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16.04.202510:22
🚀 A new player in liquid staking: Exploring the KTON protocol
⚫️ We’re continuing our deep dive into the speaker sessions from the Web3 Festival in Hong Kong, and today we’re highlighting a presentation by Dr. Awesome Doge, co-founder of the open infrastructure platform TONX Studio.
⚫️ The entrepreneur shared how he first joined the NEWTON team in 2021 to work on TON Blockchain, and by 2022 had become a pioneer in the staking space with the TonStake project, where many first miners have stored their coins over the years. He is now focused on developing the TONX platform, which includes the TONX API, the multisig wallet Tonkey, the KTON liquid staking protocol, and other products for users and developers.
⚫️ At the festival, Dr. Doge introduced the V2 Contract for KTON — a major upgrade that improved protocol performance, added dynamic liquidity management, and introduced a more refined yield model. You can check out the staking features for yourself at KTON.io.
⚫️ In essence, KTON is a classic liquid staking service: users stake their TON for annual yield and receive $KTON tokens in return, which can then be used across various DeFi protocols in the TON ecosystem. The current APY on the site is 4.78%, but Dr. Doge hinted at a target of 8% thanks to MEV optimization, and the upcoming launch of a governance token — $K.
⚫️ A quick look at DefiLlama shows that across all TON liquid staking services — Tonstakers, bemo, Stakee, UTONIC, Hipo, and Cygnus — the combined TVL sits at around ~$250M or 85M Toncoin. That’s only 1.65% of TON’s total supply. KTON aims to multiply that number significantly, pointing to Ethereum’s 14.2% staked supply as the benchmark.
💡 Interestingly, TONX Studio’s main goal for 2025 is to «Bring TON from Asia to the USA.» It seems it’s not just European users placing big hopes on a TON breakthrough in the American market. Just look at the slogan on TonX.ai — «Make TON Great Again.»
⚫️ But this raises an important question: does TON really need to be made great again, or are its best days still ahead? And should we be so focused on the U.S. when there’s still massive growth potential in Asia itself?
@thedailyton
⚫️ We’re continuing our deep dive into the speaker sessions from the Web3 Festival in Hong Kong, and today we’re highlighting a presentation by Dr. Awesome Doge, co-founder of the open infrastructure platform TONX Studio.
⚫️ The entrepreneur shared how he first joined the NEWTON team in 2021 to work on TON Blockchain, and by 2022 had become a pioneer in the staking space with the TonStake project, where many first miners have stored their coins over the years. He is now focused on developing the TONX platform, which includes the TONX API, the multisig wallet Tonkey, the KTON liquid staking protocol, and other products for users and developers.
⚫️ At the festival, Dr. Doge introduced the V2 Contract for KTON — a major upgrade that improved protocol performance, added dynamic liquidity management, and introduced a more refined yield model. You can check out the staking features for yourself at KTON.io.
⚫️ In essence, KTON is a classic liquid staking service: users stake their TON for annual yield and receive $KTON tokens in return, which can then be used across various DeFi protocols in the TON ecosystem. The current APY on the site is 4.78%, but Dr. Doge hinted at a target of 8% thanks to MEV optimization, and the upcoming launch of a governance token — $K.
⚫️ A quick look at DefiLlama shows that across all TON liquid staking services — Tonstakers, bemo, Stakee, UTONIC, Hipo, and Cygnus — the combined TVL sits at around ~$250M or 85M Toncoin. That’s only 1.65% of TON’s total supply. KTON aims to multiply that number significantly, pointing to Ethereum’s 14.2% staked supply as the benchmark.
💡 Interestingly, TONX Studio’s main goal for 2025 is to «Bring TON from Asia to the USA.» It seems it’s not just European users placing big hopes on a TON breakthrough in the American market. Just look at the slogan on TonX.ai — «Make TON Great Again.»
⚫️ But this raises an important question: does TON really need to be made great again, or are its best days still ahead? And should we be so focused on the U.S. when there’s still massive growth potential in Asia itself?
@thedailyton
14.04.202520:17
🐤 How the Tolk and Tact languages are “moving toward each other”
⚫️ Last week, version 0.11 of the Tolk programming language—created for TON—was released. At first glance, this might seem like a niche update relevant only to Tolk developers. “Type aliases? What’s that, and why should I care if I’m not a programmer?” But if you take a closer look, an interesting process is unfolding—one that could be significant for the future of TON.
⚫️ As we’ve previously explained, smart contracts on TON can be written in two programming languages: Tact and FunC/Tolk (Tolk is the “next generation” of FunC). FunC has been considered “powerful but complex,” and that complexity has discouraged some developers from working with TON. Tact, on the other hand, is simpler—it handles certain tasks like serialization automatically—but this convenience came at the cost of higher blockchain fees, which was also a deterrent. So, each language had its strengths, but also key drawbacks that slowed down the growth of the ecosystem.
⚫️ In March, we wrote about a new version of Tact that aimed to reduce fees. And now, the latest version of Tolk lays the groundwork for making development faster and easier. Nick Nekilov, the creator of DeDust.io, commented on the Tolk update:
In other words, where Tact used to handle serialization for developers, in the future Tolk will start doing that too—in its own way.
⚫️ So both languages are actively working to eliminate their weaknesses while preserving their strengths. In the FunC/Tolk world, development effort is being reduced; in the Tact world, gas fees are being lowered. These kinds of improvements could attract more developers to TON, аnd that’s good news even for those who don’t write code themselves—because everyone benefits from a growing developer community.
⚫️ Some may ask: “If both languages end up with low fees, auto-serialization, and so on, won’t they just merge into one?” Our answer: their fundamental approaches are too different for the distinction to vanish entirely, but the gap between them may become less significant. It’s as if both languages are taking steps toward one another—they won’t meet at a single point, but the distance is narrowing.
⚫️ Another question arises: “If their key differences disappear, will we even need two languages?” If the main trade-offs that used to shape developer preferences fade away, then what’s the point of choosing at all? Among developers, opinions vary—from “once Tolk is fully developed, Tact won’t be needed” to “once Tact is fully developed, Tolk won't be needed.”
👁 As for The Daily TON team, we’ll hold off on making predictions for now. We’ll keep an eye on developments and let you know how things unfold.
@thedailyton
⚫️ Last week, version 0.11 of the Tolk programming language—created for TON—was released. At first glance, this might seem like a niche update relevant only to Tolk developers. “Type aliases? What’s that, and why should I care if I’m not a programmer?” But if you take a closer look, an interesting process is unfolding—one that could be significant for the future of TON.
⚫️ As we’ve previously explained, smart contracts on TON can be written in two programming languages: Tact and FunC/Tolk (Tolk is the “next generation” of FunC). FunC has been considered “powerful but complex,” and that complexity has discouraged some developers from working with TON. Tact, on the other hand, is simpler—it handles certain tasks like serialization automatically—but this convenience came at the cost of higher blockchain fees, which was also a deterrent. So, each language had its strengths, but also key drawbacks that slowed down the growth of the ecosystem.
⚫️ In March, we wrote about a new version of Tact that aimed to reduce fees. And now, the latest version of Tolk lays the groundwork for making development faster and easier. Nick Nekilov, the creator of DeDust.io, commented on the Tolk update:
This is a necessary step toward auto-serializing structures (so developers won’t need to manually serialize and maintain everything). That will significantly speed up the smart contract development process.
In other words, where Tact used to handle serialization for developers, in the future Tolk will start doing that too—in its own way.
⚫️ So both languages are actively working to eliminate their weaknesses while preserving their strengths. In the FunC/Tolk world, development effort is being reduced; in the Tact world, gas fees are being lowered. These kinds of improvements could attract more developers to TON, аnd that’s good news even for those who don’t write code themselves—because everyone benefits from a growing developer community.
⚫️ Some may ask: “If both languages end up with low fees, auto-serialization, and so on, won’t they just merge into one?” Our answer: their fundamental approaches are too different for the distinction to vanish entirely, but the gap between them may become less significant. It’s as if both languages are taking steps toward one another—they won’t meet at a single point, but the distance is narrowing.
⚫️ Another question arises: “If their key differences disappear, will we even need two languages?” If the main trade-offs that used to shape developer preferences fade away, then what’s the point of choosing at all? Among developers, opinions vary—from “once Tolk is fully developed, Tact won’t be needed” to “once Tact is fully developed, Tolk won't be needed.”
👁 As for The Daily TON team, we’ll hold off on making predictions for now. We’ll keep an eye on developments and let you know how things unfold.
@thedailyton
20.03.202519:01
🐤 What exactly could the head of TON Foundation announce?
⚫️ Recently, Manuel Stotz hinted at a major upcoming announcement, asking the community to be patient for just ten more days. Lately, he has been quite active on X, frequently tagging Pavel Durov, Elon Musk, and engaging with user comments.
🖊 With only two days left until the anticipated date, we decided to analyze what could be happening in the ecosystem this Saturday.
⚫️ Yesterday, several Telegram channels noticed changes to the TON Teleport website, where a blurred image appeared, as well as a new avatar on Stotz’s Telegram profile featuring TON and BTC, designed in the style of TON Community posts. Could this indicate the imminent launch of TON Teleport?
⚫️ The official tgBTC News channel has remained silent, leaving only speculation. But one thing is certain — the launch will only happen when the team is 100% confident in the result. We confirmed this after analyzing the whitepaper and speaking live with one of the TON Teleport creators.
⚫️ Another significant event occurred on March 13, when Pavel Durov purchased the @elonmusk username for 5,000 TON. The two entrepreneurs have been interacting on X for a while, but yesterday took an interesting turn — under Durov’s post about Telegram reaching 1 billion users, someone asked Musk if he would integrate his AI chatbot, Grok, into the messenger.
⚫️ The billionaire did not give a direct answer, but today, a @GrokAI bot actually appeared in Telegram, available for free to Telegram Premium users. Could a major collaboration with Elon Musk be in the works? Even if so, it's unclear what form it would take — we doubt Musk would shift his focus from X to posting in a personal Telegram channel.
⚫️ Lastly, there's the TON expansion into the U.S. market. When Manuel Stotz was elected as President of TON Foundation, he made it his primary goal, yet we have seen neither major U.S. exchange listings nor Toncoin being added to Trump’s crypto reserve. Could good news finally be on the horizon?
What do you think will happen in two days?
@thedailyton
⚫️ Recently, Manuel Stotz hinted at a major upcoming announcement, asking the community to be patient for just ten more days. Lately, he has been quite active on X, frequently tagging Pavel Durov, Elon Musk, and engaging with user comments.
🖊 With only two days left until the anticipated date, we decided to analyze what could be happening in the ecosystem this Saturday.
⚫️ Yesterday, several Telegram channels noticed changes to the TON Teleport website, where a blurred image appeared, as well as a new avatar on Stotz’s Telegram profile featuring TON and BTC, designed in the style of TON Community posts. Could this indicate the imminent launch of TON Teleport?
⚫️ The official tgBTC News channel has remained silent, leaving only speculation. But one thing is certain — the launch will only happen when the team is 100% confident in the result. We confirmed this after analyzing the whitepaper and speaking live with one of the TON Teleport creators.
⚫️ Another significant event occurred on March 13, when Pavel Durov purchased the @elonmusk username for 5,000 TON. The two entrepreneurs have been interacting on X for a while, but yesterday took an interesting turn — under Durov’s post about Telegram reaching 1 billion users, someone asked Musk if he would integrate his AI chatbot, Grok, into the messenger.
⚫️ The billionaire did not give a direct answer, but today, a @GrokAI bot actually appeared in Telegram, available for free to Telegram Premium users. Could a major collaboration with Elon Musk be in the works? Even if so, it's unclear what form it would take — we doubt Musk would shift his focus from X to posting in a personal Telegram channel.
⚫️ Lastly, there's the TON expansion into the U.S. market. When Manuel Stotz was elected as President of TON Foundation, he made it his primary goal, yet we have seen neither major U.S. exchange listings nor Toncoin being added to Trump’s crypto reserve. Could good news finally be on the horizon?
What do you think will happen in two days?
@thedailyton
27.03.202510:26
📒 Analytics platforms for every occasion. #howtoton series
To celebrate the launch of TON Data HUB, we’ve put together a list of services that come in handy when working with data on TON Blockchain.
⚫️ giftstat.com — Let’s start with the most relevant: a Telegram Gifts analytics site where you can track total turnover, number of deals, and detailed info on each item in a collection. Worth noting — the data is pulled exclusively from Tonnel Gift Marketplace.
⚫️ nums888.io — Continuing with the gift theme, this platform focuses on Anonymous Numbers. It shows floor prices, trading volumes, holder counts, and even lets you see which numbers are held in a specific wallet under the Portfolio section.
⚫️ tonstat.com — A dashboard for general TON metrics. Daily transaction count, active wallet numbers, locked liquidity in staking platforms are all available in clear visual graphs — with filters for the past month, six months, year, or all-time.
⚫️ tonviewer.com — A classic tool even known to those who’ve never built a chart. It lets you search for any TON wallet by address or domain and analyze incoming/outgoing transactions with ease.
⚫️ tonscan.org — A platform offering extensive data: wallet info, core TON Blockchain metrics, Jetton prices, and app descriptions. It’s also integrated into MyTonWallet for convenience.
⚫️ dyor.io — An analytics platform with its own token and API. It offers deep insights into TON tokens, dApps, and games — plus handy swaps via the newly integrated liquidity aggregator from DeDust.io.
⚫️ indicaton.io — An info hub from the creators of the popular TON price alert bot. It includes Toncoin price charts, Jetton/NFT rankings, and fresh updates from a number of TON-related Telegram channels.
⚫️ dune.com — The ultimate tool for deep blockchain analysis. Dune dashboards are at the heart of the ongoing TON Data HUB contest, with winners being announced today. You can check our detailed post about it (we even included a few demo dashboards from our team).
If we missed any great analytics platforms, feel free to drop them in the comments!
@thedailyton
To celebrate the launch of TON Data HUB, we’ve put together a list of services that come in handy when working with data on TON Blockchain.
⚫️ giftstat.com — Let’s start with the most relevant: a Telegram Gifts analytics site where you can track total turnover, number of deals, and detailed info on each item in a collection. Worth noting — the data is pulled exclusively from Tonnel Gift Marketplace.
⚫️ nums888.io — Continuing with the gift theme, this platform focuses on Anonymous Numbers. It shows floor prices, trading volumes, holder counts, and even lets you see which numbers are held in a specific wallet under the Portfolio section.
⚫️ tonstat.com — A dashboard for general TON metrics. Daily transaction count, active wallet numbers, locked liquidity in staking platforms are all available in clear visual graphs — with filters for the past month, six months, year, or all-time.
⚫️ tonviewer.com — A classic tool even known to those who’ve never built a chart. It lets you search for any TON wallet by address or domain and analyze incoming/outgoing transactions with ease.
⚫️ tonscan.org — A platform offering extensive data: wallet info, core TON Blockchain metrics, Jetton prices, and app descriptions. It’s also integrated into MyTonWallet for convenience.
⚫️ dyor.io — An analytics platform with its own token and API. It offers deep insights into TON tokens, dApps, and games — plus handy swaps via the newly integrated liquidity aggregator from DeDust.io.
⚫️ indicaton.io — An info hub from the creators of the popular TON price alert bot. It includes Toncoin price charts, Jetton/NFT rankings, and fresh updates from a number of TON-related Telegram channels.
⚫️ dune.com — The ultimate tool for deep blockchain analysis. Dune dashboards are at the heart of the ongoing TON Data HUB contest, with winners being announced today. You can check our detailed post about it (we even included a few demo dashboards from our team).
If we missed any great analytics platforms, feel free to drop them in the comments!
@thedailyton
23.03.202517:16
🪙 A Borderless crypto world: Where can you swap USDt(TON) for tokens from other chains?
Recently, several popular bridges and omnichain protocols have added support for TON. With the integration of LayerZero and the development of TON Teleport, the goal is clear: to attract more liquidity into the TON ecosystem.
🖊 While we’re still a long way from hitting 1 billion in TVL, let’s break down what you can use cross-chain services for and how they differ from each other. For example, let’s try swapping 100 USDt on TON to USDt on Ethereum:
⚫️ Stargate lets you transfer USDt (TON) to USDt on Tron, Ethereum, or Arbitrum and vice versa. For Ethereum and Arbitrum, there are two transfer types: Fast and Economy. The platform fee is just 0.1%, but don’t forget gas fees — they’re the real killer. 100 USDt (TON) -> 99.9 USDt (ETH)
⚫️ Symbiosis offers far more flexibility: you can bridge TON, $NOT, $DOGS, $CATI, $PX, and USDt (TON) to tokens from over 30 blockchains, including Bitcoin, Solana, Polygon, and Zetachain. That’s possible thanks to flexible routing, which also taps into top TON ecosystem DEXs. The total fee depends on the path your transaction takes. 100 USDt (TON) -> 99.27 USDt (ETH)
⚫️ Bridgers is another cross-chain protocol we’ve previously mentioned in our roundup of interesting projects from DefiLlama. Here you can bridge TON, $NOT, $DOGS, $CATI, $HMSTR, and USDt (TON) to tokens on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Tron, and more. Platform fee is 0.3%. 100 USDt (TON) -> 98.64 USDt (ETH)
⚫️ Rhino.fi recently integrated TON as well. This bridge supports USDt (TON) to USDt across 20+ EVM and non-EVM chains. Fees vary depending on the destination chain. The main downside: for some regions there is no TON Connect support. 100 USDt (TON) -> 96.04 USDt (ETH)
Let us know in the comments which bridges or omnichain protocols you use and where you’ve found the best deals.
@thedailyton
Recently, several popular bridges and omnichain protocols have added support for TON. With the integration of LayerZero and the development of TON Teleport, the goal is clear: to attract more liquidity into the TON ecosystem.
🖊 While we’re still a long way from hitting 1 billion in TVL, let’s break down what you can use cross-chain services for and how they differ from each other. For example, let’s try swapping 100 USDt on TON to USDt on Ethereum:
⚫️ Stargate lets you transfer USDt (TON) to USDt on Tron, Ethereum, or Arbitrum and vice versa. For Ethereum and Arbitrum, there are two transfer types: Fast and Economy. The platform fee is just 0.1%, but don’t forget gas fees — they’re the real killer. 100 USDt (TON) -> 99.9 USDt (ETH)
⚫️ Symbiosis offers far more flexibility: you can bridge TON, $NOT, $DOGS, $CATI, $PX, and USDt (TON) to tokens from over 30 blockchains, including Bitcoin, Solana, Polygon, and Zetachain. That’s possible thanks to flexible routing, which also taps into top TON ecosystem DEXs. The total fee depends on the path your transaction takes. 100 USDt (TON) -> 99.27 USDt (ETH)
⚫️ Bridgers is another cross-chain protocol we’ve previously mentioned in our roundup of interesting projects from DefiLlama. Here you can bridge TON, $NOT, $DOGS, $CATI, $HMSTR, and USDt (TON) to tokens on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Tron, and more. Platform fee is 0.3%. 100 USDt (TON) -> 98.64 USDt (ETH)
⚫️ Rhino.fi recently integrated TON as well. This bridge supports USDt (TON) to USDt across 20+ EVM and non-EVM chains. Fees vary depending on the destination chain. The main downside: for some regions there is no TON Connect support. 100 USDt (TON) -> 96.04 USDt (ETH)
Let us know in the comments which bridges or omnichain protocols you use and where you’ve found the best deals.
@thedailyton
20.03.202512:42
👁 How the TON Core team views sidechains
⚫️ We’ve previously mentioned that the 2025 roadmap by TON Core includes the development of sidechains. Later, the team published a dedicated post titled “TON/TVM Sidechains Overview”, and we’d like to summarize its key points in simple terms.
⚫️ What exactly is a “sidechain”? The main idea is this: In addition to the familiar TON mainnet, it’s possible to launch additional networks that differ technically in some way (e.g., transaction speed) while still remaining connected to the main network. This would enable use cases that the mainnet’s parameters aren’t well-suited for—such as high-frequency trading, where standard transaction speeds may be insufficient.
⚫️ The TON Core team does not plan to launch sidechains themselves, as their focus remains on the main network. However, they aim to make it as easy as possible for others to create sidechains. For example, a gaming project on TON could launch its own sidechain tailored to its specific needs. To support this, the team is actively working on the necessary infrastructure.
⚫️ The post mentions TAC, a project we’ve covered before. TAC is an EVM-compatible sidechain designed to bring existing EVM applications to TON. However, the post emphasizes that the TON Core team is primarily interested in sidechains based on TON’s native TVM (TON Virtual Machine) rather than EVM or any other system.
⚫️The post also raises the question of how sidechains should exchange information with the main network, proposing three approaches:
1. Oracle-based bridge – the simplest option, but it requires trust in the oracles (which could theoretically relay incorrect data).
2. Trustless bridge – more complex but more secure (this approach was proposed in a recent contest).
3. Workchains – the most “native” solution for TON, as described in its whitepaper. However, this method requires significant development and will be available later than the others.
🪙 In Ethereum, aside from the mainnet, various Layer 2 solutions are also used. However, this has led to ecosystem fragmentation, where users must navigate multiple networks, which can be confusing. In contrast, the workchains approach aims to ensure a seamless user experience—users won’t have to manually select a network; instead, they will feel as if they are interacting with a single unified system.
@thedailyton
⚫️ We’ve previously mentioned that the 2025 roadmap by TON Core includes the development of sidechains. Later, the team published a dedicated post titled “TON/TVM Sidechains Overview”, and we’d like to summarize its key points in simple terms.
⚫️ What exactly is a “sidechain”? The main idea is this: In addition to the familiar TON mainnet, it’s possible to launch additional networks that differ technically in some way (e.g., transaction speed) while still remaining connected to the main network. This would enable use cases that the mainnet’s parameters aren’t well-suited for—such as high-frequency trading, where standard transaction speeds may be insufficient.
⚫️ The TON Core team does not plan to launch sidechains themselves, as their focus remains on the main network. However, they aim to make it as easy as possible for others to create sidechains. For example, a gaming project on TON could launch its own sidechain tailored to its specific needs. To support this, the team is actively working on the necessary infrastructure.
⚫️ The post mentions TAC, a project we’ve covered before. TAC is an EVM-compatible sidechain designed to bring existing EVM applications to TON. However, the post emphasizes that the TON Core team is primarily interested in sidechains based on TON’s native TVM (TON Virtual Machine) rather than EVM or any other system.
⚫️The post also raises the question of how sidechains should exchange information with the main network, proposing three approaches:
1. Oracle-based bridge – the simplest option, but it requires trust in the oracles (which could theoretically relay incorrect data).
2. Trustless bridge – more complex but more secure (this approach was proposed in a recent contest).
3. Workchains – the most “native” solution for TON, as described in its whitepaper. However, this method requires significant development and will be available later than the others.
🪙 In Ethereum, aside from the mainnet, various Layer 2 solutions are also used. However, this has led to ecosystem fragmentation, where users must navigate multiple networks, which can be confusing. In contrast, the workchains approach aims to ensure a seamless user experience—users won’t have to manually select a network; instead, they will feel as if they are interacting with a single unified system.
@thedailyton
03.04.202514:10
🍌 How to assess projects and avoid scammers?
⚫️ A new fraud case has caused a stir in the TON ecosystem. On a website where users can sell various digital goods (mainly in-game items), a seller listed Telegram Stars at an unusually low price. Many buyers were eager to save money and placed numerous orders. However, the seller later refunded the Stars back to Telegram, leaving buyers empty-handed.
⚫️ This situation raised red flags even before the purchase. Why would someone sell Stars for less than what they paid Telegram for them? What is known about this seller and their intentions? Can an obscure gaming marketplace, barely recognized in the TON ecosystem, be trusted? These are the kinds of questions you should always ask when you come across a deal that seems “too good to be true.”
⚫️ Buyers could have protected themselves by purchasing Stars at the standard price through a trusted platform like Fragment. This is an official Telegram-affiliated resource, where the likelihood of such fraud is extremely low.
⚫️ However, some cases are more complex. For example, in the TON ecosystem, there is a service called split.tg that allows users to buy Stars without going through KYC verification on Fragment. If this service is unofficial, can it be trusted with your money? We’re not here to promote or discourage the use of this particular service. Instead, let’s use it as an example to explore how to evaluate risks in such situations.
⚫️Several factors can help assess its credibility:
• First, split.tg has a clear business model: it resells Stars without KYC at a small markup. This means it doesn’t fall into the “too good to be true” category.
• Second, it has been around for quite some time. If it were a scam, signs of fraud would likely have surfaced by now.
• Third, both the service and its creator have an established reputation within the TON ecosystem, unlike an unknown seller.
In such cases, fraud would simply be unprofitable. If a service is generating revenue, why would its owner ruin its reputation and scare away customers for a one-time scam?
💡 However, these factors are not absolute guarantees. Even a reputable project could theoretically “rug pull” one day—say, after a change in ownership. In other words, even with these factors, the system is not entirely “trustless,” and risks never reach zero. They only become low enough that many in the TON ecosystem consider them negligible. Ultimately, it’s up to you to decide where to draw the line between “acceptable risk” and “too risky.”
@thedailyton
⚫️ A new fraud case has caused a stir in the TON ecosystem. On a website where users can sell various digital goods (mainly in-game items), a seller listed Telegram Stars at an unusually low price. Many buyers were eager to save money and placed numerous orders. However, the seller later refunded the Stars back to Telegram, leaving buyers empty-handed.
⚫️ This situation raised red flags even before the purchase. Why would someone sell Stars for less than what they paid Telegram for them? What is known about this seller and their intentions? Can an obscure gaming marketplace, barely recognized in the TON ecosystem, be trusted? These are the kinds of questions you should always ask when you come across a deal that seems “too good to be true.”
⚫️ Buyers could have protected themselves by purchasing Stars at the standard price through a trusted platform like Fragment. This is an official Telegram-affiliated resource, where the likelihood of such fraud is extremely low.
⚫️ However, some cases are more complex. For example, in the TON ecosystem, there is a service called split.tg that allows users to buy Stars without going through KYC verification on Fragment. If this service is unofficial, can it be trusted with your money? We’re not here to promote or discourage the use of this particular service. Instead, let’s use it as an example to explore how to evaluate risks in such situations.
⚫️Several factors can help assess its credibility:
• First, split.tg has a clear business model: it resells Stars without KYC at a small markup. This means it doesn’t fall into the “too good to be true” category.
• Second, it has been around for quite some time. If it were a scam, signs of fraud would likely have surfaced by now.
• Third, both the service and its creator have an established reputation within the TON ecosystem, unlike an unknown seller.
In such cases, fraud would simply be unprofitable. If a service is generating revenue, why would its owner ruin its reputation and scare away customers for a one-time scam?
💡 However, these factors are not absolute guarantees. Even a reputable project could theoretically “rug pull” one day—say, after a change in ownership. In other words, even with these factors, the system is not entirely “trustless,” and risks never reach zero. They only become low enough that many in the TON ecosystem consider them negligible. Ultimately, it’s up to you to decide where to draw the line between “acceptable risk” and “too risky.”
@thedailyton
09.04.202516:30
💡 Which projects does the TON Foundation recommend developing?
⚫️ In 2024, the TON ecosystem saw a lot of buzz around Tap-to-Earn games and memecoins. However, the hype around “tapping” apps has faded, and memecoins haven’t turned into a major success either. So, what should be built on TON in 2025?
Right now, the Web3 Festival is taking place in Hong Kong, where Alyona Shmalko (Ecosystem Lead at TON Foundation) highlighted five promising directions for the future. Here’s a summary of her insights:
⚫️ GameFi. As the Tap-to-Earn trend dies down, Alyona suggests focusing on three gaming alternatives.
1. Mid-core games – instead of simple tapping mechanics, these would have more complex gameplay.
2. Inspiration from WeChat – bringing successful game elements from this ecosystem into TON/Telegram (especially relevant in Hong Kong, where WeChat is widely used).
3. Telegram-native elements – incorporating Telegram features like gifts and stickers into games.
⚫️ Simplified DeFi. There are already plenty of DeFi projects, but many are too complex for the average user. Alyona believes it’s crucial to offer “one-click investing” for the masses. The arrival of Ethena and Midas—two successful projects—could help simplify DeFi within TON.
⚫️ Telegram In-App Economy. This refers to projects built around Telegram’s unique features. Examples include the TONNEL gift store, Notcoin’s sticker shop, and Upscale by Storm Trade.
⚫️ Payments. The goal here is to make everyday tasks easier for users: buying crypto, paying for real-world goods with it (for example, via linked bank cards), earning cashback, and sending funds to friends. Examples mentioned include Vietnam-based @aliniex_bot, @card, and @TONCashAppBot.
⚫️ AI. This is a hot trend across the board, and Alyona believes it aligns well with Telegram’s format and mini-app ecosystem. Examples she cited include @TheStarAIBot, which lets users chat with AI bots, and @GrablyTelegramBot, which allows users to sell their personal data (like palm photos) for use in AI projects.
🖊 Do you agree with Alyona’s take, or do you think something should be added or removed from the list? Share your thoughts in the comments—what do you see as the most promising directions for TON projects in 2025?
@thedailyton
⚫️ In 2024, the TON ecosystem saw a lot of buzz around Tap-to-Earn games and memecoins. However, the hype around “tapping” apps has faded, and memecoins haven’t turned into a major success either. So, what should be built on TON in 2025?
Right now, the Web3 Festival is taking place in Hong Kong, where Alyona Shmalko (Ecosystem Lead at TON Foundation) highlighted five promising directions for the future. Here’s a summary of her insights:
⚫️ GameFi. As the Tap-to-Earn trend dies down, Alyona suggests focusing on three gaming alternatives.
1. Mid-core games – instead of simple tapping mechanics, these would have more complex gameplay.
2. Inspiration from WeChat – bringing successful game elements from this ecosystem into TON/Telegram (especially relevant in Hong Kong, where WeChat is widely used).
3. Telegram-native elements – incorporating Telegram features like gifts and stickers into games.
⚫️ Simplified DeFi. There are already plenty of DeFi projects, but many are too complex for the average user. Alyona believes it’s crucial to offer “one-click investing” for the masses. The arrival of Ethena and Midas—two successful projects—could help simplify DeFi within TON.
⚫️ Telegram In-App Economy. This refers to projects built around Telegram’s unique features. Examples include the TONNEL gift store, Notcoin’s sticker shop, and Upscale by Storm Trade.
⚫️ Payments. The goal here is to make everyday tasks easier for users: buying crypto, paying for real-world goods with it (for example, via linked bank cards), earning cashback, and sending funds to friends. Examples mentioned include Vietnam-based @aliniex_bot, @card, and @TONCashAppBot.
⚫️ AI. This is a hot trend across the board, and Alyona believes it aligns well with Telegram’s format and mini-app ecosystem. Examples she cited include @TheStarAIBot, which lets users chat with AI bots, and @GrablyTelegramBot, which allows users to sell their personal data (like palm photos) for use in AI projects.
🖊 Do you agree with Alyona’s take, or do you think something should be added or removed from the list? Share your thoughts in the comments—what do you see as the most promising directions for TON projects in 2025?
@thedailyton
14.04.202517:00
⌨️ The Weekly TON: Highlights of the week
💀 The saga around the NFT sticker marketplace continues, as it still struggles to reach a full release. Mr. Freeman, the creator of Tonnel Gift Marketplace, tried to step in, but trading in his bot was short-lived — due to a built-in 10% fee, he eventually abandoned the sticker integration.
⚫️ The founder of the Telegram wallet xRocket published three posts on his personal channel, all focused on the ongoing issues with Telegram Stars. We’ve gathered the most important points and summarized them in a dedicated post.
⚫️ TON PIZ channel released a podcast episode featuring the co-founder of EVAA Protocol, discussing how oracles and liquidations are implemented in this popular liquid staking service. We’ve highlighted the key takeaways from the conversation.
⚫️ Our Personal Experience series is back on The Daily TON with a post about two-factor authentication in Tonkeeper Pro! This time, we dive into 2FA — how to set it up, whether it costs anything, and how convenient it is to use.
⚫️ We reviewed the speech by TON Foundation Ecosystem Lead at the Web3 Festival in Hong Kong. Find out which five areas Alyona Shmalko sees as the most promising for TON projects for 2025 in our latest post.
⚫️ The Trending Apps channel published a text interview with South Korea’s popular messenger KakaoTalk. We’ve read through it and shared what the team thinks about Telegram and its Mini Apps ecosystem.
⚫️ TON Foundation DeFi Lead, Vlad Degen, also spoke at the Web3 Festival in Hong Kong. We compared his remarks with earlier statements from The Gateway event to see how far DeFi on TON has progressed in recent months.
⚫️ Alongside integrating Jettons and Extra-currencies into the Payment Network technology, the TON Core team released a detailed explanation of how Layer 2 will work for everyday TON users. Read more here.
@thedailyton
💀 The saga around the NFT sticker marketplace continues, as it still struggles to reach a full release. Mr. Freeman, the creator of Tonnel Gift Marketplace, tried to step in, but trading in his bot was short-lived — due to a built-in 10% fee, he eventually abandoned the sticker integration.
⚫️ The founder of the Telegram wallet xRocket published three posts on his personal channel, all focused on the ongoing issues with Telegram Stars. We’ve gathered the most important points and summarized them in a dedicated post.
⚫️ TON PIZ channel released a podcast episode featuring the co-founder of EVAA Protocol, discussing how oracles and liquidations are implemented in this popular liquid staking service. We’ve highlighted the key takeaways from the conversation.
⚫️ Our Personal Experience series is back on The Daily TON with a post about two-factor authentication in Tonkeeper Pro! This time, we dive into 2FA — how to set it up, whether it costs anything, and how convenient it is to use.
⚫️ We reviewed the speech by TON Foundation Ecosystem Lead at the Web3 Festival in Hong Kong. Find out which five areas Alyona Shmalko sees as the most promising for TON projects for 2025 in our latest post.
⚫️ The Trending Apps channel published a text interview with South Korea’s popular messenger KakaoTalk. We’ve read through it and shared what the team thinks about Telegram and its Mini Apps ecosystem.
⚫️ TON Foundation DeFi Lead, Vlad Degen, also spoke at the Web3 Festival in Hong Kong. We compared his remarks with earlier statements from The Gateway event to see how far DeFi on TON has progressed in recent months.
⚫️ Alongside integrating Jettons and Extra-currencies into the Payment Network technology, the TON Core team released a detailed explanation of how Layer 2 will work for everyday TON users. Read more here.
@thedailyton
18.03.202519:02
🍌 The biggest cryptocurrency heists in history
⚫️ The recent $1.46 billion theft from ByBit has become the largest crypto heist in history. This got us thinking—what are the other top five? Who was targeted, how were the funds stolen, and how much was taken?
⚫️ Determining the exact financial damage in USD can be tricky. For instance, assets were siphoned from Mt. Gox over several years, with their value fluctuating significantly during that time. How should we calculate the losses? That said, before the ByBit incident, the largest thefts were typically around half a billion dollars. Here are some of them:
⚫️ Ronin Network (2022). This EVM-compatible network was created for the game Axie Infinity. Instead of exploiting a technical vulnerability, hackers took a social engineering approach. They sent a offer in a PDF file embedded with malware to a developer via LinkedIn. Once the file was opened, the attackers gained unauthorized access to the system.
⚫️ Poly Network (2021). A rare case with a happy ending. A hacker managed to steal over half a billion dollars but later agreed to return the funds after communicating with the platform. According to the hacker, the heist wasn’t motivated by money but by “ideological reasons.” As a token of appreciation, Poly Network dropped the lawsuit and ensured the anonymity.
⚫️ Coincheck (2018). This Japanese exchange may not be well-known globally, but it is popular at home. Hackers stole 500 million NEM tokens, each worth roughly $1 at the time. However, when they started selling the stolen funds, they significantly drove down the token’s price—hitting the exchange once again, as it still held a large amount of NEM.
⚫️ Mt. Gox (2014). One of the earliest high-profile crypto exchange collapses. Mt. Gox shut down due to lost funds at a time when most other exchanges hadn’t even launched yet. Investigations revealed that funds had been disappearing from its wallet as early as 2011. The exchange’s owner was accused of being involved, but the court ultimately dismissed these allegations.
💡 A key takeaway for users remains unchanged: large sums of crypto should be stored in a non-custodial wallet rather than on an exchange.
@thedailyton
⚫️ The recent $1.46 billion theft from ByBit has become the largest crypto heist in history. This got us thinking—what are the other top five? Who was targeted, how were the funds stolen, and how much was taken?
⚫️ Determining the exact financial damage in USD can be tricky. For instance, assets were siphoned from Mt. Gox over several years, with their value fluctuating significantly during that time. How should we calculate the losses? That said, before the ByBit incident, the largest thefts were typically around half a billion dollars. Here are some of them:
⚫️ Ronin Network (2022). This EVM-compatible network was created for the game Axie Infinity. Instead of exploiting a technical vulnerability, hackers took a social engineering approach. They sent a offer in a PDF file embedded with malware to a developer via LinkedIn. Once the file was opened, the attackers gained unauthorized access to the system.
⚫️ Poly Network (2021). A rare case with a happy ending. A hacker managed to steal over half a billion dollars but later agreed to return the funds after communicating with the platform. According to the hacker, the heist wasn’t motivated by money but by “ideological reasons.” As a token of appreciation, Poly Network dropped the lawsuit and ensured the anonymity.
⚫️ Coincheck (2018). This Japanese exchange may not be well-known globally, but it is popular at home. Hackers stole 500 million NEM tokens, each worth roughly $1 at the time. However, when they started selling the stolen funds, they significantly drove down the token’s price—hitting the exchange once again, as it still held a large amount of NEM.
⚫️ Mt. Gox (2014). One of the earliest high-profile crypto exchange collapses. Mt. Gox shut down due to lost funds at a time when most other exchanges hadn’t even launched yet. Investigations revealed that funds had been disappearing from its wallet as early as 2011. The exchange’s owner was accused of being involved, but the court ultimately dismissed these allegations.
💡 A key takeaway for users remains unchanged: large sums of crypto should be stored in a non-custodial wallet rather than on an exchange.
@thedailyton
25.03.202517:12
🍌 What should beginners know about liquidations?
⚫️ We’ve already written about scams in the crypto world. But there are also situations where everything is legal, yet you can still lose your funds. And at first, it may not be entirely clear why. In today’s #howtoton segment, we’ll explain one such case: liquidations.
⚫️ Losing money in crypto might seem easy—buy Toncoin, and if it drops in price, you’re at a loss. So what else is there to worry about? The key difference is that price drops can be temporary, but liquidations mean losing your asset permanently. Why does this happen, and where can you encounter it?
⚫️ Imagine a user expects Toncoin’s price to rise and buys $100 worth of it. If they’re wrong and TON drops by half, it’s unfortunate, but not necessarily a total loss—they can wait for a rebound (historically, TON has rewarded patient holders) or withdraw $50 to lock in a partial loss.
⚫️ Instead, the user might choose to trade Toncoin on a platform with leverage—say, 3x. This means their $100 position is tripled with borrowed funds. If they’re right and TON rises, their profit is magnified. But if the price falls, the platform starts risking its own money. Once a certain price threshold is reached, the platform will liquidate the position—closing it and keeping the user’s initial $100 as repayment. In this case, the entire amount is lost permanently.
⚫️ Liquidations aren’t limited to trading. They can also happen on lending platforms, where users borrow one cryptocurrency using another as collateral. For example, if you borrow USDT against your Toncoin holdings and TON’s price drops too much, the collateral might no longer be enough to cover the loan. In this case, the platform may liquidate the collateral, meaning you lose it—though you would still keep the borrowed USDT.
⚫️ Another example is decentralized stablecoins, which we’ve discussed before. The idea is similar: these stablecoins are issued against crypto collateral, and the value of that collateral must always exceed the amount of stablecoins in circulation. If it doesn’t, the stablecoin loses its backing, and its peg to another asset collapses. That’s why platforms often display a health factor, which shows how close a user is to liquidation and whether they should increase their collateral to avoid it.
💡 What should beginners take away from this?
At first, it’s best to avoid any operations that carry liquidation risks and stick to safer alternatives. If you decide to experiment, start with small amounts you can afford to lose. Always assess the risks carefully, understand what you’re doing, and choose a risk level that suits you. Many experienced traders advise, “If you’re using leverage, keep it low—something like 2x at most.”
@thedailyton
⚫️ We’ve already written about scams in the crypto world. But there are also situations where everything is legal, yet you can still lose your funds. And at first, it may not be entirely clear why. In today’s #howtoton segment, we’ll explain one such case: liquidations.
⚫️ Losing money in crypto might seem easy—buy Toncoin, and if it drops in price, you’re at a loss. So what else is there to worry about? The key difference is that price drops can be temporary, but liquidations mean losing your asset permanently. Why does this happen, and where can you encounter it?
⚫️ Imagine a user expects Toncoin’s price to rise and buys $100 worth of it. If they’re wrong and TON drops by half, it’s unfortunate, but not necessarily a total loss—they can wait for a rebound (historically, TON has rewarded patient holders) or withdraw $50 to lock in a partial loss.
⚫️ Instead, the user might choose to trade Toncoin on a platform with leverage—say, 3x. This means their $100 position is tripled with borrowed funds. If they’re right and TON rises, their profit is magnified. But if the price falls, the platform starts risking its own money. Once a certain price threshold is reached, the platform will liquidate the position—closing it and keeping the user’s initial $100 as repayment. In this case, the entire amount is lost permanently.
⚫️ Liquidations aren’t limited to trading. They can also happen on lending platforms, where users borrow one cryptocurrency using another as collateral. For example, if you borrow USDT against your Toncoin holdings and TON’s price drops too much, the collateral might no longer be enough to cover the loan. In this case, the platform may liquidate the collateral, meaning you lose it—though you would still keep the borrowed USDT.
⚫️ Another example is decentralized stablecoins, which we’ve discussed before. The idea is similar: these stablecoins are issued against crypto collateral, and the value of that collateral must always exceed the amount of stablecoins in circulation. If it doesn’t, the stablecoin loses its backing, and its peg to another asset collapses. That’s why platforms often display a health factor, which shows how close a user is to liquidation and whether they should increase their collateral to avoid it.
💡 What should beginners take away from this?
At first, it’s best to avoid any operations that carry liquidation risks and stick to safer alternatives. If you decide to experiment, start with small amounts you can afford to lose. Always assess the risks carefully, understand what you’re doing, and choose a risk level that suits you. Many experienced traders advise, “If you’re using leverage, keep it low—something like 2x at most.”
@thedailyton
10.04.202517:19
⭐️ Competition in the Mini App space: What about Korean messenger KakaoTalk?
🖊 Today, the official channel of the Apps Center catalog published a text interview with the team behind South Korea’s largest messenger — KakaoTalk. You can read the full interview via the link, but here we’ve picked out the most interesting highlights for you.
⚫️ About Mini Apps in KakaoTalk:
The messenger enjoys massive popularity in South Korea, becoming a true super app where users can shop, order taxis, and make payments. However, Mini Apps in Kakao aren’t like Telegram bots — they are mostly integrated through the Kakao Games gaming platform.
⚫️ About Telegram’s popularity in South Korea:
It might come as a surprise, but for many in South Korea, Telegram still carries negative associations tied to privacy-related criminal incidents, so it’s not widely adopted among regular users. However, among crypto enthusiasts, 99% rely on Telegram for the latest updates.
⚫️ About crypto payments in KakaoTalk:
While Telegram opted out of direct TON integration in favor of Telegram Stars to comply with App Store and Google Play guidelines, KakaoTalk didn’t even experiment in this direction. The messenger is focused on everyday functionalities and doesn’t support crypto payments in any form.
⚫️ About monetization methods:
Everything revolves around the native Kakao Games ecosystem, where developers earn by integrating their projects with the messenger’s social features and audience. KakaoTalk doesn’t yet have an open platform for all types of projects like Telegram Mini Apps.
⚫️ About the future of Mini Apps:
The KakaoTalk team believes more and more messengers will integrate apps, especially in the context of Web3 technologies. It all depends on how quickly users adapt to the new experience.
💡 At The Daily TON, we previously put together a roundup of Asian projects on TON. We highly recommend checking it out if you want to explore a new side of our ecosystem.
@thedailyton
🖊 Today, the official channel of the Apps Center catalog published a text interview with the team behind South Korea’s largest messenger — KakaoTalk. You can read the full interview via the link, but here we’ve picked out the most interesting highlights for you.
⚫️ About Mini Apps in KakaoTalk:
The messenger enjoys massive popularity in South Korea, becoming a true super app where users can shop, order taxis, and make payments. However, Mini Apps in Kakao aren’t like Telegram bots — they are mostly integrated through the Kakao Games gaming platform.
⚫️ About Telegram’s popularity in South Korea:
It might come as a surprise, but for many in South Korea, Telegram still carries negative associations tied to privacy-related criminal incidents, so it’s not widely adopted among regular users. However, among crypto enthusiasts, 99% rely on Telegram for the latest updates.
⚫️ About crypto payments in KakaoTalk:
While Telegram opted out of direct TON integration in favor of Telegram Stars to comply with App Store and Google Play guidelines, KakaoTalk didn’t even experiment in this direction. The messenger is focused on everyday functionalities and doesn’t support crypto payments in any form.
⚫️ About monetization methods:
Everything revolves around the native Kakao Games ecosystem, where developers earn by integrating their projects with the messenger’s social features and audience. KakaoTalk doesn’t yet have an open platform for all types of projects like Telegram Mini Apps.
⚫️ About the future of Mini Apps:
The KakaoTalk team believes more and more messengers will integrate apps, especially in the context of Web3 technologies. It all depends on how quickly users adapt to the new experience.
💡 At The Daily TON, we previously put together a roundup of Asian projects on TON. We highly recommend checking it out if you want to explore a new side of our ecosystem.
@thedailyton
21.03.202512:39
👁 What are oracles?
⚫️ Yesterday, we published a post mentioning oracles, but we haven’t yet explained what they actually are. For those unfamiliar with this concept in the crypto world, here’s a new edition of our #howtoton series.
⚫️ Many TON-based projects can function solely with the information available on the blockchain. However, sometimes smart contracts require data from the “outside world.” For example, imagine a service that allows users to bet on the outcome of a football match. Once the match is over, how can a smart contract “know” the result in order to distribute rewards to the winners?
⚫️ This is where oracles come into play. These services bring external data “inside” the blockchain. They’re called “oracles” because their information can be seen as “magical knowledge” that a smart contract cannot obtain on its own.
⚫️ Some companies offer access to various types of data via oracles—for example, asset prices. Thanks to this, services like Storm Trade on TON enable users to “short” and “long” currencies, stocks, and even oil, since price data for these assets can be easily retrieved.
⚫️ In most cases, oracle-provided data is accurate, but in theory, an oracle could be manipulated. This creates a need to trust a third party. While this trust is unavoidable in some cases, there are situations where external data can be obtained without oracles, leading developers to avoid them in order to eliminate a potential risk point.
⚫️ This is particularly relevant for sidechains, which require information to be exchanged between different blockchain networks. The easiest way to do this is through oracles. However, automated trustless solutions—where no human intervention is possible—are considered more secure. This is why participants in a recent competition were encouraged to develop such solutions.
💡 A similar example is the TON Teleport project, which facilitates interaction between TON and Bitcoin. Since it involves exchanging information between the two networks, it would typically rely on oracles. However, its key feature is that it is also “trustless”—designed in a way that eliminates the need to trust oracles altogether.
@thedailyton
⚫️ Yesterday, we published a post mentioning oracles, but we haven’t yet explained what they actually are. For those unfamiliar with this concept in the crypto world, here’s a new edition of our #howtoton series.
⚫️ Many TON-based projects can function solely with the information available on the blockchain. However, sometimes smart contracts require data from the “outside world.” For example, imagine a service that allows users to bet on the outcome of a football match. Once the match is over, how can a smart contract “know” the result in order to distribute rewards to the winners?
⚫️ This is where oracles come into play. These services bring external data “inside” the blockchain. They’re called “oracles” because their information can be seen as “magical knowledge” that a smart contract cannot obtain on its own.
⚫️ Some companies offer access to various types of data via oracles—for example, asset prices. Thanks to this, services like Storm Trade on TON enable users to “short” and “long” currencies, stocks, and even oil, since price data for these assets can be easily retrieved.
⚫️ In most cases, oracle-provided data is accurate, but in theory, an oracle could be manipulated. This creates a need to trust a third party. While this trust is unavoidable in some cases, there are situations where external data can be obtained without oracles, leading developers to avoid them in order to eliminate a potential risk point.
⚫️ This is particularly relevant for sidechains, which require information to be exchanged between different blockchain networks. The easiest way to do this is through oracles. However, automated trustless solutions—where no human intervention is possible—are considered more secure. This is why participants in a recent competition were encouraged to develop such solutions.
💡 A similar example is the TON Teleport project, which facilitates interaction between TON and Bitcoin. Since it involves exchanging information between the two networks, it would typically rely on oracles. However, its key feature is that it is also “trustless”—designed in a way that eliminates the need to trust oracles altogether.
@thedailyton
07.04.202514:41
💀 Are Telegram Stars a poor fit for web3?
⚫️ Recently, we reported on a scammer who managed to sell Telegram Stars to many users and then rob them of these Stars by requesting a refund. Over the weekend, the founder of @xRocket followed up on this story with three detailed posts in Russian about the challenges of using Telegram Stars. Here’s a summary of the main points.
⚫️ Telegram Stars were initially created out of necessity. To succeed, Telegram needs to be available in app stores like the App Store and Google Play, which means complying with their rules. One such rule prohibits direct payments using cryptocurrencies. As a workaround, Telegram had to introduce an intermediary currency that could be purchased with crypto.
⚫️ These same rules require allowing refunds for Stars within 21 days—and in some cases, according to reports, Apple even permits refunds beyond that window. This creates a loophole for abuse, as seen in the recent case. And it wasn’t the first: there have been several previous instances where refunds caused problems for users.
⚫️ Essentially, this makes it risky to sell crypto-related products using Stars. For example, if someone sells an NFT for Stars, the refund function means those Stars could evaporate. How can businesses operate in such conditions?
⚫️ There’s no clear, foolproof solution. Some suggestions were offered in the posts, but they all negatively impact user experience. One idea is to “freeze” purchases for 21 days (the official refund window) before finalizing the transfer to the buyer. While this would solve the refund issue, it’s inconvenient: “I’ve paid, but I have to wait three weeks to get my item?”
⚫️ Another option is to turn the Telegram mini-app into a “showroom,” where users can browse items, but purchases must be completed elsewhere, outside the constraints of Apple and Google’s ecosystems. This approach is already being used by some non-TON crypto projects, like the NFT marketplace OpenSea.
📒 The text concludes that Telegram Stars are fundamentally incompatible with web3. However, abandoning them isn’t really an option for TON-based projects either. So, the only path forward is to search for the “lesser evil” in each situation.
@thedailyton
⚫️ Recently, we reported on a scammer who managed to sell Telegram Stars to many users and then rob them of these Stars by requesting a refund. Over the weekend, the founder of @xRocket followed up on this story with three detailed posts in Russian about the challenges of using Telegram Stars. Here’s a summary of the main points.
⚫️ Telegram Stars were initially created out of necessity. To succeed, Telegram needs to be available in app stores like the App Store and Google Play, which means complying with their rules. One such rule prohibits direct payments using cryptocurrencies. As a workaround, Telegram had to introduce an intermediary currency that could be purchased with crypto.
⚫️ These same rules require allowing refunds for Stars within 21 days—and in some cases, according to reports, Apple even permits refunds beyond that window. This creates a loophole for abuse, as seen in the recent case. And it wasn’t the first: there have been several previous instances where refunds caused problems for users.
⚫️ Essentially, this makes it risky to sell crypto-related products using Stars. For example, if someone sells an NFT for Stars, the refund function means those Stars could evaporate. How can businesses operate in such conditions?
⚫️ There’s no clear, foolproof solution. Some suggestions were offered in the posts, but they all negatively impact user experience. One idea is to “freeze” purchases for 21 days (the official refund window) before finalizing the transfer to the buyer. While this would solve the refund issue, it’s inconvenient: “I’ve paid, but I have to wait three weeks to get my item?”
⚫️ Another option is to turn the Telegram mini-app into a “showroom,” where users can browse items, but purchases must be completed elsewhere, outside the constraints of Apple and Google’s ecosystems. This approach is already being used by some non-TON crypto projects, like the NFT marketplace OpenSea.
📒 The text concludes that Telegram Stars are fundamentally incompatible with web3. However, abandoning them isn’t really an option for TON-based projects either. So, the only path forward is to search for the “lesser evil” in each situation.
@thedailyton
26.03.202511:14
🚀 The last hope for Mine-to-Earn or just another star drain?
⚫️ A few days ago, a new Mine-to-Earn app called nanocell launched in the Telegram Mini Apps ecosystem. At first glance, it might seem like it's time to bury the whole genre after so many disappointing listings from clickers and miners — but the nanocell team clearly thinks otherwise.
⚫️ This new project introduces on-chain mining via mobile networks. That means tokens are mined directly on the blockchain — not on some backend server — and the mining process only works via mobile network, which lowers the chance of farming abuse and encourages more fair distribution of rewards.
⚫️ The token $CELL will be mined in four stages: Premine (13%), Early (13%), Mid (24%), and Late (50%). 80% of the total supply goes to miners, with the remaining 20% allocated for marketing and liquidity provision.
⚫️ In the Store, users can buy battery charges and auto-mining hours, while the Quests section offers CELLXP (its use to be revealed later) in exchange for subscribing to channels or inviting referrals.
⚫️ Interestingly, it’s noticeably cheaper to buy charges with TON than with Stars (we checked against the current Fragment rates). That may be intentional — giving an advantage to Toncoin holders over users farming Stars through referral programs or paid messages.
⚫️ There's also an inactive eSIM tab in the app — likely hinting that one day $CELL could be used to purchase mobile data or SIM-related services. Makes sense, considering mining is tied exclusively to mobile network.
🖊 So, what we’ve got is another mining app — but this time with well-thought-out mechanics from day one. On the one hand, nanocell seems to have learned from others' mistakes. On the other, keep in mind you’re still putting in your own funds based solely on the team's promises and your gut feeling.
@thedailyton
⚫️ A few days ago, a new Mine-to-Earn app called nanocell launched in the Telegram Mini Apps ecosystem. At first glance, it might seem like it's time to bury the whole genre after so many disappointing listings from clickers and miners — but the nanocell team clearly thinks otherwise.
⚫️ This new project introduces on-chain mining via mobile networks. That means tokens are mined directly on the blockchain — not on some backend server — and the mining process only works via mobile network, which lowers the chance of farming abuse and encourages more fair distribution of rewards.
⚫️ The token $CELL will be mined in four stages: Premine (13%), Early (13%), Mid (24%), and Late (50%). 80% of the total supply goes to miners, with the remaining 20% allocated for marketing and liquidity provision.
⚫️ In the Store, users can buy battery charges and auto-mining hours, while the Quests section offers CELLXP (its use to be revealed later) in exchange for subscribing to channels or inviting referrals.
⚫️ Interestingly, it’s noticeably cheaper to buy charges with TON than with Stars (we checked against the current Fragment rates). That may be intentional — giving an advantage to Toncoin holders over users farming Stars through referral programs or paid messages.
⚫️ There's also an inactive eSIM tab in the app — likely hinting that one day $CELL could be used to purchase mobile data or SIM-related services. Makes sense, considering mining is tied exclusively to mobile network.
🖊 So, what we’ve got is another mining app — but this time with well-thought-out mechanics from day one. On the one hand, nanocell seems to have learned from others' mistakes. On the other, keep in mind you’re still putting in your own funds based solely on the team's promises and your gut feeling.
@thedailyton
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