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Welcome to the official TON hub for the US! We are your local guide to The Open Network, bringing together an active community of developers, creators, and enthusiasts.

Our chat: @tonushubchat | Channel: @tonushub | X: x.com/tonushub | Website: ton.org
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πŸ’Ž Tech Updates EP2 is live!

Yesterday we announced TON Rust Node. Today, hear from the team behind it.

Roman Nguyen, CTO of RSquad Blockchain Lab, shares what they built and why it matters for infrastructure on TON.

πŸ’¬ What would you like to see from TON by 2027?

😏 Watch the full video here

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BotFather grew from 3.5M to 7.4M monthly active users after AI agents started taking off on Telegram. That is 111% growth. The momentum is real.

TON is natively embedded in the same app where all of this is happening.

The opportunity is right here.

TON AI Agent Hackathon.

$20,000. Two tracks. Two weeks.

Track 1: Agent Infrastructure ($10K)
Build tooling and primitives that help power the next generation of AI applications on TON. This can include wallet integrations, agent coordination, payment flows, developer tools, and other core infrastructure.


Track 2: User Facing Agents ($10K)
Build AI agents that users can interact with directly inside Telegram. This can include commerce agents, payment bots, assistants, trading tools, automation products, and other practical AI-powered experiences.


πŸ“† Hackathon dates: March 11-25
🧠 MCP Docs
πŸ’Ž For more information and registration click here

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πŸ’Ž TON Pay Workshop This Friday

Payments on TON are becoming easier to integrate.

This Friday, we’re hosting the first TON Pay workshop with a live walkthrough and Q&A session.

TON Pay is newly released. If you’re building or exploring payments in the ecosystem, this session will cover the basics and answer common questions.

πŸ—“οΈ Friday, March 13
πŸ•‘ 2 PM UTC
πŸ“ Live on X (@ton_blockchain)

πŸ‘‰ Questions for the team? Submit them here

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Unfortunately, due to the Middle East conflict and safety conditions in the UAE area, we have made the decision to cancel Gateway Dubai, originally scheduled for May 1 and 2, 2026. This was a difficult call, but the safety and well-being of our community always comes first.

If you purchased a ticket to Gateway through Luma, Moongate or Tribute, or booked hotel reservations through promocode, you will receive a refund within the next 14 days. For further questions, please contact: gateway@ton.org.

We are currently examining different formats to produce a Gateway event before the end of this year. An announcement will be forthcoming in the near future. We look forward to seeing you soon.
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🎀 TON Real Talk Ep.6 is LIVE!

This week we discuss COCOON AI, decentralisation, and the benefits of Confidential Compute network.

Together with our special guests: @BlockchainBK from AlphaTON Capital, Matthew from Atlantic AI, JonMichael from FarmGPU & @moontrips from TON Foundation

Watch on Telegram, X or YouTube 🎀

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πŸ’Ž TON Pay | The Why

Payments shouldn’t require every builder to implement their own infrastructure.

Across Telegram apps, this often meant building wallets, checkout flows and settlement logic independently.

TON Pay helps streamline that 🫴

One SDK. A ready-to-use solution for Mini Apps, bots, and backend services. One-time payments, recurring payments, and subscriptions. Non-custodial, so users keep control of their funds.

Build faster, without rebuilding the same payment stack. ⛏️

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πŸͺ™ Report: Telegram as the default AI interface

A new report from IdentityHub looks at Telegram as an emerging interface layer for AI.

Instead of separate apps or dashboards, AI agents can operate directly inside chat, enabling faster workflows and simpler user interaction.

For teams building on TON, this highlights new opportunities around bots, Mini Apps and AI-driven services.

πŸ‘‰ Read the report

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TON Art Contest #2 is LIVE ❀️ Degens, artists, memelords… this one’s for you. 🎨 Create artwork around TON Community, memes, NFTs, games, or anything in the TON universe πŸ›’ $2000 prize pool in USDT on TON πŸ† 20 winners, $100 each ⏰ 7 days to cook How to enter:…
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🎨 TON Art Contest #2
Submissions are officially closed.


Huge thanks to everyone who joined: 600+ artworks submitted by artists and 8,105 community likes from supporters voting for their favorite pieces. ❀️

Next step: LIVE judging.

πŸ… 20 winners
πŸ’° $2k prize pool, $100 each

How judging works:

πŸ“… March 18, 4 PM UTC
πŸŽ₯ Live judging stream: 4 judges will score each artwork from 1 to 10

Judges:
β€’ 2 from TON Foundation
β€’ 2 from TON Community: @Damx & @MonkeyBgg

πŸ† Once all scores are submitted, the top 20 highest-rated artworks will win.

Community likes will help guide the judges and also have their own leaderboard.

πŸ”” Stay tuned for judging day.

Let’s celebrate the creativity together πŸš€

P.S. all the evaluations will be within the MiniApp, as well as all the Art Submissions, and displayed for everyone to take a look at themselves + support their favourite creators!

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🎨 TON Art Contest #2 Submissions are officially closed. Huge thanks to everyone who joined: 600+ artworks submitted by artists and 8,105 community likes from supporters voting for their favorite pieces. ❀️ Next step: LIVE judging. πŸ… 20 winners πŸ’° $2k prize…
🎨 TON Art Contest - Live Judging

600+ artworks. 7 days of submissions. Now it’s time to select the winners.

20 artworks will be chosen by the judges: @s0meone_u_know, @zenith_ton, @damx & @monkeybgg

Each artwork will be scored from 1 to 10, top 20 will receive prizes.

πŸ—“οΈ 18.03.26 | 13:00 UTC
🎀 On X, Telegram & YouTube
πŸ”” Art by @Inosuke7000
Set a reminder and join the session.

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🎬 Tech Interview EP3

Smart contract development on TON is evolving.

Aleksandr Kirsanov, creator of Tolk and member of TON Core Team, explains why projects are migrating from FunC and how Tolk simplifies development.

We covered:
❓ Why Tolk replaces FunC
πŸ›  Production-ready smart contract language
πŸš€ The vision for a unified dev stack
⚑️ Faster project development

😏 Check here

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🀩 @ChefRush1 has been exploring the interactive side of the Telegram ecosystem.

His latest collaboration is with DuckMyDuck, currently the largest Telegram game by Stars spending.

πŸ‘‰ This highlights a key aspect of Telegram’s creator economy communities can engage with creators not just through content, but through interactive experiences.

πŸ‘€ Play DuckMyDuck.

Creators, communities, and applications, all connected inside Telegram. 😎

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🎀 TON Real Talk Ep.7 β€” Dev Updates

Dev updates first, including Rust Node progress with Roman Nguyen (RSquad).

Hosted by Anastasia Yugova (CIS Hub Lead), Dmitry (CIS Community Lead), Anthony Tsivarev (VP of Ecosystem Development) & Daniil Sherbakov (GameFi BD).

πŸ—“οΈ 03/19 at 13:00

πŸš€ On X, Telegram & YouTube

Tune in.

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🎀 TON Real Talk Ep.7 is LIVE!

Dev updates, Rust Node progress with RSquad, plus GameFi projects such as Glance, EdChess and iTerra.

With Anastasia, Dmitry, Anthony & Daniil.

😏 Watch on Telegram, X or YouTube

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🎬 TON One on One | Max Crown x Gio

Most aren’t ready for what Web3 looks like in 2 years.

Less friction. Less noise. More real usage.

πŸš€ Watch it now

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βšͺ TON Pay | Nikola, VP Payments

How TON is building payments infrastructure?

Nikola Plecas (VP Payments) and Angela Brasington (US Hub Lead) break down the current approach, and how builders can have access to more than 1 billion active users. 

πŸ‘€ Watch it now

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Forwarded from TON Dev News
Sub-second finality: how to adapt your project

TON is rolling out Catchain 2.0, a consensus upgrade targeting sub-second block finality on mainnet in early April 2026.

What's changing:
– Block interval: ~2.5s β†’ 200–400ms
– Finalization lag: ~10s β†’ ~1s
– Throughput: up to ~5 blocks/sec

But a faster chain alone won't help users if apps still rely on old API.

We've published a step-by-step adoption guide covering:

πŸ”Ή Wallets & dApps: switch to TON Center Streaming API v2. Handle all four statuses: pending β†’ confirmed β†’ finalized β†’ trace_invalidated.
πŸ”Ή Self-hosted nodes & liteservers: update to the latest release with Catchain 2.0 support before mainnet activation.
πŸ”Ή Indexers: prepare for up to 10x more blocks/sec. Connect to testnet and verify no lag accumulates over 30+ minutes.

Testnet already runs at sub-second speed. Test there now.

MyTonWallet and tonscan.org already use Streaming API and have nearly halved their reaction time, even before the mainnet upgrade.

πŸ“– Full guide: How to adopt sub-second finality

Start adapting today. If your app isn't ready, users won't notice any improvement.
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πŸ’Ž TON at OpenClaw Lobster Cave | Cannes

OpenClaw Hackathon is live!

β€’ March 25 β†’ March 29, 23:59
β€’ Results: March 30
β€’ 200+ builders already in

Build AI agents on TON and ship fast with Telegram distribution.

πŸ‘‰ Register now

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BotFather grew from 3.5M to 7.4M monthly active users after AI agents started taking off on Telegram. That is 111% growth. The momentum is real. TON is natively embedded in the same app where all of this is happening. The opportunity is right here. TON…
πŸ’Ž TON AI Agent Hackathon is closed. 150+ teams built in two weeks.

Agents that pay each other on-chain. Voice-controlled wallets. AI freelance marketplaces. Dispute resolution with on-chain settlement. The builder energy on TON is real.

Judging starts now. Winners announced next week.

πŸ–₯ View the submissions here

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