Learn & Earn with Storm Academy

Storm Trade has launched Storm Academy, an educational Telegram Mini App. Dive into DeFi on TON through free courses, multilingual support, and real rewards!

Get started with lessons on trading strategies, technical & indicator analysis, and the Storm Trade platform. Upcoming courses will explore TON’s technology, blockchain, DeFi on TON, and other interesting topics. Check it out!

Join the Hackers League: On-Chain Analytics Track

Are you a data wizard or a research enthusiast? The On-Chain Analytics track in the Hackers League sponsored by Arkham is the perfect opportunity to showcase your skills and compete for $75K in cash prizes!

What We’re Looking For:

▪️ Analytical Tools: Create tools like automatic honeypot jetton detection, lightweight indexers, or custom mini-apps with easy-to-use TON metrics.
▪️ Research Projects: Unveil hidden facts, detect sybil botnets, analyze wallet behaviors, and more.

Prizes Breakdown:

▪️ 1st Place: $35,000 + $10,000 in Telegram ads credits
▪️ 2nd Place: $25,000 + $10,000 in Telegram ads credits
▪️ 3rd Place: $15,000 + $5,000 in Telegram ads credits

The top teams in this track will gain exposure to key industry players and get the chance to stand out as pioneers in blockchain analytics.

Let’s see what you can build!

TON News #10 — watch now!

00:10 - Mintless Jettons
1:13 - TON hits 10M monthly active wallets
1:53 - USDt-TON & Bitget Carnival

TON Ecosystem Roundup

As TON continues to evolve and expand, this week brings several updates from four ecosystem projects: Genopets: Pixelton, Toncapy, WONTON, and CapsGame.

Let's take a closer look at their latest updates — learn more.

Join the Hackers League: GameFi & Onboarding Track Sponsored by Adsgram

Are you passionate about gaming or onboarding? The GameFi & Onboarding track, sponsored by Adsgram, is your chance to create impactful games and experiences on Telegram and compete for $75K in cash prizes!

What We’re Looking For:

▪️ Mid-Core & Hybrid-Casual Games: Build engaging, interactive games that offer a mix of complexity and accessibility to capture a broader audience.
▪️ Onboarding Experiences: Develop unique experiences to onboard new users to the TON ecosystem through Telegram-based applications and creative game mechanics.

Prizes Breakdown:

▪️ 1st Place: $35,000 + $10,000 in Telegram ads credits
▪️ 2nd Place: $25,000 + $10,000 in Telegram ads credits
▪️ 3rd Place: $15,000 + $10,000 in Telegram ads credits

This is your opportunity to stand out and showcase your skills in creating the next generation of Web3 games. Top teams will gain exposure to key investors and receive mentorship from industry experts.

Let’s see what you can build!

🚀 TON Memelandia updates: introducing Memecoin Working Group, Memelandia GANG and more

Key recent highlights:

▪️Meet TON Memecoin Working Group - an association of independent Contributors that will strategise on how to grow the memecoin narrative on TON.

▪️Engaging talks, heated discussions in the Memelandia GANG secret chat. On top of that, TON memecoins can now submit their news for featuring and take part in regular AMAs on X.

👉 Read about the state of the meme market, the full strategy of Memelandia and get all the relevant links here.

Hackers League Opening Ceremony – Tune In!

Join us today, October 5th, at 17:00 CEST for the Hackers League Opening Ceremony. This is your chance to hear from the key players and get insider tips on how to win the Hackers League.

Host: Jack Booth
Speakers: Vladyslav Horilyi (TON Foundation), Ian Wittkopp (TON Ventures) and Helena Dikhtiaruk (TON Society)

We’re also excited to welcome Kenetic Capital and Foresight Ventures joining us as capital partners!

Title sponsors:

▪️ Gate Ventures (Karen Kao, Director of Communications)
▪️ TON Apps (Rostislav Rudakov, Chief Business Developer)
▪️ DeDust (Vitalii Kitaev, Head of Marketing and Partnerships)

Learn how to join, build, and compete for $3M in prizes and support from top industry leaders.

Don’t miss out — join the stream and get ready to build!

▪️ Telegram
▪️ YouTube
▪️ X

Curve Finance x TON Livestream: Don’t Miss It!

We’re excited to share that Curve Finance has recently announced its collaboration with the TON Foundation to integrate Curve’s constant-function market maker (CFMM) technology into the TON Blockchain. This partnership aims to streamline the swap process and enhance the overall user experience on TON.

As a next step, join us for a special livestream featuring Curve Finance Founder, Michael Egorov, alongside representatives from the TON Foundation.

▪️ Date: October 7th
▪️ Time: 18:00 CEST
▪️ Live on: YouTube & Telegram

During the stream, we’ll cover:

▪️ Curve’s journey and evolution in the market.
▪️ TON’s narrative, achievements, and upcoming plans.
▪️ The significance of the Curve-TON collaboration and why stable swaps are essential for the TON ecosystem.

Don’t miss out — set a reminder and join us to learn about this pivotal development!

Curve Finance x TON Livestream is Today!

Don’t miss today’s livestream featuring Curve Finance Founder, Michael Egorov, alongside representatives from the TON Foundation and Stable Swap contest participants:

▪️ Torch Finance
▪️ Crouton Finance
▪️ Catton
▪️ TONPools
▪️ Cyclone Finance

The livestream will take place today, October 7th, at 18:00 CEST on YouTube and Telegram.

Set a reminder and see you there in one hour!

TON News #11 — watch now!

00:19 - TON’s on-chain traffic record
01:45 - Hackers League 2024
02:50 - TON is the most promising gaming blockchain
03:19 - TON Nest weekly spotlight

The Gateway is Happening Soon!

Join us at The Open Network Conference: The Gateway, taking place on November 1-2 at the Grand Hyatt Dubai Convention Centre.

This premier annual event, hosted by TON Society, brings the entire TON Сommunity together to collaborate on a shared mission: putting crypto in every pocket by acting as a gateway to Web3 for millions of Telegram users.

What to Expect:

▪️ Inspiring Talks & Presentations: Hear from top leaders in the industry
▪️ Networking & Collaborations: Connect with like-minded builders and innovators
▪️ Showcase Opportunities: Share your projects, host side events, and make a mark
▪️ Press & Media Engagement: Report live, conduct interviews, and cover major announcements happening at the heart of the TON Ecosystem

Get ready to experience The Gateway!

The Open League x Adsgram: Marketing Grants for DeFi League Winners

The DeFi League Season 6 is restarting this Thursday, with a fresh round of prizes up for grabs. Adsgram and The Open League have teamed up to offer a $48K pool of Adsgram credits to the top teams in the TVL and Volume Squads — helping them scale up their user acquisition strategies!

At the end of Season 6, the top-3 teams from each Squad with a positive delta of the key metric will share these marketing credits. So far, JVault, SettleTON, DAOLama, Tradoor, GasPump, and RainbowSwap are leading the way. But with three more weeks to go, it’s still anyone’s game!

Stay tuned for more details and keep farming the Degen Airdrop starting October 10th.

Want to learn more about the rewards and who’s in the lead?

Read the full post

Remitano Integrates USDT-TON and Launches Remitano Lite

Peer-to-peer trading platform Remitano has integrated TON, introducing a fast and easy way to trade USDt-TON. This move is accompanied by the launch of Remitano Lite, a new Mini App that offers a simplified trading experience directly within Telegram.

To celebrate, Remitano is running a zero-fee deposit campaign starting today. Don't miss out and stay tuned for more updates!

Ledger Live Integrates With TON

TON’s integration with Ledger just went a step further as we are proud to announce that TON Blockchain is the latest network to be introduced into Ledger Live. With Ledger’s collaboration with Zondax, users will now be able to manage their $TON and $NOT natively in Ledger Live in a secure and user-friendly way. 

This integration brings a new level of security to members of the TON Community, a fact we are incredibly excited about. Don’t miss out on this chance to up your Web3 safety. Try now.

TON at Blockchain Life 2024

Join TON at Blockchain Life 2024, one of the world’s largest crypto events, with 10K+ attendees, which will take place on October 22-23 in Dubai.

Speakers:
▪️Alena Shmalko, Ecosystem Lead at TON Foundation
▪️Inal Kardan, Partner at TON Ventures

Head to the Blockchain Life website to get your tickets using Toncoin! Ready to secure your spot? Enjoy a 10% discount for the TON Community — just enter promo code “TON”.

Meet the Gateway 2024 Sponsors: DeDust.io

We’re excited to introduce DeDust.io as the title sponsor of TON’s annual Gateway event, which is dedicated to bringing together and strengthening the TON Ecosystem as we push forward with our mission of decentralizing the Internet.

DeDust.io is one of the most advanced DeFi protocols (DEX) natively built on TON Blockchain, leading in terms of trading volumes. By leveraging TON’s architecture, DeDust.io delivers unparalleled scalability and a seamless trading experience.

If DeFi is your passion then you can’t miss a chance to meet up with the DeDust team at Gateway 2024 occurring between 1-2 November in Dubai.

Buy your ticket here!

Meet the Gateway 2024 Title Sponsors: The Open Platform (TOP) 

We’re proud to introduce TOP as another Title Sponsor of TON Gateway 2024, the premier annual event for the TON Community. 

TOP has been a crucial player as they provide valuable support through the development of their builder's toolkit - created to simplify the development process on TON and facilitate our joint mission of achieving mass adoption of freedom tech. 

Don’t miss your chance to engage with us at the Gateway 2024, happening on November 1-2 in Dubai. 

Buy your ticket here! 

The Open League is Back with TON Gateway Special Prizes!

The DeFi and NFT Leagues are back today and will run until October 30th! Ready to dive in?

To join the Degen Airdrop, get your Degen Badge and provide $200+ in liquidity to TVL Squad protocols or make $1K+ in transactions with Volume Squad members.

▪️ $1M+ LP Boosts kick off tomorrow at 13 UTC for a 4-week run.
▪️ Gateway Special Edition prize winners will be finalized on Monday, October 14th, at 11:00 UTC — teams, get ready to secure your rewards!

For more details, check out the full announcement in The Open League channel.

@Mobile Introduces Crypto Payments for Telecom Users 

@Mobile, a project that is enabling fast and confidential Internet connection, is bringing Web3 solutions to day-to-day use cases by allowing users to pay for eSIM with Toncoin and through @Wallet in 150 countries. The eSIM can be also used in parallel with the SIM card of cellular provider.

This move has greatly simplified the process of paying for telecommunication services and installing eSIM on iPhones. 

@Mobile is dedicated to showing how TON and Telegram can make our lives easier, and aims to become one of the telecom standards for the crypto community.

Try it here: @Mobile

TON Reached 100M Accounts

TON Blockchain is making mass adoption of Web3 solutions a reality as we’ve surpassed 100M TON unique accounts. 

To put things into perspective, as we entered 2024 this number was “only” 4.3 million and after months of hard work and development we are proud to highlight The Open Network as the fastest-growing L1 blockchain. A wide variety of applications have facilitated this progress showcasing the need for a platform that makes connecting to Web3 easy. 

We want to thank the community for believing in The Open Network and we promise not to slow down in our mission of putting blockchain solutions within everyone’s reach. 

For more detailed insights, check out IntoTheBlock.