Expanded overview The Open Network (TON) L1-blockchain based on technology from Telegram, developed by an independent community.
For the definition and basic characteristics, see the history of the original Telegram project.
Chronology of the Renaissance#
| The date | The event |
|---|---|
| May of 2020 | Telegram is closing . TON After the SEC sued, he opens the originals. |
| 29.05.2020 | The community announces NEWTON continue working on testnet2 |
| 06.07.2020 | 98.55% of Toncoin mining through PoW Givers (~200 000 TON/day) |
| May of 2021 | testnet2 → mainnet, NEWTON → TON Foundation |
| 29.06.2021 | Telegram broadcasts to the community ton.org and GitHub. ton-blockchain |
| 09.08.2021 | Listing Toncoin on EXMO . |
| 30.06.2022 | Starting the zone .ton |
| 28.06.2022 | Finishing the public PoW Givers |
| 31.12.2022 | Launched TON Storage |
| September of 2023 | TOKEN2049 → the announcement TON Space and integration .walletIn the Telegram |
| 31.10.2023 | The record 108 409 TPS in a public performance test |
| 10–11.11.2023 | The first conference TON Gateway in Dubai . |
| 29.01.2024 | Starting the pilot season The Open League |
| 08.04.2024 | Hong Kong Web3 announcement TonFura + Browse through TON Space |
Technological architecture#
The 3-level structure I 'm on Proof-of-Stake + sharding:
| The level | The component | The role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masterchain | Main chain of PoS, records all operations. |
| 2 | The worker girls . | Parallel chains with their own rules (address format, VM, coin) |
| 3 | Shardchains | Segments of wormchains for parallelization and scaling |
- TVM the TON virtual machine;
- Contract languages: FunC, Fift, Tact (new)
- The network is positioned as A distributed supercomputer..
Catalog of products of the ecosystem#
As of 19 March 2024 611 applications In the TON App.
walletand UX
- Tonkeeper the first non-custodial wallet;
- TON Space non-custodial in Telegram;
- Wallet custodial @wallet.
DeFi
Identity and domain names
NFTs and content
- Getgems NFT marketplace, support CNFT (compressed NFT);
- TON Diamonds.
Infrastructure
- TON Storage P2P storage, similar to BitTorrent;
- TON Proxy decentralized proxies (I2P-like network);
- TonFura node-API for dApp developers;
- The TON browser.
Launch and incentives
- TONup launchpad for projects;
- The Open League incentive program; first season $160 million In the Toncoin.
Integration with Telegram#
- TON Space in the main menu of Telegram → access to 800M+ MAU The messenger .
- Telegram Mini Apps the format of running the dApp directly in the chat;
- Telegram Stars → Toncoin through Fragment;
- Telegram Ads payments to creators in TON;
- TON Gaming the P2E industry through Telegram.
The Community#
Originally published
- I 'm not going to lie . and I 'm not going to lie to you . the initiators of the community revival in 2020;
- I 'm not going to lie . I 've supported him many times . the community in public.
The development
- Distributed core command, the remote format;
- Every update is checked at a minimum 3 participants + public bug bounty;
- Audits from 2022: CertiK, Trail of Bits, Hexens, Quantstamp.
Programs
- The grant program;
- TON Society a social network in Telegram with geographic hubs; > 30M active users Thank you . Notcoin.
Partnership with Humancode (April 2024)
AI authentication against bots: 1M Toncoin They were distributed to users who scanned their palms.
Achievements#
- The record The Guinness Book of Records transactions in the blockchain;
- Growing accounts and wallet >40× from 2021;
- Toncoin in the The top 10 . by market cap .;
- The top 15 in CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko.
Similar articles#
️ Requires confirmation#
-: current number of dApps in TON App (by 19.03.2024 — 611). -: TPS-record beaten after 108 409 TPS in October 2023.