Exploring TON: How The Blockchain Designed By Telegram Grew 50X This Year

Alena is the TON Foundation Ecosystem Lead. In this episode, we explore TON (The Open Network) and how this blockchain designed by Telegram grew 50X this year! Alena shares how TON leverages the distribution of 900M Telegram downloads to onramp new users to their ecosystem of dApps, what's the long term vision behind TON, and how to start earning incentives in The Open League as a TON DeFi user. ------ 🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗 ► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@defidad ► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod ► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify ► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod ► Follow DeFi Dad: https://twitter.com/DeFi_Dad ► Follow Nomatic: https://twitter.com/Nomaticcap ► Learn about DeFi and Web3: http://defidad.com/ ------ The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources 🚀 FLAT MONEY | THE LOW VOLATILITY YIELD-BEARING FLATCOIN DESIGNED TO OUTPACE INFLATION ☀️ SUMMER.FI | THE BEST PLACE TO BORROW AND EARN IN DEFI 🧑‍🌾 MANTLE | THE ETHEREUM L2 FOR TOP NATIVE YIELDS 🍵 MATCHA | THE BEST PRICE ON OVER 5 MILLION TOKENS 🐡 PUFFER FINANCE | LIQUID RESTAKING FOR THE LITTLE FISH 💰 TELLER | DEFI'S CASH ADVANCE 🌕 MOONBEAM | INTEGRATED WEB3 FOR BUILDERS AND USERS ------ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 4:35 - Background 6:55 - TON's founding 9:22 - 50X growth in TVL 17:08 - The Open League 18:11 - Mantle mid-roll 19:04 - TON user onboarding 28:52 - Attracting builders 32:22 - TON tech stack 35:06 - Teller & Moonbeam mid-roll 36:20 - Security 38:05 - Sustaining growth 42:41 - Closing ------ 🔗 Guest Links 🔗 ► TON Website: https://ton.org/ ► The Open League Website: https://ton.org/en/open-league ► TON on Twitter: https://x.com/ton_blockchain ► Alena on Twitter: https://x.com/alenka_w3 ------ If you're a DeFi/Web3 builder, contact our team at: https://fourthrevolution.capital/ All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and not necessarily those of Fourth Revolution Capital. Podcast guests and 4RC may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.