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Toncoin: Telegram's Native Cryptocurrency Soars as Ex-Visa Exec Joins TON Foundation
Toncoin rallies after former Visa executive joins TON Foundation, triggering a surge in volume and renewed market optimism.
Updated May 28, 2025, 5:57 p.m. Published May 28, 2025, 2:08 p.m.
What to know:
- TON cryptocurrency experienced a dramatic price surge, exploding from around $3.00 to reach $3.27, establishing a 24-hour range of 9.7%, according to CoinDesk Research's technical analysis data model.
- Former Visa executive Nikola Plecas has been appointed as TON Foundation's new vice president of payments to shape and execute payment infrastructure strategy.
- Trump Media and Technology Group confirmed a $2.5 billion capital raise to purchase Bitcoin, potentially creating a favorable environment for altcoins like TON.
TON's remarkable price action featured extraordinary trading volume - approximately 10x the period's average during peak hours, with strong support forming at $2.97-$2.98 and new resistance established at $3.27.
The most dramatic movement occurred in a two-minute window when TON skyrocketed from $3.18 to $3.29, accompanied by volume exceeding 2.1M in a single minute, demonstrating powerful buying momentum despite some late profit-taking.
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Technical Analysis Highlights
- Price consolidation pattern between $2.97-$3.04 for most of the period before breaking out.
- Strong support formed at $2.97-$2.98 with multiple tests throughout the period.
- New resistance established at $3.27, suggesting potential for continued upward momentum.
- Extraordinary volume spike with 19.7M and 15.4M in consecutive hours, approximately 10x the period's average.
- Clear ascending channel formed with higher lows on the hourly chart.
- Most dramatic price action occurred between 10:53-10:55, with TON skyrocketing from $3.18 to $3.29.
- Single-minute volume exceeded 2.1M—nearly 20x the average minute volume for the period.
- Some profit-taking emerged in the final minutes as price retraced to $3.27.
External References
- "TON Foundation hires former Visa executive to lead payments strategy", Cointelegraph, published May 28, 2025.
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