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The Open Network (TON): an overview of the ecosystem

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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 dateThe event
May of 2020Telegram is closing . TON After the SEC sued, he opens the originals.
29.05.2020The community announces NEWTON continue working on testnet2
06.07.202098.55% of Toncoin mining through PoW Givers (~200 000 TON/day)
May of 2021testnet2 → mainnet, NEWTON → TON Foundation
29.06.2021Telegram broadcasts to the community ton.org and GitHub. ton-blockchain
09.08.2021Listing Toncoin on EXMO .
30.06.2022Starting the zone .ton
28.06.2022Finishing the public PoW Givers
31.12.2022Launched TON Storage
September of 2023TOKEN2049 → the announcement TON Space and integration .walletIn the Telegram
31.10.2023The record 108 409 TPS in a public performance test
10–11.11.2023The first conference TON Gateway in Dubai .
29.01.2024Starting the pilot season The Open League
08.04.2024Hong Kong Web3 announcement TonFura + Browse through TON Space

Technological architecture#

The 3-level structure I 'm on Proof-of-Stake + sharding:

The levelThe componentThe role
1MasterchainMain chain of PoS, records all operations.
2The worker girls .Parallel chains with their own rules (address format, VM, coin)
3ShardchainsSegments 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

  • STON.fi AMM-Börse with almost zero commissions;
  • DeDust;
  • MEXC lending lending under TON-support.

Identity and domain names

  • TON DNS area .ton;
  • Fragment user names, anonymous numbers, Telegram Premium for Toncoin.

NFTs and content

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.

ℹ️ Information verified: 2024

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