bitget and Foresight Ventures

The Open Network received a new boost with the launch of a $20 million fund, provided by the cryptocurrency exchange Bitget in partnership with the Singapore-based investment firm Foresight Ventures.

The goal of the TON Ecosystem Fund is to support early projects on the TON platform and provide liquidity on the Bitget platform.

The fund's launch coincides with the expected growth in 2024, driven by the activity of Telegram's 900 million monthly users. Over the last two months, the total amount of funds locked in the TON ecosystem has multiplied fivefold to reach $600 million.

The fund focuses on new projects and liquidity on the Bitget platform. This initiative will attract new projects and assets such as TON-based Tether (USDt), DeDust.io, and Ston.fi.

Grace Chen, CEO of Bitget, expressed enthusiasm about the growth of the TON ecosystem, highlighting the positive correlation between user growth, Total Value Locked (TVL), and token price.

"We believe in the potential of TON as a tool for creating a fair future. Our Telegram Signal Bot proves our commitment to user experience and community support," Chen emphasized.

Earlier, Pantera Capital made its largest blockchain investment in TON and plans to continue investing. The potential of TON is becoming evident not only to old-timers but also to communities outside. This brings in even more strong teams, developers, enthusiasts, and investors.

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🇰🇿Kazakhstan's Financial Authority has backed TON

The Committee of the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) has officially approved Toncoin as a digital asset for trading on licensed AFSA platforms. This decision was taken following a comprehensive study confirming the asset's compliance with regulatory standards set by AFSA.

Investors can now trade Toncoin within a secure regulatory framework that ensures a high level of protection. AFSA's regulated environment opens additional incentives for institutional and retail investors seeking safe and transparent trading options.

Incorporating into licensed platforms helps attract new participants and expand the market. There is a strong likelihood of TON being integrated as an additional payment method for Web2 services, as we can see from successful e-commerce examples in Telegram Mini Apps.

With Toncoin approved for trading on AFSA licensed platforms, the TON blockchain received a significant boost in presence in international markets. Support from a major international financial center like AFSA enhances the legitimacy and attractiveness of the TON blockchain on the global stage.

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⭐️Mini App Bar, Paid Content, Story Search, and More!

In its June update, Telegram introduced a convenient way to shrink mini-apps into a compact panel, added hashtag and location search capabilities to "Stories", and a new link widget. Content creators can further monetize their channels through paid photos and videos.

Starting today, mini-app developers and content creators can use earned Stars to receive rewards in Toncoin or purchase Telegram advertising at special discounts.

⭐️Mini-App Panel
Every month, over 500 million Telegram users interact with mini-apps for purchasing goods, accessing services, and playing games. Now, these apps can be collapsed into a panel at the bottom of the screen. That way, users can respond to messages, open other mini-apps, or switch between accounts, then return to the app without reloading.

To collapse an app, simply swipe down on its header. Tap the app panel to open it. More info for developers can be found here.

⭐️Paid Content via Telegram Stars
Now, content creators can accept Stars by posting photos and videos on their channels that require Stars to be seen. Stars can be exchanged for rewards in Toncoin or channel advertising, with nearly no commission.

⭐️Hashtag Search in Stories
Now, clicking on a hashtag in any story will show search results for that tag from public stories.
Use hashtags to expand your audience, so Telegram users could easier discover your profile or channel. Telegram Business offers powerful features for content creators and companies, free with Telegram Premium.

⭐️Location Search in Stories
Add location tags to your stories so users can see it. These tags allow users to view public stories from that location.
Private stories never appear in search results. Only eligible stories will appear in hashtag or location searches.

⭐️Link Widget in Stories
Premium users can promote a link by adding a stylish preview on a photo or video, on a light or dark background. The link widget can have a custom name to replace the URL text in the preview.

⭐️Rewards for Content Creators and Developers
Bot developers and content creators can now use earned Stars to receive rewards in Toncoin or purchase Telegram advertising. The commission rate is close to zero, so only taxes and payment system fees apply. When transferring Stars to the Telegram advertising account, Telegram adds a 30% discount to cover all third-party payment system fees.

If your bot or channel has a Stars balance, you can withdraw them through Fragment as Toncoin rewards. Toncoin is the primary currency on The Open Network, the world's fastest blockchain, and is easily exchangeable for any other cryptocurrency.

⭐️Subsidized Advertising for Creators and Developers
Anyone can place private advertisements in public Telegram channels to promote bots, channels, or groups. Bot developers and content creators who use Stars to promote their bots or channels receive a special discounted rate of 30%, an effective way to attract new users.

This is an important milestone in Telegram's development, useful for users and creators, and providing new experiences and metrics.

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🏆TON keeps breaking new records!

According to data from Defillama, the TON/USDT liquidity pool on DeDust has outgrown all decentralized exchanges, including giants like Uniswap and Curve.

The total value locked (TVL) on DeDust.io has reached $324 million, while a similar pool on STON.fi is in fourth position with a TVL of $216 million.

Now is the perfect time to launch new and promising projects to channel this liquidity into the right direction once the funds get unlocked.

TON's price today went north of $8, indicating rapid ecosystem growth, increased TVL, and the emergence of major players such as the creators of the game Pixels and initiatives like the HashKey clicker airdrop. The Durov brothers have also played their role in this.

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💪TON doubles down on development

Anatoly Makosov, technical director at TON, shared in his blog the details of the June updates to TON Core.

As we know, this year the TON blockchain has grown rapidly in all aspects. However, it was not without turbulence: block creation under load sometimes took longer than expected, as did some user operations.

Joint efforts led to the release of TON update 2024.06, with critically important improvements in block production and blockchain message delivery. Three weeks of operation later, we can confidently state that the network has become significantly more stable under the increasing load.

Simultaneously, the TON Core team has released a new smart contract wallet version w5. The concept and initial code of this wallet come from the Tonkeeper team and feature numerous new functions:

- "Gasless" operations: payment of network fees using USDt or NOT
- Support for up to 255 operations at once, for example, allowing you to renew all your TON domains at once
- Optimized network fees

Additionally, the new plugin format adds the following capabilities:
- Decentralized subscriptions, including subscriptions for USDt
- Two-factor authentication
- Wallet freezing in case key is compromised
- Key recovery and much more

Enhanced smart contract security protects your funds even from technical mistakes. Rigorous testing has been completed, and now everyone can participate in a bug bounty contest with a prize pool of up to $100,000.

Developers of TON wallets are encouraged to integrate this smart contract into their products to benefit from these new capabilities sooner.

For more details on the update, follow this link.

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🌐Telegram Browser

The Beta version for Android 10.14.5 lets Telegram users open links directly in Web View format, just like in a Mini App. This applies to all the web pages displayed within Telegram, including all links and Instant View.

In addition, the balance of Telegram Stars will be displayed in the channel settings, with an option to make channels and chats private by paying in Stars.

Of course, TON DNS domains are supported in the browser without any special proxies, which makes them easier to use. We hope this technology will be used for good purposes only.

→ Learn more about TON DNS

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☀️Summer Special Event at TON Community Georgia!

This event will take place on July 19 in Batumi, showcasing how startups can find support and grow within the TON ecosystem.

The event program includes:
- Presentations from launchpads
- Pitches from local projects
- Support from launchpad representatives
- Valuable networking opportunities

This is a great chance to combine a trip to the sea and get your project to new heights! 🚀

Date: Friday, July 19
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: Sheraton Batumi, 28 Rustaveli Ave

❗️Registration for the event is mandatory, spots are limited.

Registration link

See you in Batumi!

Resources for TON Community Georgia:
Ton Community Georgia | Chat

❤️Buying Telegram Stars for TON

A Telegram developer has tested a demo payment on his wallet by funding it with 20 TON from the Telegram Team address. He then withdrew Telegram Stars from the bot's balance for the first time after a recent update.

By looking at recent transactions, we can see that they are testing the feature of purchasing Telegram Stars with TON. This will likely be available on a separate tab on Fragment.com, similar to the purchase of Telegram Premium, with the ability to gift Stars to other users.

Previously, Stars could only be purchased using through the App Store or credit card, depending on the OS and Telegram client.
How Apple will respond remains to be seen, but the ability to purchase Telegram Stars with TON has been highly anticipated.

Source
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⭐️Telegram Stars already on Fragment ready to be purchased

→ Buy now

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🛫TOP invests in Akedo for more games on the TON blockchain

The Open Platform (TOP) has made a strategic investment in Akedo Games to foster game development for Telegram in the TON ecosystem.

The Akedo team has worked on popular titles like PUBG Mobile, League of Legends (LoL), AFK Arena, and Rise of Kingdoms.

Akedo's first game for Telegram, called Akedog, is set to launch on July 18th. According to The Block, the project aims to engage 900 million Telegram users. The size of the deal has not been disclosed.

Players will obtain Akedogs, their Telegram NFT pets, by clicking. These can be "collected, combined, raised, and traded to enhance their abilities in exciting battles," the team explained. Participants will compete to create the most powerful Akedog.

Popular clicker games on Telegram, such as Notcoin and Hamster Kombat, have grown significantly in recent months, with Hamster Kombat gathering over 250 million users. These games allow players to earn TON tokens by completing simple tasks, such as clicking on the screen.

"TOP's strategic backing represents more than just financial support; it's a stamp of approval on Akedo's vision to pioneer cutting-edge gameplay in the decentralized gaming landscape," Akedo Games founder Blake said.

"We're excited to leverage TOP's vast network of developers specialized in TON blockchain technology, ensuring that Akedo continues to evolve with the latest advancements."

The community has noticed that the popular games mentioned above have different publishers, and the company does not appear in Google search.
Their news channel on Telegram is not indexed in search due to bot manipulation, and the number of reactions on posts exceeds its number of views.

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💵TON Teleport BTC: your Bitcoin on TON

The Open Network is releasing a bridge to allow users to transfer their Bitcoin to TON for use in DeFi.

TON Foundation announced that TON Teleport BTC, a trusted bridge designed to ensure secure transfers of Bitcoin to TON and back, is about to be launched.

TON Teleport BTC will enable users to interact with decentralized exchanges, lending platforms, and other DeFi applications inside the TON ecosystem. The process will be entirely trustless and transparent, with no central issuer involved.

"All transactions are executed via smart contracts and verified by TON blockchain validators," said Anatoly Makosov, TON's technical lead, in a press release. "Storing and using Bitcoin on TON is as secure as on the Bitcoin network itself, but significantly cheaper and more convenient."

Each Bitcoin on TON will be fully backed by real Bitcoin secured through the teleportation process to ensure safe and reliable transactions.

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👑New Telegram features and enhanced security from Pavel Durov

In his blog, Pavel Durov announced significant updates awaiting Telegram in 2024. He emphasized that this year will mark a crucial milestone, with millions of people worldwide joining blockchain technologies, and Telegram is set to play a key role in this transformation.

First comes the launch of a mini-app store and an integrated browser supporting Web3 sites. These innovations will open doors into the world of blockchain and its possibilities.

Telegram devs also doubled down on efforts to combat fraud. In the near future, public accounts will display their month of registration and main country, to enhance trust and security. Additionally, organizations can use mini-apps to assign tags to channels, creating a collaborative third-party verification.

According to Durov, more transparency and decentralization will help Telegram users better understand all aspects and risks of the new blockchain world.

Truly, the era of Web3 with all its features is just around the corner! Living in legendary times 💪

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🌎DappRadar and decentralized TON apps

DappRadar is a leading analytics platform for decentralized applications. It provides users with access to detailed rankings and analysis of various DApps, as well as data on NFT trading and DeFi metrics.

Now, TON has joined DappRadar, as stated by the platform's official account on X.

Users can discover new decentralized applications on the TON blockchain through DappRadar's rankings, as well as obtain valuable information about NFT trading and key DeFi metrics. Developers and users alike can access detailed performance data of applications, NFT trading insights, and DeFi activities. Access to rankings and analytics allows for more informed decisions when choosing and interacting with DApps.

This integration further promotes growth of the TON ecosystem and adoption of blockchain technologies among a wide range of crypto enthusiasts and developers.

Moreover, according to recent news, Telegram will support DApps through a Web3 browser that will soon be integrated into the messenger.

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💵Gasless and Multi-Transactions

TON Core team, together with Tonkeeper devs, has introduced an innovative wallet standard: W5 Smart Wallet. Now, instead of paying gas fees in Toncoin, users can perform transactions with USDT or NOT from their balance.

The key advantage of the new standard is transactions without gas fees, which simplifies and reduces asset management cost. Additionally, W5 wallets support multi-transactions, allowing up to 255 simultaneous transfers, further enhancing convenience and efficiency for users.

This innovation is already available on Tonkeeper wallet and will soon be integrated into TON Space and MyTonWallet. With the W5 update, managing assets in the TON network has become as simple and intuitive as using Telegram messenger.

On most other blockchains, however, users are limited by gas fees and transaction caps.

TON Core's W5 removes these barriers, making the process more accessible and economical. For example, multi-transactions allow for bulk transfers at once, particularly handy for businesses and large asset holders.

Such improvements set TON apart from other blockchains. TON Core and Tonkeeper demonstrate how cryptocurrencies can be simple and flexible for all, from beginners to experienced investors.

And very soon, Web3 will be integrated into our favorite messenger, which means it's time for us to dust off TON DNS skills. You can do just that by learning from Anatoly Makosov’s guide.

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🛡Trust Wallet partners with The Open Network

Trust Wallet has announced a new collaboration with TON. They want to make the TON ecosystem and Telegram even more accessible for all Trust Wallet users.

Though the details of this partnership have not yet been disclosed, we can guess that it is about integrating TON dApps into Trust Wallet and other joint initiatives.

Stay tuned as we continue to monitor the developments closely for you and will share the latest updates as soon as they come out.

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🛫Telegram Update: a Web2 Web3 Messenger

Yesterday, Telegram released a new update featuring: an integrated Telegram browser with multi-tab support, granting Web3 access to nearly a billion users, a mini app store, the ability to gift stars to friends, and much more.

The built-in browser allows you to minimize and restore pages from the bottom panel, so you can quickly switch between chat messages, websites, quick view articles, and mini-apps.

The browser supports decentralized sites on the TON network (TON Sites) and TON DNS domains in all mobile and official desktop apps.

Here's how to enable Telegram browsing on your OS:
- Andriod
Settings > Chat Settings
Scroll down and enable the “Built-in browser” option
- iOS
Settings > Data and Storage > Browser

Yesterday, active users in the community discovered that Telegram also supports the Punycode format, for opening domains with Russian characters and emojis from Telegram. Many users rushed to claim these domains, but Anatoly Makosov asserted that Punycode will not be supported in TON DNS due to its potential for phishing and fraud, making the purchase of Punycode domains obsolete.

For more information on decentralized TON sites, visit ton.org or the www.ton page in the latest version of Telegram.

Now, whenever you receive a new message, you can smoothly switch to the chat without losing your open web pages, articles, or games in mini-apps. You can also bookmark pages to return to them later.

Additionally, a new “Apps” tab has appeared in the search section, listing your mini-apps, as well as a selection of popular mini-apps and MAU (monthly active users) statistics. You can now quickly access your games and services or discover something new.

Mini-apps that use Telegram Stars as payment can now be featured in the “Popular Apps” section. Detailed information for developers is available on the corresponding page.

This is another significant step into the Web3 world mass adoption by Telegram in synergy with The Open Network. We look forward to more updates on the Mini Apps Store, including app categorization, a review and rating system, and much more!

→ Read the full Telegram update here

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🎮Over 200 Asian gaming studios are developing mini-games on the TON blockchain

A gaming analyst from Tencent reported that more than 200 gaming studios in Asia have begun developing mini-games on the TON blockchain.

"We are aware of over 200 studios in Asia pivoting to mini games on TON. When you have a community on your chain, you attract devs and builders. The best way to build a community is applying fundamentals i.e. solve their pain points. Not dangling points to build a community. When you attract mercenaries/pirates, you rarely build a cult. You only build a cult when you create a shared set of beliefs together as a community. It sounds simple, but it's bloody hard to execute." shared Eugene Ng on Twitter.

Earlier, the gaming company Elympics announced a partnership with TON. The company plans to leverage all the capabilities of TON blockchain and Telegram messenger to provide an integrated and seamless gaming experience for Web3 gaming enthusiasts.

Interestingly, Animoca Brands (game development giant in Asia) and Tencent have long recognized the potential of TON / Telegram synergy, from which we can expect a new direction and exciting gaming products in Telegram with TON integration.

TON continues to advance confidently, attracting more developers and strengthening its position on the blockchain gaming market. Things are about to get even more interesting from here. ❤️

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