💡 “The aesthetics of an utility vehicle”: Oleg Andreev on Tonkeeper Pro

📡 We have already written about the Tonkeeper Pro wallet, which is more “advanced” than the regular Tonkeeper. And now we interviewed its creator Oleg Andreev: why did two wallets appear, and how do their approaches differ? Here are fragments of his answers, and we separately published the full version: so to speak, we got “Interview” and “Interview Pro.”

⚫️ On how Tonkeeper Pro came about:
“We realized that sometimes we needed ‘advanced’ features and a place to test new technologies. Innovations are not just ‘coming up with an idea’; they require iterative work: invent, try, evaluate, refine...… And in Tonkeeper Pro, we can add new features before releasing them to mass users. That’s why we first added W5 support, TRON support with gasless, and two-factor authentication to Tonkeeper Pro. 2FA is still only available there."

⚫️ On the difference between the two wallets:
“Tonkeeper is made for the mass user: how do we make it as comfortable as possible? And Tonkeeper Pro is designed around technological needs that must be met: its users need a variety of tools, so how do we implement all of them conveniently?

Roughly speaking, Tonkeeper is like a Mercedes, and Tonkeeper Pro is like an utility vehicle, a giant haul truck — in the best sense. Its dashboard has every button visible, nothing hidden behind ten clicks. But still with air conditioning and backlighting.”

⚫️ On the mobile and desktop versions of Tonkeeper Pro:
“In essence, mobile Tonkeeper Pro is really desktop Tonkeeper Pro, just in another format. Sure, you'll scroll more on the phone. But conceptually, the navigation should feel close to desktop. And we came up with the idea that since the screen is smaller, we would put the three columns of the application into the screen using ‘pedals’ on the sides, thanks to which the user is always one click away from them.”

⚫️ On the fact that Tonkeeper Pro is used by people with very different tasks:
“Traders need one thing, CFOs another, founders something else, developers too. Like in Adobe Photoshop, where each user needs only about 5% of the features, but the product satisfies the entire variety of people with their different 5% needs. And it is professional; it won’t hold your hand to explain what crypto is.”

⚫️ An example of the differences between Tonkeeper and Tonkeeper Pro:
“In the basic Tonkeeper, there is a bottom menu of four items. In Tonkeeper Pro, the current wallet is always visible, since you switch often and mustn’t get lost. And navigation instead of the bottom menu is done using ‘pedals.’ It turns out that Tonkeeper brings everything to the surface, while in Pro, functions are a bit hidden, but there are many more of them.”

💡 We remind you that the full version of the interview is available via the link, where there are many more details.

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📈 New pools on DeDust

⚫️ DeDust.io exchange has introduced a new version of liquidity pools (CPMM v2). What are its differences, and how is it useful for token creators on the new Uranus memepad?

⚫️ As a reminder, liquidity pools generally work as follows: those who wish to contribute their funds, the exchange uses them for swaps, and in return shares a part of the fee.

⚫️ Previously on DeDust, deposited funds and accumulated profits from fees were "together," and it was often difficult for liquidity providers to understand "how much I earned." Now, they are clearly separated, allowing accumulated profit to be withdrawn separately, even if the initial liquidity is locked.

⚫️ A "Creator Fee" is also added, where the token creator can set their own commission, which is charged when trading that token. In TON, a similar scheme was already applied, but it used special token contracts, which created certain difficulties. Here, the technical implementation is different.

⚫️ Tokens created using the Uranus memepad will receive such a pool when migrating to DeDust. So this will help people creating new memecoins on Uranus to receive commissions from their DEX trades.

💡 In general, if you were considering launching a new token due to the ongoing Meme Republic, this is an additional factor in favor of the idea. Even if you don't win the contest itself, but token trading proves active, it can still be useful.

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👁 Today marks the 45ft birthday of Nikolai Durov — co-founder of TON blockchain.

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📈 Wash trading and how it's detected

⚫️ As the second week of Meme Republic draws to a close, passions are running high: teams are not only striving to "maximize results" but sometimes accuse each other of dishonest actions. One of the most frequent accusations is "wash trading." Let's discuss what it is and how it can be identified.

⚫️ For any token, it's important whether it's "being traded," so trading volumes are a significant indicator. But in the anonymous crypto world, it's not difficult to trade one's own token to create the illusion of activity: the number will increase, although real demand has not grown. This is "wash trading."

⚫️ As a result, many resort to manipulation, but in different ways. Somewhere, part of the volume is manipulated, while some tokens are not traded by real people at all. Somewhere, artificial activity is difficult to distinguish from organic, and somewhere it is obvious.

⚫️ How to "catch" at least the obvious manipulations yourself? Go to DEXscreener, open the token page, and look at the transaction block at the bottom. Sometimes it's immediately visible that transactions come in pairs: a purchase from one address and an immediate sale for an almost identical amount. Sometimes there are several other transactions between the purchase and sale.

⚫️ Next to the address, you can click on the filter icon and see all transactions of that wallet. If there are many "paired" purchases and sales, it looks very much like manipulation. Try yourself as a blockchain detective and investigate some token, write in the comments what you find.

⚫️ In addition, metrics can be manipulated in other ways. For example, injecting funds into a concentrated liquidity pool so that they are out of range, meaning they are not used and there is no risk of impermanent loss. This is a completely free method. You can also create a pool with a very low commission and create volumes very cheaply or even without commission and "spin" almost for free.

💡 How to deal with this? It's impossible to forbid people from "reselling their own token," and it's probably not necessary. Rather, one should exercise caution when trading and consider such practices. Also, contests like Meme Republic need to make efforts if they want to reward real activity, not manipulated activity.

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⌨️ The Weekly TON: Highlights of the week

⚫️ Two news items last week were interconnected. One was about the launch of the new memepad Uranus.

⚫️ The other was about the launch of new liquidity pools on DeDust.io. If a token from Uranus appears on DeDust, it gets exactly such a pool.

⚫️ Among various discussions around Meme Republic, accusations of wash trading arose. What exactly is that? We made an explanatory post.

⚫️ We interviewed Oleg Andreev, the creator of the Tonkeeper Pro wallet. The interview was extensive, so we published highlights here and the full version separately.

🪙 And finally, just for a general knowledge, we compared TON with another blockchain project, ICP. Currently, comparisons rarely favor TON, but this is one such case.

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⌨️ "Durov's code 2" book announced

⚫️ The sequel to the Russian-language book about Pavel Durov will be released in December. One of The Daily TON's authors has a copy of the first book with Pavel's autograph, so we couldn't pass up this news. Since more than 10 years have passed since the first book was released, and many people don't even know about it, we'll describe both.

⚫️ The original book was released in 2012 and was fully titled "Durov's Code. The True Story of VKontakte and Its Creator." To prepare it, author Nikolai Kononov interviewed both Durov himself and other participants in the described events. At that time, Pavel was already widely known, but Telegram had not yet been announced, so it only described his work on VKontakte.

⚫️ A lot has changed since then. Pavel created Telegram, left VK and Russia, and later, as part of Telegram, became involved in the Gram blockchain project. After the SEC banned Durov from developing Gram, the project was temporarily suspended. It later revived as TON, with a new team not from Telegram employees, but retaining integration with the messenger.

⚫️ Now, the events that have taken place since then are described in a new book by the same author. Its full title is "Durov's Code 2. Telegram, Global Power, and Dangerous Freedom of Speech."

👁 A fragment from the new book has already been published (in Russian) on forbes.ru. It describes how the Gram project faced pressure from regulators. So this fragment may be of interest to those curious about TON's backstory.

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💀 TON cemetery

⚫️ The SettleTON project is closing, and this news looks like part of a trend: it is just one of a number of TON projects that have failed to become profitable. Of course, many projects close in any blockchain, but in TON, this now looks like a systematic phenomenon, rather than isolated failures.

⚫️ We already wrote about closures in June, when they concerned projects like Aqua Protocol and ParraTON. And even then, we asked: "How much longer can TON exist without mass adoption before projects start closing down massively?"

⚫️ Since then, a mass collapse has not yet occurred, but new closures have happened regularly: from GemsWall to NEWTON Fund. Somewhere they happen quietly, and the fate of the project is difficult to understand from the outside, somewhere – with public announcements.

⚫️ And all the messages sound similar: "We are sorry to close the project, we tried to come up with something and steer it. But it remains unprofitable, there are no prospects, and we do not see the point in losing more money." In each individual case, one might think that the founders did not try hard enough. But together, they lead to the conclusion that "it is difficult to become profitable in a blockchain where there are few people and little liquidity."

⚫️Can anything uplifting be said when the "cemetery" is expanding? Perhaps this: for now, the closures do not affect the main TON projects. Mostly lesser-known ones are closing, without which the ecosystem can continue to function, and not those without which it would lose its core features (exchanging tokens, trading NFTs and so on).

💡 But this is an alarming signal that says: now changes are simply necessary. Otherwise, TON will not just "not achieve mass adoption," but will lose the achievements already made, and will be a "naked" blockchain without an ecosystem, as it was at the very beginning.

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👁 Is it time to ignore the price?

⚫️ While the TON community in late November is content with the October recap, Coinbase Ventures looks to the future, highlighting 4 key trends for 2026. Let's see if TON is ready for these challenges.

⚫️Perpification of Everything

TON's eternal pain. While the world moves towards synthetic markets and "perpetual futures for everything," there is only one Perp DEX in the ecosystem. Its volumes are incomparable to leaders in other networks, which calls into question TON's readiness for the next stage of DeFi.

⚫️Specialized exchanges and terminals

Here, TON has a chance: the number of DEXes is growing, and DeDust recently released the first native on-chain terminal. However, without professional tools for traders and advanced analytics, the ecosystem risks remaining at the "beginner" level.

⚫️ Next-gen DeFi

The main challenge for TON. The trend is shifting towards composite markets, while in TON we see the opposite: fragmented liquidity pools and a lack of complex credit products. It is enough to recall yesterday's post about closed projects — the picture becomes alarming.

⚫️ AI + Robotics

An unexpected opportunity. TON, with its integration into Telegram, could become a platform for monetizing AI agents. And here, Pavel Durov's announcement of Cocoon is very timely — possibly the first step towards creating decentralized computing networks.

💡 While the average person monitors the price of TON, the fundamental indicators of the ecosystem noticeably lag behind general trends. Is it necessary to address the above problems to realize the potential for mass onboarding? We are not sure, but we know one thing: the price can wait — technological development cannot.

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⭐️ The last day of the QuestHub contest

⚫️ In early November, we missed the news that BroBot relaunched as QuestHub and launched its first Starter Quest contest. But now we're informing you that there's only one day left in the contest, so you can still participate.

⚫️ The rules for participation are standard for such quests: "link a TON wallet," "subscribe to specific channels," "invite friends via a referral link." All of this allows you to accumulate points, and with different point totals, you can become a contender for various prizes.

⚫️ The prize fund includes three prizes of $50 each and 10 Telegram gifts; their list is available in the official announcement.

⚫️ The exact end time of the contest is November 28, 15:00 UTC.

🚀 All that remains is to provide a link to the Starter Quest itself.

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💡 How to save TON? Opinion 1: The Carrot

⚫️ Nowadays everyone writes about the crisis in TON. But it's easy to complain "TON Foundation is doing everything wrong," while saying "how to fix it" is harder and more important. How to save TON? Even within our editorial team, opinions diverged. Today, in the #opinion section, we present one of them.

⚫️ We have already written that the mass user doesn't understand "why should I get into this at all?" (They don't exactly need TON to blow their salary in an online casino). And if this is considered the main problem, then the main thing for saving TON is to give people an understandable "carrot": an incentive that draws them into the ecosystem.

⚫️ Tap-to-Earn games had the carrot of "expectation of free money." And it temporarily worked: after Notcoin, millions flocked. But such an approach inevitably breaks down, ultimately only disappointing everyone. A long-term carrot is needed.

⚫️ What kind exactly? There are many options, here's an example. We want to attract Telegram users, right? And what is clear and pleasant to them? When they have cool features in Telegram. Telegram Premium subscription already sells features like audio message transcription. And everyone understands "why they are needed."

⚫️ What if there was a program with a name like "Telegram Tonium," which for activity in TON would give other interesting features via a Telegram bot? And also give a nice badge in the profile. And would have a referral program.

⚫️ What could these "additional Telegram features" be? Just for example: currently, there is a growing demand for AI video generation; Grok Imagine appeared in Twitter for this, but Telegram does not have an official tool. What if active use of TON provided a certain number of free video generations per week? How many people could become active in TON for this, and then get accustomed to the blockchain itself?

⚫️ If you consider AI video "terrible slop," you can imagine other features that seem more useful to you. The main idea is this: mass users do not understand and don't care about things like "we have a new version of CLMM." But AI video "a cat working in a delivery service" is well understood. Do we need to attract mass users to TON? Then we need to approach them through things they understand and demand.

🖊 As usual, the opinion is subjective. So, if you know better than us how to save TON, write in the comments!

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👁 What is Mira Network?

⚫️ There are indirect signs that some kind of partnership with Mira Network, a project in the field of "decentralized AI," might appear in TON. To know for sure, we'll await official information. But for now, let's figure out: what kind of project is this, and what problem does it solve?

⚫️ It's widely known that one of the main problems with AI is hallucinations. It regularly invents complete nonsense, so how can it be applied to important tasks where the cost of error is high?

⚫️ This means that eliminating errors or at least minimizing them is a "billion-dollar task." Whoever succeeds will create immense value. Mira Network is working in this direction. It's too early to judge how successfully, but their chosen approach is already known.

⚫️ To combat hallucinations, AI responses can be checked by other AIs. For example, if you take a response from ChatGPT and ask DeepSeek to verify it (or vice versa), the second might notice at least some of the hallucinations in the first's response. But copying and pasting like this is inconvenient and unreliable.

⚫️ Mira Network is developing this idea further. They propose checking responses using an entire decentralized network of various AIs. First, the response will be checked by each AI individually, and then their general consensus will decide which statements in the response are correct and which are erroneous.

⚫️ If the words about consensus sound familiar, you're not mistaken: the idea was borrowed from blockchains. In TON, validators jointly decide which transactions should be recorded as correct, and for honest work, validators receive rewards, while attempts to cheat can result in the loss of their "stake". It's the same here: AIs will be rewarded for their work but can be penalized for regular errors.

🪙 And since Durov has set a course for "decentralized AI," it's not surprising if something is brewing in TON with a similar project that applies blockchain decentralization principles to AI. What will come of this, only time will tell. Meanwhile, if you want more technical details, you can visit the Mira Network website; their whitepaper is available there.

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⭐️ Just in: Cocoon went live

⌨️ The Weekly TON: Highlights of the week

🤖 Last week, the community was counting down the days until the end of November — the promised deadline for Cocoon's launch. In the end, the project barely made it by the deadline, and only partially: third-party app developers will still have to wait.

⚫️ After the closure of another TON project, we wrote about how they are forming a whole "graveyard." Then someone else picked up on our idea, and a whole channel @TheOpenCemetery emerged.

⚫️The book "Durov's Code 2" was announced. On this occasion, we published a post where we recalled the first book and referenced a fragment from the second.

⚫️ Coinbase Ventures wrote about where the entire crypto industry is heading, and we examined: how TON is doing regarding the described things?

⚫️ And in the "Opinion" section, we discussed how to save TON.

👁 And finally, we looked at the Mira Network project. Its exact prospects are not yet clear, and whether it will be connected with TON, but it's interesting to follow the industry's development.

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🍌 JUST IN: Dr. Doge has launched a dashboard with up-to-date Cocoon statistics.

Currently, 30 workers are active on the network and 12 clients are registered.

👁 What's inside Cocoon?

⚫️ Before Cocoon's launch, there was only vague information from the announcement, but now there's more specific detail. The official website has many technical details.

⚫️ If you want something simpler, the Docs section of Dr. Awesome Doge's website has a convenient "Beginner/Advanced" toggle. And here we will summarize the main points even more briefly and simply.

Cocoon connects different sides:

⚫️ Workers
GPU owners willing to provide their computing power for money. A simple home graphics card won't do; we're talking about GPUs like NVIDIA H100, designed for running AI models. The models themselves are publicly available, like Qwen from Alibaba; Telegram doesn't have its own model yet.

⚫️ Clients
Application creators willing to pay for using AI models on GPUs. The main such client is Telegram itself, which wants to provide users with AI functions. It is assumed that other developers will connect later, but not everything is implemented for this yet.

⚫️ Proxy
"Dispatcher" programs that automatically select a suitable worker for a client, receiving a commission. For now, all proxies have been launched by Telegram itself, but it is stated that others will be able to do this in the future.

⚫️ Root contract
The main contract that controls configuration like "which models are supported." Currently, Telegram manages it, but it is promised that DAO will do so in the future.

⚫️ Mutual settlements between parties are carried out in TON using smart contracts. Therefore, they happen as is customary in the blockchain: automatically, decentrally, transparently, anonymously.

⚫️ And for privacy, technologies like Intel TDX are used. The general idea is that user requests go to the worker via a proxy, but their content should not be seen by either the GPU owner or the proxy owner.

💡 In general, the idea is a decentralized system. But in practice, it's not yet (Telegram is the only client, the only proxy, the sole owner of the root contract) in several aspects. We'll see how much this changes.

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📒 How founders can earn from creating a memecoin?

⚫️ Starting from late summer, a new wave of excitement around the meme sector emerged in the TON ecosystem. The catalyst was a hint at the return of Memelandia 2.0, preceded by a key network update from TON Core, which significantly accelerated transactions. Since then, the infrastructure has been developing not only for the benefit of traders but also creators.

⚫️Previously, the only way for a founder to monetize was to sell their tokens on the market. This not only put pressure on the chart but also irrevocably destroyed community trust. Now, the situation has changed — tools for sustainable token economics have appeared:

1. New CPMM v2 pools on DeDust — allow earning LP rewards even with locked liquidity.
2. Commissions from trading on the Uranus memepad — you launch a memecoin with a commission (e.g., 1-5%) and receive a percentage from all transactions both at the bonding curve stage and after migration to DEX.
⚫️ For example, the recently launched token $VSPACE has already brought its creator approximately $218 in net profit, even though it has not yet migrated to DEX. Such mechanics give creators not only a long-term financial incentive but also strategic stability. There is no longer a need to "dump" tokens to finance marketing or development — traders themselves generate working capital.

⚫️ The biggest mistake today is to think that a memecoin does not require a business plan. Use native tools such as Uranus and DeDust to ensure a long-term financial model.

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🪙 What's after Cocoon?

⚫️ After the release of Cocoon, an interesting question remained hanging. Pavel Durov first spoke about working on AI in June, in an interview with a French publication. But back then, he voiced a completely different idea: that while ordinary LLMs only "pretend to think," Nikolai is working on "truly thinking AI."

⚫️ And now Telegram has released a different AI project, but is silent about this idea. This raises the question: has it been forgotten, or is it next in line? It's impossible to say for sure — but it's interesting to consider how it aligns with Cocoon and the overall state of affairs in the world. Two things are worth noting here:

1. In recent years, all the AI hype has been around LLMs — "large language models" for generating text, code, and so on. But while such models are actively developing, experts are increasingly saying that this approach "will hit a ceiling." And for further development, simply "boosting LLMs" won't be enough; it will require exploring other approaches to AI. This means doing exactly what (according to Pavel) Nikolai has already started.

2. Work on many AI models can be divided into two stages: first, a new model is created by "training" it on existing data, and then the resulting model is used to answer user queries. Both stages require computational power. Cocoon currently offers power for the second stage: "Let's take ready-made models and run them decentrally." But hypothetically, its capacities could also be used to create small experimental models, exploring different approaches.

⚫️ And this thought comes to mind. Currently, Cocoon can already be useful for various AI functions in Telegram: for example, "summarize the main points of 200 messages in this chat overnight." But this might not be its final goal, only the first step. "Message summarization" is a clear, useful, solvable problem, so it's reasonable to start with such tasks. However, "Creating an alternative to LLM" is complex, without guarantees of success, but ambitious. This could be done in parallel, without much public disclosure, until results are achieved.

👁 No one in the world can say who will make the next breakthrough in AI, or when. But one would like to assume that Telegram has not forgotten what Durov voiced in June; they have only stopped talking about it. It will be interesting to see where this leads.

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💡 How to save TON? Opinion 2: onboarding

⚫️ In the previous issue of our #opinion column, we wrote about what could change the current deplorable situation in TON. Now we will supplement this with another answer.

⚫️ A giant problem with TON, rarely talked about: if the goal is to "bring mass users," then the onboarding process for newcomers is simply broken and prevents this from happening.

⚫️ Imagine "Average Joe," far removed from crypto. He opens, for example, @wallet for the first time. He sees "Crypto" and "TON" tabs. And he thinks:

I don't understand, is TON not crypto?
I don't understand, why is Toncoin also on the Crypto tab?
I don't understand, why is USDT on both tabs?
I don't understand, which one should I use?

Answers are not quickly found. And then it's easiest for Joe to close his wallet and continue using fiat. And how can we then expect an influx of mass users?

⚫️ This is not a criticism of Wallet specifically, because a similar situation exists everywhere. "Joe" might have Telegram gifts, which can be converted to NFTs, and this would be useful for TON. But where will he see a clear explanation of "How and why to convert to NFT"? And if nowhere, how can we then expect on-chain activity?

⚫️ Meanwhile, answers do exist on the internet. We ourselves have explained non-custodial wallets and NFT gifts. But how would Joe, who just opened Wallet or his gifts, know "my question was answered in The Daily TON a year ago"?

⚫️ And so, a paradox emerges: thousands of explanatory texts have already been written about TON, but there's nothing for a newcomer to read. Because when a newcomer has a question, they don't dig through Telegram channel archives from five years ago. If it's not easily searchable within a minute, it's easier for them to leave TON.

⚫️ Well, we've complained enough, but how do we save TON? Two ideas come to mind:

1. Create an official Telegram bot "TON for Newcomers," where a small gamified course answers the main initial questions. Give some nice achievement for completing it. And link to it in all official resources, saying "start here." So that there's a link in the center of the main page of ton.org.

2. Create an official Telegram bot "TON GPT," capable of answering newcomers' questions using AI. "Vasya" understands the format "when in doubt, ask ChatGPT." And Telegram as a messenger is ideally suited for this format.

🔥 But specific implementations may vary. The general idea is: if you want Joe from Telegram to come to TON, you need to create an onboarding process so that he doesn't get stuck along the way. Currently, he does get stuck.

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⌨️ The Weekly TON: Highlights of the week

⚫️ The most notable event of the past weekend in Telegram/TON — instead of the usual gifts, this time a "mystery box" appeared in partnership with UFC. Here are other topics we covered last week:

⚫️ The long-awaited Cocoon has finally launched, and in connection with this, we published two different texts. The first is "what Cocoon has": we carefully studied the documentation on the website and briefly retold the main points.

⚫️ And the other text is "what Cocoon doesn't have." Last summer, Pavel Durov spoke about AI in different terms — what exactly, and how might those ideas still manifest?

⚫️ Meme Republic is on pause, but we're not: we wrote about things that can help memecoin creators. This might come in handy both if the contest resumes, and even if it doesn't.

⚫️ We continued our series of posts "How to save TON" with a second opinion, focusing on onboarding.

📒 And if you're looking for "at least some good news," note that the Tolk language now has complete documentation. This probably won't double TON price, but at least developers will be pleased.

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🔥 How not to miss a memecoin?

⚫️ Memecoin trading is pure PvP, where the winner is the one who spotted the potential earlier and bought among the first. We previously mentioned the bonding curve principle — in the first minutes of launch, volatility can go off the charts even from small volumes. And this is one of the reasons why, even after the pause of Meme Republic, the meme sector continues to live its own life.

⚫️ The key to speed, available to everyone, is tracking deploys — newly created tokens. In TON, there are two working ways to track them:

1. Launchpad Telegram channels

Automatic notifications about newly created tokens from platforms:
• Uranus
• Blum + TonFun
• Stonks

2. An alternative option — the Launches tab in x1000.

Here, the terminal acts as a sort of aggregator for several launchpads at once: Uranus, Blum, and memepads based on TonFun. Everything is in one place, and the configured Quick Buy mode allows you to instantly buy a token, further increasing your advantage over other traders. This page is divided into 3 sections: New, Completing, and Completed, which helps not only to see new launches but also to monitor the dynamics of those already created.

⚫️ Which strategy is better is not for us to say. Both provide speed, but definitely require filtering skills. The main thing is not to try to "catch" every deploy, but to choose tokens according to pre-selected criteria: be it the presence of social networks, organic metrics, or the creator's activity. May DYOR be with you.

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