⚡️ Pitch Session — Find Your Dream Team for The Open Hack

Got a cool idea but need the right teammates to bring it to life? 👥

Join us for a fast-paced pitch session where hackathon participants will present their projects and call for collaborators. 🤝

📅 Tuesday, July 8
🕔 3 PM CET
📍 Zoom call
🎤 Host: TON Europe Hub Team

What’s happening:
— Participants pitch their hackathon ideas in 1–2 minutes
— Open call to designers, developers, builders & thinkers
— Chance to join a project that excites you before the build kicks off
— Networking and team-matching in real time

🚀 Whether you have an idea or are looking to join one — this is your moment.

💬 Want to pitch?
Submit your project idea with your presentation slides via the registration form on Luma to secure a slot.

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Let’s build together on TON 💎

⚡️ The Open Hack: Workshop — How to Create a Smart Contract on TON

Ready to dive deeper into building on TON Blockchain?
In this session, we’ll walk through the fundamentals of designing and deploying smart contracts — the right way.

📅 Wednesday, July 9
🕔 5 PM CET
📍 Livestream on Twitter
👨‍💻 Expert: Stepan, Developer, Bidask

What you'll learn
— How to design smart contract logic and architecture on TON
— Key mistakes to avoid during development
— Security, testing, and deployment best practices
— Real-world insights from Bidask’s smart contract journey

💬 Got questions?
Submit them in advance via the registration form on Luma so we can cover them live.

Let’s build on TON together 💎

⚡️ Dev Q&A for The Open Hack Participants

Following our two workshops:
🔹 How to Launch a Telegram Mini App and Integrate TON in One Day
🔹 How to Create a Smart Contract on TON

💬 As you begin building, you may be running into technical or strategic questions.
🏆 That’s exactly why we’re hosting a live Q&A session — to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.

📅 Friday, July 11
🕒 3:00 PM CET
📍 Live on Zoom – Register on Luma
👨‍💻 Shashank, DevRel of TON SSEA Hub, will be joining us live to answer all your questions.

📌 Important
— Make sure to register on Luma to access the Zoom link
— Send your questions in advance, so Shashank can prepare the most helpful and precise answers

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It’s your chance to get direct help from TON’s DevRel and boost your hackathon project 🚀

🐈 Meet Swift Gifts — Your Telegram Gifts Marketplace Aggregator

"We used to waste precious hours comparing gift prices across markets. Then, during a team call, Swift Gifts was born."

Their algorithm hunts down the hottest deals across all platforms — even hidden ones in off-chain Telegram Mini Apps. Powered by TON smart-contract for instant swaps.

🐈 How it works
→ Select a collection and apply filters
→ The system automatically finds the best available price
→ Choose the gift you want
→ Simply buy it via smart-contract.
It’s just like having a personal gift consultant right in your pocket!

🎁 Feature Highlights
— All gift collections are now available on the platform
— Graphs are displayed on the gift cards
— Buy stars directly in the app — no KYC required
— Enhanced security layer to protect user data and prevent unauthorized access
— Filter gifts by background or symbol (no model filtering needed)

🎁Give it a go
🤨Follow Swift Gifts News Channel

Disclaimer: this material is not financial advice. Always conduct your own research before using any platform.

🛒 Podcast: Building Payment Apps on TON

From booking trips to buying everyday goods—TON makes crypto payments practical and easy to build with.

In this podcast, builders share how they’re creating real-world payment solutions using Telegram Mini Apps and the TON blockchain.

📅 Thursday, July 17
🕒 5 PM CET
📍 Watch the replay
🔗 Register on Luma

What you'll learn
— Why build payment apps on TON?
— How apps are earning revenue from payments
— Onboarding users with local currencies and fiat ramps
— Designing UX for smooth, secure crypto payments
— Legal & compliance insights

Speakers
— Kate Kachan, CMO of EntravelX
— Ben Usinger, Founder of Toncash
— Pavel Mulin, Founder of Shops Builder
— Tony, Manager at TON Europe Hub

Whether you're working on payments, on-ramps, or consumer crypto apps—this podcast is for you.

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Let’s scale payments and make TON Blockchain HUGE together! 💎

⚡️ The Open Hack — Live Coding Course: Integrating TON Connect into a Telegram Mini App

Join us for a live coding session where we’ll walk through how to integrate TON Connect into a Telegram Mini App.

This feature lets users connect their TON wallet seamlessly — an essential step for many The Open Hack projects.

📅 Wednesday, 16 July
🕔 5 PM CET
🧑‍💻 Moein, CTO of Dropee
📍 Watch the replay
👉 Register on Luma

We'll code live, step by step. Just bring your code editor and Telegram Mini App.

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Let's make TON Blockchain HUGE together!

⏳ 3 days left to join The Open Hack and submit your MVP.

This isn’t just a mini-hackathon, it’s your first step into the TON and Telegram ecosystem:
— 1B+ monthly active users on Telegram
— 400M+ have already used a Mini App
— 130M+ have onboarded to the TON wallet

This is your last chance to join and compete for:
— $8,000 in prizes
— Fast-track access to TON ecosystem support
— Hands-on mentorship from core teams

You can join online.
You just need to start and ship.

All information, resources, and direct access to the team are available in one place:
📍 Register & build here
⏳ Submission deadline: July 18, 23:59 CET

Powered by: STON.fi, Dropee, EVAA Protocol, sTONks, Holders, Eliza OS, Society, Stickers, Dogs Community, Open Builders and Akindo.

Now is the best time to take your first step into the TON ecosystem.

💎 Hackathon Winner Stories

Join us on Thursday, July 17 at 10 AM CET for a live builder talk on Twitter featuring hackathon winners from the TON ecosystem:

Speakers
🔹 Masa — Founder of Bagel Finance (TON Bootcamp, Bangkok)
🔹 Lev — Head of Partnerships at Tradoor (The Open Summit TON Hackathon)
🔹 More speakers to be announced

🎯 They’ve been through the hackathon journey, now they’re building. Discover how they did it, what they learned and why they’re building on TON.

📌 Register here
🎥 Watch the replay on Twitter

Kickstart your own journey at The Open Hack — it starts here.

🏆 MyTonWallet Launches Public Developer Contests

MyTonWallet has opened two public contests to engage the community in testing its new native application — MyTonWallet Air for iOS and Android.

This is an important step in the product’s development: native applications integrate more deeply with operating systems and unlock the full potential of the platform.

🥇 The first contest — MyTonWallet Air QA Contest

Explore the app from a real user’s perspective: find bugs, glitches, broken user flows, or unexpected behavior.

Prize pool: up to $10,000.

🥈 The second contest — MyTonWallet Air Security Bounty Program

For ethical hackers and security researchers interested in uncovering critical vulnerabilities that could compromise user assets, data privacy, or overall security.

Prize pool: up to $50,000.

Full details and entry guidelines are available in the @mycontests Telegram channel — top submissions will be rewarded based on value and quality.

❤ Best of luck to all participants!

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🥇 Roast Session #8

Builders will take the stage to pitch their projects and receive valuable feedback from seasoned experts.

This is a unique opportunity to learn how successful projects are built, understand the key elements that make a product stand out and connect with the right team to build something extraordinary—together.

📅 Wednesday, July 23
🕑 5PM CET
📍 Join the livestream on Twitter
🔗 Register on Luma

Experts
— Alexey Malanov – Security Expert, CertiK
— Alik – Ecosystem Manager Lead, TON Foundation
— Tony – Manager, TON Europe Hub

Projects
— Narad is the InfoFi layer for Telegram - think Kaito for Telegram. Easily search and track mindshare, topics and narratives across thousands of telegram groups. Narad transforms Telegram group conversations into actionable insights, directly within Telegram to power better and faster crypto decisions.

— TheMaxiA is a Web3 music platform bringing value to music through NFTs and AI agents. Collect rare music NFTs, monitor communities with agentic tools, and stream audio via a Telegram-native player.

— Suby lets paid communities automate crypto subscriptions on Telegram. Auto-payments, auto-access, auto-renewals no code needed. Multichain, non-custodial, works with any wallet.

— Armor Wallet is web3 wallet you talk to like chatGPT, powered by AI agents to manage, trade, and research crypto. Merging a non-custodial wallet with an easy prompt-based interface and high-speed trading tools.

Ready to make a name for yourself and pitch your project at Roast Session?
👉 Then fill out this form!

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⚡️ The Open Hack – Live Judging & Project Showcase 🎉

After two exciting weeks of building, we received over 70 submissions from teams around the world.
Ten teams made it to the finals and they’re ready to pitch live!

This is the last stage of The Open Hack — now comes the final round of judging to decide the winners and to showcase what the TON builder community has created.

Meet the Jury
• Helena Dikhtiaruk, Ecosystem Team Lead
• Sahil Massey, Strategic Ecosystem PM
• Alik, Ecosystem Programs Manager
• Julien, TON Europe Hub Lead
• Tony, TON Europe Hub Manager

📅 Thursday, July 24
🕓 4PM CET
📍 Livestream on Twitter

🔥 10 projects. 5 judges. 1 ultimate showdown.

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❤️ The Open Hack – Live Judging & Project Showcase

After 2 weeks and 70+ submissions, the top 10 teams are ready to pitch live! Expect bold ideas, rapid-fire pitches, and fresh innovation built on TON.

📆 Today, 4 PM CET
▶️ Watch live on Twitter: @TONEurope

⚡️ This isn’t just a demo. It’s the most electric moment of The Open Hack!

🔥 Don’t miss the showdown — tune in and be part of the moment.

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