❤️ 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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🧪 TON Builders & Devs, We Need You! 🚨

Are you using Telegram Apps Center or TON ID?

Now’s your chance to shape the tools you use. The TON Ecosystem team is gathering feedback to improve your experience — from documentation to support to actual features.

💬 What’s working? What’s annoying? What’s missing?
Your voice = better platform for everyone.

🕐 Takes 2 mins.
🎯 Impacts the future.

→ Telegram Apps Center
→ TON ID

Your voice matters — help shape the future of the ecosystem! 💡

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🎉 The Open Hack is officially wrapped!

What an incredible journey it's been.

We're thrilled to announce the results:
🚀 70+ submissions
🏆 10 deserving winners
💰 $8,000 in prizes

🥇 1st Place — BeautyTON ($2,000)
Bringing beauty services into Telegram: instant, shareable, and Web3-ready. This concept could impact all retail oriented business by democratizing Telegram Mini-Apps — allowing anyone to create their own Mini-App in just a few clicks!
🔗 Check it out

🥈 2nd Place — tPolls ($1,500)
Web3.0 incentivized polls built on TON. The story of Eastmaels is inspiring — a Web2 dev who fell in love with TON and Telegram. Kudos!
🔗 Check it out

🥉 3rd Place — Swift Gift ($1,000)
The first Telegram gifts aggregator, loved by the Gifts community!
🔗 Check it out

🌟 4th–10th Place ($500 each)
🔹 Insane nights & days - The Community-Driven Booking & Event DAO for DJs, fans & clubs.

🔹 SmartExchange - A Web3 escrow app powered by TON smart contracts.

🔹 The Open Market - A decentralized prediction market built natively on TON.

🔹 TONgeist - Tonacle: bringing real-world data to TON smart contracts via fast, secure and decentralized oracles.

🔹 Paid Live - Get paid per minute for live video streams in Telegram channels with TON.

🔹 NFTG ZONIX - Telegram-native Web3 platform transforming a pixel grid into a dynamic showcase of Telegram channels.

🔹 ChannelSense - Your AI-powered assistant for smarter Telegram channel management.

🏆 All winners also receive:
— 1st–3rd place: Hands-on mentorship from TON Foundation
— 1st–10th place: Accelerated access to TON Ecosystem Support programs
— All winners: Roast Session at TON Europe Hub and an invitation to TON Nest program

To all participants — thank you for your incredible ideas and hard work!

Join our thriving builders community:
→ TON Builders Portal
→ TON ID
This is only the start. 🚀

A huge thank you to our amazing partners:
STON.fi, Dropee, EVAA Protocol, sTONks, Holders, Eliza OS, Society, Stickers, Dogs Community, Open Builders & more!

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💎 Join Builders Call - August Edition

It's a dedicated time for both new and experienced builders to connect, kickstart their ideas, share project progress, ask questions, and explore how the ecosystem can support them.

After the success of The Open Hack, many new builders have joined the ecosystem — and this call is the perfect space to connect with the growing community.

💬 Agenda
​— 10 min: Key updates & news for builders
— 25 min: Open Project Spotlight
— 25 min: Open call

📅 Friday, 1st August
🕚 11:30 AM CET

👉 Register here and come meet the team.

✅ If you're building on TON, make sure your project is registered on the TON Builders Portal.

🥇 Roast Session #9

Get ready for a special edition of the Roast Session featuring winning projects from TON Europe Hub hackathons!

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 30
🕑 3 PM CET
📍 Join the livestream on Twitter
🔗 Register on Luma

Experts
— Bilal El Alamy – Co-founder and CEO, PyratzLabs
— Dmitri Elisov – Co-founder and CTO, Oqtacore
— Samuel – Co-founder, TON Battleground
— Tony – Manager, TON Europe Hub

Projects
— Connections - Build and manage your event network like never before. It leverages QR code scanning, Telegram integration, and an AI assistant to streamline the process of connecting with new people and organizing contacts by event.

— Swift Gifts is the first Telegram gift aggregator where you can discover, buy, sell, and store NFT gifts, both on-chain and off-chain.

— SmartExchange is the next-generation Web3 escrow application powered by TON smart contracts that provides trustless, automated, and secure escrow solution for on-chain transactions.

— Narad is the InfoFi layer for Telegram - think Kaito for Telegram. Easily search and track mindshare, topics and narratives across thousands of Telegram groups.

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

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🥇 Roast Session #10

We’re bringing you a special Roast Session featuring standout projects fresh from The Open Hack!

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, August 6
🕑 5 PM CET
📍 Join the livestream on Twitter
🔗 Register on Luma

Experts
— Alik Talipov, Ecosystem Program Manager
— Slava Yakimenko, Ecosystem Program Manager
— Tony, TON Europe Hub Manager

Projects
— BeautyTON is bringing beauty services into Telegram: instant, shareable, and Web3-ready.

— tPolls is a Web3 incentivized polls built on TON.

— The Open Market is a decentralized prediction market built natively on TON.

— ChannelSense - Your AI-powered assistant for smarter Telegram channel management.

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

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🎙 AMA Session with AURA x Capital — Learn Crypto by Playing

Ready to discover a whole new way to learn and earn in Web3?

We’re excited to announce an AMA (Ask Me Anything) with the team behind AURA x Capital — the Telegram Mini App that blends crypto education with fun and arcade gameplay making onboarding easy and fun.

📅 Friday, August 8
🕑 11 AM CET
📍 Join the X Space
🔗 Register on Luma

Agenda
— Discover how AURA makes DeFi, NFTs, and crypto basics accessible
— Learn how you can earn real tokens by playing accessible mini-games
— Discover the campaign details for the August DeFi onboarding, together with Bidask, Storm, Stonfi, Fiva, and others.
— Engage directly with the AURA team!

Don't miss your chance to discover AURA x Capital and ask your questions!

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🥇 Roast Session #11

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.

📅 Tuesday, August 12
🕑 5 PM CET
▶️ Watch the replay on X
🔗 Register on Luma

Experts
— Rogerio Morais, Ecosystem Program Manager
— Alik Taleepov, Ecosystem Program Manager
— Tony, TON Europe Hub Manager

Projects
— House of Stars is a marketplace for the swift conversion of Telegram Stars to $TON, with zero waiting period and the best rates among exchanges.

— Nightmare Chaser is a game featuring thrilling, sustainable hyper-casual gameplay and evolving seasonal stories, powered by TON-based rewards.

— Fast Ton Trade Bot is turning trading into an experience with instant RagPad price alerts and addictive game and social features.

👍 Like & Share!

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

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💬 Project Spotlight: TON Battleground

Ready to join the battle? 🥷
We’re going LIVE for an exclusive gameplay session of TON Battleground featuring Gio and AndreWGMI.

📅 Thursday, August 14
🕚 4PM CET
📺 Watch the livestream: @TONEurope
🎮 We’ll be playing a live match in a private lobby and you’re invited to join the action!

→ Before you fight, you’ve gotta train! 🤕
→ Think you know everything? Read this first 🧐

Set your reminder & stay tuned. This one’s going to be wild. 💥

🎉 Happy 12th Birthday, Telegram ✈️

Since its launch on August 14, 2013, Telegram has transformed the way the world connects — evolving from fast, private chats into a complete ecosystem of channels, bots, Mini Apps, and payments.

Today, Telegram is more than a messenger — it’s a global platform with over 1 billion monthly active users, a thriving creator economy, and a bridge between social networking and Web3.

With TON Blockchain and USDT now seamlessly integrated into @wallet, sending money is as easy as sending a message. Telegram Mini Apps open the door to games, shopping, and services without ever leaving the app.

Thank you, Telegram, for making private, fast, and open communication the standard and for empowering builders, creators, and communities worldwide.

📢 Follow all the latest news from Telegram and its founder:
→ @telegram
→ @durov

🎂 Like & share to celebrate Telegram’s 12th!

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🔥 Roast Session #12

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, August 20
🕑 5 PM CET
▶️ Watch the livestream on X
🔗 Register on Luma

Experts
— Sahil Massey, Strategic Ecosystem Program Manager
— Julien, TON Europe Hub Lead
— Tony, TON Europe Hub Manager

Projects
— Lissen is a fan-driven streaming platform where artists share exclusive content directly with their community

— EMOKO is a Telegram game where you collect emotions to craft and grow your own unique digital creature, to grow thanks to A.I, then bring it to life as a real collectible if choosen by DAO.

— Tonversity, easily manage courses, track analytics, and interact with your students — all in one place.

— TON Tracker helps you monitor your TON blockchain portfolio in real time with precision and style. Get instant updates, intuitive charts, and in-depth analytics to track performance, spot trends, and make informed decisions.

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Ready to make a name for yourself and pitch your project at Roast Session?
👉 Apply now!

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🎤 Podcast with AdsGram: Engaging Ads for Telegram, Made Easy

Join us for an exclusive session on AdsGram, the ad platform for Telegram Mini Apps helping projects from early stage to global scale.

On the agenda
— What is AdsGram?
— How to design the most effective ads for Telegram
— How many projects are already leveraging it
— The revenue generated so far
— How to integrate AdsGram in just a few steps

🗓 Thursday, 21 August
🕙 3 PM CET
💬 Drop your questions on Luma
📍 Watch the replay

👤 Speakers
— Dmitry Melentiev, CBDO at AdsGram
— Hosted by Tony, TON Europe Hub Manager

👍 Like & Share!

Explore how ads on Telegram can help expand your user base! 🚀

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💬 Project Spotlight: Fiva Protocol

Discover FIVA, a project bringing DeFi straight into Telegram.

Why should you care? 👀
Because FIVA makes finance simple, accessible & borderless.

→ Dive into the full spotlight article!
→ Experience Simplified DeFi on the FIVA Telegram Mini App!

Disclaimer: This post is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Crypto assets carry risks. Always do your own research before participating.

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