It’s 2025 and NFTs are back. Think animated stickers, digital gifts, collectible usernames, and game items you can actually use. And since these are baked right into Telegram, there are no confusing wallets or gas fees, making it super easy to get started. 

Curious how it all works? Our latest blog breaks it down: What are TON NFTs?

🚀 Crypto for the masses? It’s already happening.

In an exclusive sit-down with Bitcoin Magazine NL, Martin Masser, Head of Growth at the TON Foundation, breaks down how TON is transforming Telegram into the Web3 super-app for over 1 billion users.

From in-app crypto payments and GameFi to NFTs and seamless onboarding, TON is bridging the gap between Web3 and everyday users.

Martin also gets into U.S. expansion, community growth, and why the Netherlands is fast becoming Europe’s next crypto powerhouse.

Watch the full interview here.

TON Dev channels are empowering builders around the world. Now it’s your turn to power them back.

Pick your favorite TON Dev channel and Boost it on Telegram — these channels need your help to unlock Stories. Everyone who Boosts will receive an exclusive TON Society SBT!

Choose a channel and just click:
https://t.me/tondev_eng?boost
https://t.me/tondev?boost
https://t.me/tondev_zh?boost
https://t.me/tactlang?boost

Here’s why it’s making waves:
▪️ Skill-based multiplayer tournaments with real crypto rewards. Pure competition, zero fluff
▪️ A sustainable, transparent, and community-driven model that benefits both gamers & devs
▪️ Powered by TON projects like Miomi, Onton, Elympics and Notcoin VOID, bridging Web2 + Web3 gaming seamlessly
▪️ Play top titles like CS, Dota, FIFA, CoD
▪️ And finally, is GameFi ready to outplay memecoins? 

Watch the video and decide for yourself!

Despite a shaky market, TON pushed ahead with infra upgrades + momentum across DeFi, payments, gaming, and Telegram-native experiences. 

Here’s what happened: 
▪️ Durov returns
▪️ $400M+ in Toncoin held by top VCs
▪️ @wallet adds new features and currencies, TON Space introduces fee payments using Telegram Stars
▪️ RedotPay enables USDt-TON payments across 130M+ merchants worldwide
▪️ Telegram games hit millions in MAU, NFT marketplaces break daily volume records
▪️ Grok AI joins Telegram

Read the full report. 

In March, TON Foundation launched a challenge with Jupiter Exchange to build powerful aggregators for the TON ecosystem. 

🏆 DeDust & swap.coffee led the pack. They’ll get potential integration into JupNet, audits, investor intros, and more.

Shoutout to Titan, Rainbow Swap, Bridgers & Moki.

Full recap here.

TON Foundation President, Manny Stotz, isn’t pulling any punches. In a bold new feature by TheStreet’s Rob Nelson, he unveils an ambitious roadmap to catapult TON to the #2 most widely used blockchain — right behind Bitcoin.

With Telegram’s billion-user ecosystem as its launchpad, TON isn’t content to just chase mass adoption. It’s setting the stage for a tectonic shift in the crypto world.

🔥 Big claims.

📈 Big ambitions.

🚀 One clear target.

Read the full interview to see how TON plans to change the game, as reported by TheStreet’s Rob Nelson. 

Originally built in 2020, wallet.ton.org has received a major revamp thanks to the efforts of the TON Core and MyTonWallet teams. This user-friendly, open-source web wallet now supports Jettons, Mintless Jettons, NFTs (including Telegram Gifts), TON DNS, TON Connect, Ledger, and more. 

It remains non-commercial, always free, and reliable. An updated Chrome extension is also on the way. Learn more.

🧠 Tact Smart Battle 🤜

Join the ultimate smart contract challenge powered by Tact, organized by TON Studio & Codeforces

🏅 Prize Pool — $20,000 in Toncoin!

🎯 Challenge Tasks:
1. Simple Voting — basic voting system.
2. Serial Voting — multiple proposals via a master contract.
3. Scalable Voting — support up to 4 billion voters.
4. Voting with Refunds — refunds to voters.
5. Gas-Managed Voting — fully optimized contracts.

🏆 Rewards:
- Top 128 participants share the prize pool and receive exclusive Soulbound Tokens (SBTs).
- All participants with valid solutions also receive a Participant SBT.
- SBTs include embedded on-chain developer reputation.

⭐️ Additional Perks:
- Top participants will be invited for job interviews at TON Studio.

⏰ Duration: 7 days

🗓️ Start Date: April 21, 12:00 (UTC+3)
🛑 Deadline: April 28, 12:00 (UTC+3)

Registration:
👉 Challenge Link (Codeforces)

Registration guide:
👉 Notion link

Community & Support:
👉 Telegram Challenge Chat

Good luck and may your contracts be efficient and bug-free! 🚀🔥

Building on TON? Need some juicy, no-fluff educational content? Well, the search is over! Head over to YouTube and dig your teeth into the “Building Telegram Mini Apps” Playlist. 

Featuring Alena Shmalko, Gleb Voronstov, and Inal Kardan, these 24 videos will guide you through the process of bringing your ideas to life, while also helping you navigate TON Ecosystem so your app can achieve maximum impact!

Start here

Another week, another wave of updates from MyTonWallet, Getgems, swap.coffee, MOVE, DD.xyz, and Flipster.

Dive into the full overview!