what's ton foundation?
The TON Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development, decentralization, and global adoption of The Open Network (TON), a high-performance layer-1 blockchain platform. Originally conceptualized by Telegram's founders as the Telegram Open Network, the project was handed over to the community in 2020 following regulatory scrutiny from U.S. authorities. The foundation now stewards TON's ecosystem, providing grants, technical support, and infrastructure to builders creating decentralized applications (dApps), particularly those integrated with Telegram's messaging app for seamless user onboarding. TON's architecture is built for scalability using a dynamic sharding model with "workchains" and "masterchain" components, enabling asynchronous processing of transactions across shards to handle massive throughput without compromising speed or security. This design supports features like TON DNS for human-readable addresses, TON Connect for wallet interactions, and native support for Jettons (fungible tokens) and NFTs. The foundation emphasizes community governance through initiatives like Society DAO, ensuring the network remains open and resistant to centralization. By fostering partnerships with entities like Ethena Labs for stablecoin integrations and launching programs such as the Open League for project competitions, the TON Foundation aims to bridge Web2 and Web3. Its close ties to Telegram—over 900 million users—position TON as a gateway for mainstream crypto adoption, with applications in payments, DeFi, gaming, and social features directly within chat interfaces.
TON Foundation launched "Off Script with TON" featuring Citi Bank interview; also hiring technical writer.
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Released first episode of "Off Script with TON" featuring interview with Head of Future Finance at Citi Bank conducted by Head of Growth at TON Foundation.
Hiring a Lead Technical Writer for a remote position.
Attending the Ignyte_AE Demo Series Finals at the Museum of the Future in UAE on 2026-01-14, where 5 finalist teams will pitch in the Building the Web3 Super-App Challenge.
Partnered with OpenPayd to establish global fiat infrastructure enabling faster grant funding, multi-currency treasury operations, and global payment rails through a single API.
Telegram vanity name compromised and spoofed account created as active drainer, project working with TON Foundation to get spoofed account banned.
TON Foundation partners with Fireblocks, Polygon Labs, Mysten Labs, Monad Foundation, Solana Foundation, and Stellar Development Foundation to standardize cross-chain payments.
CoinShares launches TON blockchain ETP on SIX exchange under ticker $CTON, offering spot TON exposure with 2% staking yield built in.
TON Foundation launches Consumer Application Accelerator targeting APAC builders with $2M investment pool, partnerships with AWS, TOP, TFund, and 30+ ecosystem partners, offering Telegram App Center access and cloud credits with applications open until end of October.
$TON lists on Bithumb exchange as part of South Korea expansion with K-pop partnerships. DeFi integrations include Aave, Chainlink, Wormhole, and xStocks (Kraken & Backed) for tokenized stocks in Telegram.
STON.fi builder session reveals 40+ projects integrated Omniston swaps with cross-chain features launching next, and 60+ tokenized US Equities coming on chain.
Former CMO and TON Society founder resigned from TON Foundation after 2 years, transitioning to become CEO of Mint, a premium collectibles launchpad in Telegram.