Forwarded from DamX (damx)
A lot of people only noticed TON after it started getting attention.
I knew it before that, when conviction mattered more than attention.
To me, it was never just about price. It was a vision, and I was around when that vision had to survive on belief, community, and people who kept building even when the spotlight was not on them.
I’ve watched TON live through chapters most projects do not make it through. Telegram had to step away; the community carried it forward, and TON kept going when most people had already moved on.
Now, seeing TON back in Telegram's orbit again feels like the vision found its way back home. You only really understand that feeling if you were around early.
26th May 2021 is more than a date.
It reminds me that real visions can be delayed, doubted, and tested, but they do not disappear easily. In many ways, that feels like @monk too, patient, resilient, and still tied to the vision he started against all odds.
🥳 Happy 5th birthday to The Open Network 🤑
I knew it before that, when conviction mattered more than attention.
To me, it was never just about price. It was a vision, and I was around when that vision had to survive on belief, community, and people who kept building even when the spotlight was not on them.
I’ve watched TON live through chapters most projects do not make it through. Telegram had to step away; the community carried it forward, and TON kept going when most people had already moved on.
Now, seeing TON back in Telegram's orbit again feels like the vision found its way back home. You only really understand that feeling if you were around early.
26th May 2021 is more than a date.
It reminds me that real visions can be delayed, doubted, and tested, but they do not disappear easily. In many ways, that feels like @monk too, patient, resilient, and still tied to the vision he started against all odds.
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Over the past few weeks, I’ve shipped a lot of updates to @Hoton
- Major UI/UX improvements
- USDT payments for Telegram Premium & Stars💵
- Improved referrals system + cleaner referral links
- Better purchase history
- Telegram third-party verification👑 for accounts, channels & bots. (appears on the left side of my name on my profile @damx & the @hoton_tg channel )
@hoton is becoming more than just a cheaper way to buy Telegram Stars & Premium.
More updates soon.
- Major UI/UX improvements
- USDT payments for Telegram Premium & Stars
- Improved referrals system + cleaner referral links
- Better purchase history
- Telegram third-party verification
@hoton is becoming more than just a cheaper way to buy Telegram Stars & Premium.
More updates soon.
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Forwarded from Pavel Durov (Pavel Durov)
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Gram
The native currency of TON
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🪙 Toncoin Name Change — Community Vote
TON has changed substantially in recent months. Telegram is taking on a leading role in the network and is becoming its largest validator. The chain itself is now 10× faster with fees down 6×. Gram was the name the network's founders gave the token in the original TON White Paper, and it's never left the codebase.
That is why Telegram is proposing to rename the native token from Toncoin to Gram, a fitting moment to bring it forward.
The blockchain stays TON / The Open Network, only the token's name and ticker change. Balances, addresses, contracts, NFTs, staking, DeFi, all unchanged. No swap, bridge, claim, or migration. No action required.
⚠️ Any site, bot, or link asking you to "claim GRAM" or "migrate TON" is a scam.
How the vote works
Runs for one week on TON Vote, an established open DAO platform on TON ▪️ Voting power is weighted by TON balances
👉 Vote here
TON has changed substantially in recent months. Telegram is taking on a leading role in the network and is becoming its largest validator. The chain itself is now 10× faster with fees down 6×. Gram was the name the network's founders gave the token in the original TON White Paper, and it's never left the codebase.
That is why Telegram is proposing to rename the native token from Toncoin to Gram, a fitting moment to bring it forward.
The blockchain stays TON / The Open Network, only the token's name and ticker change. Balances, addresses, contracts, NFTs, staking, DeFi, all unchanged. No swap, bridge, claim, or migration. No action required.
⚠️ Any site, bot, or link asking you to "claim GRAM" or "migrate TON" is a scam.
How the vote works
Runs for one week on TON Vote, an established open DAO platform on TON ▪️ Voting power is weighted by TON balances
👉 Vote here
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Forwarded from TON Strategy Co. (NASDAQ: TONX)
Today, TON Strategy Company highlighted strong preliminary staking performance last month while continuing to support the recent key upgrades designed to strengthen The Open Network (TON).
These newly approved enhancements are intended to improve network performance, scalability, validation efficiency, and overall responsiveness as activity across the TON ecosystem continues to grow.
As one of the largest validators of Toncoin, TON Strategy voted in favor of these upgrades, which included:
➡️TVM 14 Upgrade
➡️Full Collated Data Generation & Validation Optimizations
➡️Block Sync Overlay
➡️Expanded Validation Capacity
➡️Validator Infrastructure Improvements
➡️Network Security & Resource Controls
Learn more about these upgrades and how they are helping scale the TON ecosystem below:
https://www.tonstrat.com/ton-strategy-company-highlights-strong-may-staking-performance-and-approved-ton-network-upgrades/
These newly approved enhancements are intended to improve network performance, scalability, validation efficiency, and overall responsiveness as activity across the TON ecosystem continues to grow.
As one of the largest validators of Toncoin, TON Strategy voted in favor of these upgrades, which included:
➡️TVM 14 Upgrade
➡️Full Collated Data Generation & Validation Optimizations
➡️Block Sync Overlay
➡️Expanded Validation Capacity
➡️Validator Infrastructure Improvements
➡️Network Security & Resource Controls
Learn more about these upgrades and how they are helping scale the TON ecosystem below:
https://www.tonstrat.com/ton-strategy-company-highlights-strong-may-staking-performance-and-approved-ton-network-upgrades/
TON Strategy Co.
TON Strategy Company Highlights Strong May Staking Performance and Approved TON Network Upgrades - TON Strategy Co.
Ton Strategy Company is a public-markets technology company investing in TON's core infrastructure
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Forwarded from Pavel Durov (Pavel Durov)
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Pavel Durov
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The legendary @gram username, which was minted for over half a million dollars after a fierce auction battle in 2022, has now been transferred to Pavel Durov’s TON wallet.
Shortly after that, the official Toncoin Telegram channel rebranded to “Gram of TON,” changed its profile picture, and now uses the @gram username.
And to make it even crazier, Pavel Durov himself just posted the rebrand update in the channel:
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The rebranding is in progress
This is actually insane 😳
@TonNomads
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Prize Fund: $200,000
Deadline: July 15, 23:59 Dubai time
Results: August 2026
The Task
Create a viral video about digital freedom, post it on one of these platforms — TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat Spotlights or X — and get 10,000+ authentic views.
Requirements and Conditions
– You must use at least some ideas and footage from Pavel Durov's speech;
– You may add any other media and ideas to promote digital freedom;
– You may submit multiple videos across multiple platforms.
– You may use any language and any tools to create your video.
Evaluation Criteria
Videos we deem low-quality or suspect of having generated non-organic views will be excluded. All other qualifying videos will be eligible for a share of the prize fund.
Submissions
We will publish instructions on how to submit links to your videos on July 6 in this channel.
Good luck!
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Pavel Durov | Communication Technology and the Struggle for Freedom
He built platforms to protect speech when speaking freely became dangerous.
At the Oslo Freedom Forum, Pavel Durov shares how Telegram emerged from a commitment to free expression and why defending digital freedom is central to protecting human rights today.…
At the Oslo Freedom Forum, Pavel Durov shares how Telegram emerged from a commitment to free expression and why defending digital freedom is central to protecting human rights today.…
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