Hackathon finalists pitching show live tomorrow 💪
Today we announced The Open League Hackathon finalists that now have a chance to pitch for the prizes and winners title 🏆
Join us to listen the Live Judging Sessions tomorrow to be a spectator of the show, where 24 finalists pitch in front of TON Foundation.
Most active VCs in the ecosystem are invited!
Date:
📅 Friday, July 19th
Time:
🕰 First Session: 08:30 - 10:00 UTC
🕰 Second Session: 11:00 - 12:30 UTC
Streamed live on Telegram, Youtube, and X on @tonsociety.
Introducing TON Teleport BTC: Do more with your Bitcoin on TON
TON Teleport BTC, planned for launch later this year, is a trustless and secure bridge for seamless Bitcoin transfers to and from TON. It will allow you to engage in DeFi on TON, use your Bitcoin in TON DEXs, lending platforms, and more.
Operating without centralized intermediaries, each Bitcoin on TON will be 100% backed by actual Bitcoin. This will enhance Bitcoin's utility, transforming it into a powerful tool for generating additional rewards on TON and paving the way for future integrations, making TON a truly interconnected blockchain ecosystem.
Learn more here.
EURO 2024 Fantasy Football Tournament: Winners
Congratulations to Spain for winning the EURO 2024 for a record fourth time in their history!
The Fanton Fantasy Football Tournament, supported by TON Society and TON Community, has also ended. The top 20% of players who participated in all four stages, highlighted in blue and green on the final leaderboard, will share a prize pool of 1K TON. Stay tuned for more fun events!
Introducing Major
Major, the first rating game in Telegram, reached over 10M users in less than 10 days, with more than 3M wallets connected.
The game supports TON Connect, and starting from the end of July, Major will be awarding Toncoin to the top 10 players. Plans are underway to extend these rewards to the top 100 players while preparing to launch its own token on TON. Join their official Telegram channel to learn more.
TON Innovators: Nomis
On July 4th, Nomis, a leading onchain reputation system, launched the first reputation scoring solution on TON. This initiative aims to transform how user activity is assessed and rewarded.
Discover how their scoring model works, the challenges they faced, their future plans, and more here.
EURO 2024 Fantasy Football Tournament: Final
Spain vs England. It's time for the grand finale of the EURO 2024 Fantasy Football Tournament with a 3K TON prize pool! Who will win?
▪️ Free registration is open until July 14th, 19:00 UTC.
▪️ Pick 5 players from Spain and England.
▪️ Players earn points for goals, assists, and other actions.
▪️ The top 20% of players based on the total points collected will share a prize pool of 500 TON. Leaderboard.
Details here.
Play, have fun, win!
The Open League S5 is on
Season 5 has kicked off, featuring $1.15M in prizes over the next 4 weeks!
Compete across 4 leaderboards: App, DeFi, Token, and NFT. 27 out of 40+ applications were accepted, bringing the total number of @league Battle contestants to almost 150.
Benefit from boosted pools with additional high rewards for REGI, NOT, HYDRA, STON, COFE, RECA, DFC, LLAMA, REDO, and WALL. Keep an eye on this page for future updates and detailed competition rules.
Almost $1.4M in Toncoin and project tokens will soon be available in farming rewards for liquidity providers. Keep onchain activity high and provide liquidity via the @Open_League_Bot to earn!
Help us boost TON Community
While we keep boosting liquidity pools with Toncoin, our channel also needs your boosts to enable Stories.
Before boosting our channel:
▪️ Update Telegram to the latest version.
▪️ Get Telegram Premium through Fragment using your TON wallet or via the @PremiumBot.
How to boost TON Community?
It’s simple! Just click this link: /channel/toncoin?boost
TON Ecosystem Roundup
As TON continues to evolve and expand, this week brings several updates from three ecosystem projects: Vertus, Chick Coop, and Cat Gold Miner.
Let's take a closer look at their latest updates — learn more.
How to stay safe on TON & Telegram
As scams become increasingly common, it's crucial to stay vigilant. From investment scams and phishing attempts to pyramid schemes, bad actors are constantly seeking ways to exploit users.
Our latest blog post delves into these scams and provides essential knowledge and tips to keep you secure. Stay informed, protect your assets, and enjoy the benefits of TON and Telegram without falling victim to fraud. Check it out here.
Over 60 integrations are putting USDt on TON in every pocket
Last month, we shared our commitment to making USDt on TON universally accessible; planning over 100 integrations with various projects and businesses around the world. Today, more than 60 partners already support USDt-TON!
There’s a diverse array of live integrations, from marketplaces to travel platforms, exchanges, onramps, wallets, and more. For the growing list and more details, check out our latest blog post.
Introducing TON Dating
The first dating app on Telegram and TON is here! TON Dating offers a safe and exclusive environment for real people to connect on Telegram, where the most active users can earn Toncoin for various activities.
Key features:
▪️ Verified users only: Multi-step identity verification ensures no anonymous users or bots, only real people.
▪️ Monetize your time: Earn Toncoin for inviting friends, likes, matches, and other actions.
▪️ Tailored subscription model for men with additional earning opportunities.
Join their official channel to learn more.
Urgent reminder for TON DNS Owners
Time is running out to renew your domain names! Ensure continued ownership by renewing your TON DNS as soon as possible.
Act now: Renew by following the instructions here.
Domains not renewed will be auctioned off at dns.ton.org.
EURO 2024 Fantasy Football Tournament
From June 27th to July 14th, Fanton Fantasy will host free football tournaments with the support of TON Society and TON Community, offering a prize pool of 3K TON!
Phase 1: Round of 16
▪️ Registration is open until June 29th, 16:00 UTC.
▪️ Pick 5 players from the 16 national teams in the playoffs.
▪️ Players earn points for goals, assists, and other actions.
▪️ The top 20% of players based on the total points collected will share a prize pool of 500 TON.
Details here.
Play, have fun, win!
Join TON Voices Live (TVL) with Luke Belmar and Pixelverse
We're now live with Luke Belmar, Kori Leon, and Jack Booth, for a deep dive on TON news, huge news from Pixelverse, and a very special $1K Toncoin giveaway!
OKX Wallet integrates TON
OKX, a leading Web3 technology company, has announced that its OKX Wallet now supports TON, expanding its compatibility to 100 different blockchains.
This integration allows users to seamlessly discover, manage, swap, and transfer Toncoin and TON-based assets in the OKX Wallet, known for its robust self-custody security. Learn more.
Help us boost TON Community
While we keep boosting liquidity pools with Toncoin, our channel also needs your boosts to enable Stories.
Before boosting our channel:
▪️ Update Telegram to the latest version.
▪️ Get Telegram Premium through Fragment using your TON wallet or via the @PremiumBot.
How to boost TON Community?
It’s simple! Just click this link: /channel/toncoin?boost
GasPump emerges as the premier memecoin launchpad on TON
GasPump, a meme launchpad on TON, lets anyone create a tradable token in 2 minutes for under 1 Toncoin. Just 6 weeks post-launch, it has hit $1M in daily trading volume. Over 200K users have created 20K+ tokens via the Telegram Mini App, with a total trading volume exceeding $16M.
Memecoins have recently gained popularity in the TON Ecosystem. Launched in April 2024, Memelandia supports this trend, as TON Foundation recognizes the importance of community tokens and memecoins. Learn more here.
Apply to TON Syndicate 👁️👁️
Become part of the community that runs cool TON activations around the world!
👁🗨 Join TON Syndicate, a handshake theory based network of people that are passionate about TON and want to be at the heart of the latest alpha, run activations, and evangelise TON.
TON Syndicate ran Tokyo meet-ups, Nigeria Dev Onboardings, Tbilisi and Minsk Bootcamps, TON Breakfasts and more.
Now, we’re expanding! Have you ever wanted to run creative activations like Workouts, Chess tournaments, or No Wi-Fi Hackathon?
Come up with your own creative concept, apply for support, spread a word about TON in your city and in your corner of crypto Twitter (oops sorry X).
📆 Applications are open from July 11th to August 11th.
Apply now!
Join TON Voices Live (TVL)
We're now live with Luke Belmar for a deep dive on TON news, the reasons Luke decided to join TON Society as an advisor, and a very special $1K Toncoin giveaway.
TON Society welcomes Luke Belmar
As TON becomes a movement, we’re proud to welcome Luke Belmar as a new advisor to TON Society through TON Voices!
In case you didn't catch our X Space with Luke Belmar live, you can listen to the recording here. We dived into TON Society's vision, Luke's role as an advisor, some exciting upcoming initiatives, and more.
New batch of tickets now live
More tickets are now up for grabs for TON's second annual conference, The Gateway, in Dubai on November 1-2, 2024. Secure your spot today!
For a smoother experience, we suggest getting your ticket via mobile.
Interested in sponsoring, exhibitor booths, or making a big announcement? Contact us via email at gateway@ton.org.
EURO 2024 Fantasy Football Tournament: Semifinals
Semifinals are here! Time for the next phase of the EURO 2024 Fantasy Football Tournament with a 3K TON prize pool, featuring 4 national teams that have advanced to the semifinals.
▪️ Registration is open until July 9th, 19:00 UTC.
▪️ Pick 5 players from the 4 national teams in the semifinals.
▪️ Players earn points for goals, assists, and other actions.
▪️ The top 20% of players based on the total points collected will share a prize pool of 500 TON. Leaderboard.
Details here.
Play, have fun, win!
Nomis launches TON reputation score
Nomis, a reputation protocol, introduces an onchain reputation system to TON, assigning users a score (0-100) based on wallet activity. This system detects bot farms and Sybils, preventing abuse and rewarding genuine users. The score will also be utilized on the TON Society platform.
Nomis becomes the first scoring solution on TON, and to celebrate, they're offering a free score to the first 1M users (users only need to pay the gas fee). Additionally, various TON Ecosystem projects, including Storm Trade, DeDust, Tonkeeper, AquaTON, Nimbus, and many others, will offer benefits like access, drop eligibility, and more.
Discover more here.
EURO 2024 Fantasy Football Tournament: Quarterfinals
The excitement continues! The EURO 2024 Fantasy Football Tournament with a 3K TON prize pool now moves to Phase 2, featuring 8 national teams that have advanced to the quarterfinals.
▪️ Registration is open until July 5th, 16:00 UTC.
▪️ Pick 5 players from the 8 national teams in the quarterfinals.
▪️ Players earn points for goals, assists, and other actions.
▪️ The top 20% of players based on the total points collected will share a prize pool of 500 TON. Leaderboard.
Details here.
Play, have fun, win!
STON.fi reaches 1M users milestone
STON.fi has achieved a significant milestone, surpassing 1M users with the daily transaction volume hitting a record $43.4M. The platform continues to evolve, recently launching STON/USDt farming with approximately $170K in rewards.
Looking ahead, STON.fi plans to enable cross-network swaps without the need for wrapped tokens and bridges, simplifying cross-chain transactions and enhancing the user experience.
TON and USDt-TON now available on Telega.io
Telega.io, a leading Telegram-native advertising platform, has integrated TON and USDt on TON as payment methods, highlighting another practical use case for USDt-TON.
Telega.io is an ads solution that elevates influencer marketing for brands and projects with its vast network of over 6K Telegram channels and groups. Visit their website to learn more.
Pixelverse coming to TON
Pixelverse, a game ecosystem that integrates third-party developers and their projects, is planning to launch on TON. It features a cyberpunk-themed game available on both Telegram and web browsers. The platform boasts 35M players and over 10M social media followers.
Featuring a diverse array of games with RPG elements and real-time PvP battles, Pixelverse has attracted over 500K online players ready to battle on PixelTap. The platform also showcases notable projects such as "Huxley" by Ben Mauro, an art director renowned for his work on Call of Duty, Halo, and Metal Gear.
The Open League Trading Challenge Part 2
Starting today at 11:30 AM UTC and running until July 10th, 11:00 AM UTC, dive into our new trading challenge featuring a $100K prize pool in Toncoin. Details here.
Ready to compete for a share of the $100K? Join now via @Open_League_Bot!