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Crypto Exchange BIT Expands Product Suite With Toncoin Options

The decision to add the options suggests growing investor interest in derivatives tied to alternative cryptocurrencies. TON is the native cryptocurrency of the decentralized layer 1 blockchain The Open Network.

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Finance

Telegram CEO Durov Plans to Build Crypto Wallets, Decentralized Exchange

The messaging app is pushing ahead with its buildout of crypto infrastructure.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (TechCrunch Disrupt Europe/Creative Commons)

Finance

TON Steward Looks to Draw Projects to its Ecosystem With $126M Rescue Fund

The Ton Foundation's aim is to entice projects to migrate to TON, while helping to alleviate the knock-on effects of FTX's collapse.

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Finance

Messaging App Telegram to Auction Usernames on TON Blockchain

Toncoin, the native coin of the TON blockchain, is up nearly 9% at $1.34.

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Finance

Telegram Founder Teases Marketplace for Address Auctions

Since founder Pavel Durov discussed the feature Monday afternoon, the price of TON – the native token behind The Open Network – increased 15%.

Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov

Finance

TON Foundation Sets Up $90M Ecosystem Fund

The fund's aim is to establish projects on TON and promote its user as a layer 1 blockchain through advisory services and financial backing.

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Finance

Final Toncoin Mined Ahead of Transition to Proof-of-Stake

From now on, new toncoins will only enter circulation by PoS validation, resulting in a decrease of new TON entering the network by about 75% to 200,000 daily.

The final TON was mined on June 28, signaling the transition of toncoin’s transition from a largely proof-of-work model to proof-of-stake. (Pixabay)

Finance

Crypto Added to Telegram by TON Stewards, Opening Path to Payments

Users can use a bot to buy bitcoin and toncoin within the app, and can send the latter to other users.

Telegram app on smartphone (Shutterstock)

Finance

Huobi, Kucoin, Others Lead $250M Toncoin Ecosystem Fund

Toncoin is independent from Telegram, though does have the messaging service's endorsement.

U.S. Dollars (Shutterstock)

Finance

Andrew Rogozov, Former Exec at VK, the 'Facebook of Russia,' Joins Telegram’s Spin-Off Blockchain Project

Toncoin will be integrated into the Telegram messaging app, Rogozov says.

Andrew Rogozov, a VP at VK, joins TON Foundation / Andrew Rogozov's archive

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