TON Community

09 January 2023 18:03

​Preparations for the Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks are in full swing!

The TON Foundation and DoraHacks, a hacking platform uniting businesses and entrepreneurs, are gearing up to host a worldwide Hack-a-TON that’ll kick off on Jan. 30 in the TON ecosystem.

This large-scale event is offering a total prize pool of $180,000, in which thousands of developers will participate.

In addition to the online component of the competition, the event will offer 12 offline training sessions and meet-ups in Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, and others.

"Winning teams will have an opportunity to attract funding from the TONcoin.Fund."

You can find dev tools and all information on the hackathon on this page:
https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/hack-a-tonx/onboarding-&-workshops

If you have participated in TON events for developers or have programmed in FunC before, you can lend a hand in promoting Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks by writing an article on your personal experience and providing advice to beginner developers ($300 in Toncoin will be awarded to the authors of the best articles).

You can submit your articles until Jan. 20.

▪️ How I started writing smart contracts on FunC in three days at Hack-a-TON x Prague

▪️ Mastering Smart Contracts on TON: Reflections on My Experience at TON Smart Challenge #3

▪️ 8 things you need to know to hack TON's first global hackathon successfully

▪️ Hack-a-TONx: Where Ideas Go to Get Their Hustle On

▪️ The infrastructure of TON.

You can read more details in this post.

We encourage all specialists to participate in a truly global event!

The hackathon starts on Jan. 30 and ends on March 31.

TON Community

08 January 2023 10:43

📒 A handful of TON altcoins available on CoinMarketCap

⚫️ The DeFi industry on The Open Network gained recognition at the world-famous cryptocurrency aggregator CoinMarketCap. Now users can track not only the native token of the blockchain but many others. This became possible thanks to the listing of DeDust on the analytical website.

✈️ $SCALE is available for trading on DeDust

⚫️ A primary token of Scaleton and the DeDust exchange. Users can be awarded tokens by developing the ecosystem around the product and finding bugs. According to the developer, $SCALE holders will get unique benefits from trading on DeDust in the future.

✈️ $TNX is available for trading on DeDust / Tonswap

⚫️ A native token of the social network based on the TON blockchain, Tonex. Users can tip others with $TNX, ads on the site, and much more. The founder has plans to integrate the token as a means of payment for NFT on Tonex.

✈️ $AMBRA is available for trading on DeDust / STON.fi / Tonswap

⚫️ $AMBRA is run by Ton Whales, the initial developers of the first mining pool on The Open Network, and Tonhub, a well-known wallet app. The holders of TON Whales NFT periodically may win coins and exchange them for some goods in Whales lifestyle shop.

✈️ $OUSDT is available for trading on DeDust / STON.fi

⚫️ It is a wrapped Tether stablecoin that you can receive using Orbit Bridge. Read more about it in our recent post.

✈️ $TGR is available for trading on STON.fi / Tegro.Finance. Listed on CoinMarketCap as a BEP-20 token

⚫️ A native token of Tegro Ecosystem and the Tegro.Finance decentralized exchange. In the future, users will be able to receive cashback in the form of tokens from transactions on the exchange. Integrated as a means of payment into several Telegram bots.

These and a bunch of other tokens are also available for trading in the TON Rocket bot. This list will expand as more TON tokens appear on CoinMarketCap.

@thedailyton

TON Community

06 January 2023 17:14

​Mixin Network will add support for TON.

Mixin Network, a distributed ledger allowing the transfer of digital assets with zero network fees, will add Toncoin support for its wallet, Mixin Messenger, and its MixinBot on Telegram.

Mixin Network is a decentralized Web3 platform with open-source code, a developed ecosystem comprising many dApps, its own messenger, and a crypto wallet, Mixin Messenger, which supports 47 public blockchains and most well-known cryptocurrencies. The network has around $1 billion worth of assets.

People will be able to store, send, and receive Toncoin on Mixin shortly, as well as BTC, ETH, AVAX, DOT, and others.

Toncoin will also be supported by the cross-chain payments protocol MixPay Protocol, a decentralized Web3 cross-chain payment protocol powered by Mixin Network. MixPay Protocol connects different chains, cryptos, wallets, exchanges, market makers, integrators, and developers together.

Below are a few words on the MixinBot on Telegram.

MixinBot is a crypto wallet with a modern interface that allows users to transact with digital assets without leaving the messenger.

The bot also lets users store NFTs, supports many blockchains and native cryptocurrencies, and even has a built-in crypto exchange.

This fantastic news means that Toncoin is going to be available on yet another crypto service on Telegram.

TON Community

04 January 2023 18:28

​TON Storage

On Dec. 31, 2022, the TON Foundation presented to the community TON Storage, a technology that reliably stores data of any size on the decentralized TON network.

It’s important to note that every key component for a Web3 internet from TON’s roadmap was released on schedule.

TON developers have published an article on TON Storage, and we’re going to give a run-down of its most exciting aspects.

TON Storage: What you need to know

▪️ In the modern world, there’s only one safe way to store data: by spreading the information among as many storage devices as possible and saving it in various locations.

▪️ The technology behind TON Storage is akin to BitTorrent’s. Like torrents, users download files directly from one another’s devices without using servers or data centers.

▪️ With a special utility, any user can upload a file onto The Open Network and make it available for download. The following user who downloads the file will automatically become a storage node and join in seeding, while the next person will download from the first two nodes (users) simultaneously. This way, file copies will be stored in various locations worldwide.

▪️ Anyone can become a storage node on the TON network and receive Toncoin directly from users for storing files and data.

▪️ Uploaded files on the network are immutable, and the integrity is confirmed via cryptography.

▪️ On regular torrents, there are no guarantees of secure storage and no financial incentive. Files are available as long as one node on the network is storing them. TON Storage can provide data security by creating special smart contracts between users and storage nodes. The smart contracts guarantee that users will pay the node a fixed price for storing their files.

▪️ TON Storage is integrated with TON Sites. Now you can host a TON site in TON Storage.

▪️ TON Storage is a suitable option for storing NFT content. The TON NFT standard was designed with the possibility of migrating to TON Storage in mind, and now collection creators can use this feature.

▪️ On TON Storage, you can upload private data, which will be encrypted beforehand with the help of your TON wallet keys. This will provide excellent security and allow users to avoid using log-ins and passwords.

▪️ The TON Foundation encourages developers to create products based on TON Storage, from convenient apps similar to Dropbox to non-commercial torrent portals for file sharing.

▪️ The TON Foundation will be concentrating on integrating TON Storage with TON Payments to enable rewarding storage nodes not only for storing files but also for quick sharing.

▪️ We invite the community to download a file from TON Storage here in a regular web browser (you’ll have to know how to open TON sites).

Congratulations to the community for launching the final key Web3 component.

2023 will be the year we see the synergy of TON’s Web3 components and the dawn of the decentralized internet.

TON Community

03 January 2023 18:14

​Telegram client iMe Messenger now supports TON.

Telegram client iMe Messenger and Crypto Wallet, which has over 7 million downloads and serves over 1 million users, has integrated the TON network.

Users of the service have received new possibilities to interact with The Open Network’s blockchain in the app’s interface, such as:

▪️ Sending Toncoin to Telegram contacts in chats.
▪️ Storing Toncoin in iMe’s noncustodial crypto wallet.
▪️ Sending and receiving Toncoin via wallet addresses and QR codes.
▪️ Creating and importing TON addresses.

iMe is a client developed with Telegram’s open-source code.

The service has zero access to users’ data (chats, telephone numbers, media files, etc.), doesn’t store it, and doesn’t pass it on to third parties.

iMe and similar clients are alternative solutions to Telegram’s app. They have no influence on the development of the messenger and do not interact with users’ personal information — they only provide an interface through which people can interact with the messenger’s services.

TON is now the fourth blockchain to integrate with iMe, joining Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, and Polygon.

You can download the iMe app via the links below:
App Store | Google Play | APK | Desktop

TON Community

02 January 2023 07:30

​Where to buy Toncoin

Below are various ways you can buy Toncoin.

P2P markets:

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

Centralized exchanges (CEX):

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

Decentralized exchanges (DEX):

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

We strongly recommend storing Toncoin in noncustodial wallets.

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

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

TON Community

30 December 2022 16:44

Anonymous offers on Fragment

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

How it works:

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

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

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

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

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

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

TON Community

29 December 2022 16:19

​A giveaway from Megaton Finance

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

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

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

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

List of tasks:

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

Is it necessary to complete every task?

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

How to complete the tasks:

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

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

Good luck to everyone!

TON Community

27 December 2022 20:05

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

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

How the game is played:

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

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

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

Guides:

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

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

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

Everyone is invited to take part in this event!

TON Community

26 December 2022 12:14

​Introducing TON Connect 2.0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TON Community

23 December 2022 17:00

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

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

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

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

The competition will run until Dec. 30.

You can find all the competition’s details and rules here:
/channel/toncontests/101

TON Community

22 December 2022 15:54

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

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

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

▪️ DeFi
▪️ NFTs
▪️ SBTs
▪️ DAOs
▪️ GameFi
▪️ Metaverses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TON Community

21 December 2022 23:03

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

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

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

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

TON Community

21 December 2022 17:16

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

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

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

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

To stake your coins, you must:

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

There are also two more Launchpool events:

▪️ New User Bonus

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

▪️ Trade and Earn Contest

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

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

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

TON Community

20 December 2022 20:54

​Toncoin staking with a 20% APY on Huobi

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

To participate:

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

Attention:

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

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

TON Community

08 January 2023 15:37

​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 Jan. 1 to 7 grew from 1,836,890 to 1,866,467 (+1.6%).

News:

▪️ The TON network executed its 100-millionth transaction. Read more.

▪️ TON Storage, a decentralized file-sharing and data-storing system and the newest Web3 component on TON, was presented. Read more.

▪️ CoinDesk, one of the biggest crypto news sites in the world, published an article covering the TON Storage component. Read the article here.

▪️ The “New Year Eggs” holiday season event from NFT marketplace Getgems is ongoing and will soon enter its most exciting stage. Read more.

▪️ ​Telegram client iMe Messenger and its crypto wallet added support for TON. Read more.

▪️ Crypto research community M6 Labs Research conducted an analysis of the TON ecosystem and published an in-depth report about the blockchain. Read more.

▪️ Digital asset transaction network Mixin Network added storing capabilities to its Mixin Messenger wallet and MixinBot on Telegram. Read more.

▪️ Tegro.Finance, a new DEX on TON from Tegro, launched its mainnet.
▪️ Tegro also launched an NFT marketplace, LiberMall.
▪️ The Tegro.Finance DEX was listed on DefiLlama and whose TVL is now included in the TON ecosystem’s DeFi segment.

▪️ Scammer activity surfaced last week. We urge everyone not to send Toncoin to third parties and read our guide on digital safety.

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!

TON Community

07 January 2023 18:38

​The “New Year Egg” event continues!

The New Year Egg holiday event hosted by Getgems with the TON Community is ongoing.

The NFT Egg event will end on Jan. 9 and mark the beginning of the fun that will ensue: Egg holders will “collide” their Eggs with other participants until one egg is left standing.

All Egg sales on Getgems will go directly to the event’s prize pool, which is about 5,200 Toncoin ($11,200 at the time of writing) and will be awarded to the event’s champion.

You can still enter the competition by buying an Egg for 1 Toncoin before 09:00 am (UTC) on Jan. 9 here and try your luck for the prize pool.

Guides:

▪️ Detailed game instructions
▪️ How to buy an NFT Egg

More information on Getgems’ official Telegram channel:

▪️ General game rules and a step-by-step guide on selling Eggs
▪️ A stream with Getgems talking about the game
▪️ A detailed explanation of the game’s mechanics

Come one, come all to participate in the New Year holiday event!

TON Community

05 January 2023 16:44

M6 Labs Research has done an overview of the TON ecosystem.

Research community M6 Labs Research, a member of the crypto and blockchain resource Momentum6, has conducted an analysis of the TON ecosystem and written extensively about TON’s history and its current and future potential.

You can find the analysis document here:
https://www.m6labs.co/p/ton-ecosystem-overview

Momentum6 is a community of like-minded enthusiasts who study and experiment with blockchains, cryptocurrencies, and Web3 services.

They conduct thorough research on trends in the cryptocurrency industry and provide an international platform for Web3 projects where teams can gain exposure for themselves and their products.

TON Community

04 January 2023 15:08

100 million transactions on the TON blockchain

Yesterday, the TON network completed its 100-millionth transaction🥳 Congratulations to the community for reaching such a number.

Anyone can keep track of these TON blockchain statistics by visiting tontech.io.

TON Community

03 January 2023 14:14

TON Community Weekly Digest

Here’s a roundup of the ecosystem’s most exciting news from the past seven days.

Network stats update:

▪️ The number of new accounts created on TON from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 grew from 1,791,899 to 1,836,890 (+2.5%).

News:

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

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

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

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

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

Stay up-to-date with the latest developments brewing in the TON ecosystem by turning on the notifications to this channel. You won’t want to miss a thing!

TON Community

31 December 2022 16:00

​Happy New Year, everyone!🥳🎅

Dear TON community,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TON Community

29 December 2022 17:49

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

TON Community

28 December 2022 15:46

​Auditing platform CertiK and TON have become partners.

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

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

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

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

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

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

TON Community

26 December 2022 19:05

​TON Community Weekly Digest

Here’s a roundup of the ecosystem’s most exciting news from the past seven days.

Network stats update:

▪️ The number of new accounts created on TON from Dec. 19 to 26 grew from 1,752,886 to 1,787,647 (+2%).

News:

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

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

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

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

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

▪️Crypto exchange Bitget listed Toncoin. Read more.

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

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

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

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

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

Stay up-to-date with the latest developments brewing in the TON ecosystem by turning on the notifications to this channel. You won’t want to miss a thing!

TON Community

25 December 2022 18:17

TON Smart Challenge #3 has been finished! 😉

1008 participants, 101 solutions, and over 64 promising contestants that give it a try.

We will announce the results for both rounds and distribute prizes for the second stage in the coming week. All the stayers and sprinters will receive an SBT NFT.

Every participant did an amazing job, hope this contest helped you to dive into FunC and improve your skills.

What is more, next week we will publish the best solutions to all of the tasks. Give yourself time to check and learn from that.

For those, who are ready to continue working with FunC and Solidity we launched Token Bridge Smart Contract Cracking Competition with a total prize pool of $50,000. The aim of the contest is to hack the smart contracts of Token Bridge.

You can find all the competition’s details and rules here:
/channel/toncontests/101 🤞

TON Community

23 December 2022 16:00

Scams spotted in the TON ecosystem

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

Remember:

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

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

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

TON Community

22 December 2022 08:01

Looking for TON Content Leaders

Dear TON Society residents,

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

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

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

▪️Your prior TON hackathon or Smart Challenge experience

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

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

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

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

Rewards
Each qualified contributor will receive $300 in Toncoin.

TON Community

21 December 2022 19:00

Crypto exchange Bybit has listed Toncoin.

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

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

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

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

TON Community

21 December 2022 14:51

KuCoin x TON Twitter Space AMA

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

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

To participate, you must:

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

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

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

TON Community

19 December 2022 16:00

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

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

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

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

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

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