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TON Gets $40M Venture Fund, What Could This Mean for the Ecosystem's Future?
CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest movements in the TON ecosystem, with a focus on its new $40 million venture fund aimed at investing in consumer apps. Plus, the surge in its native token toncoin in the past year and how the venture fund could help Telegram achieve its goal of becoming an "everything app."
TON Crypto Ecosystem Gets Its Own Venture Fund to Invest $40M in Consumer Apps
The TON ecosystem has seen explosive growth lately with web3 games such as Hamster Kombat attracting many millions of users.
OKX Wallet Hits 100 Protocol Support as It Adds TON Compatibility
There is a growing TON-based economy, using Telegram as a hub, and activity tends to increase when new gamification features are added.
Solana Meme Coin MEW's Cat Character to Feature on Trending Telegram Mini Game
The MEW character will be featured on TON, the network where Pixelverse’s Telegram mini-games operate, in a first for a Solana meme coin.
Bybit Confirms Executive Shake Up After Notcoin Deposit Delays
Notcoin issued $32 million in compensation to 320,000 impacted users.
Floki Developers Look to Improve Token Fundamentals With New Trading Bot
The bot charges a 1% fee on every transaction and 50% of the collected fees will be used to buy FLOKI on the open market, adding to demand for the token.
Telegram-Based Notcoin Debuts at $1B FDV on Ton Blockchain
4.5% of the supply had been set aside for users on Binance Launchpool and OKX Jumpstart.
TON-Based Economy Starting to Take Root in Telegram, TON Foundation Says
The Open League program, announced on April 1, is bringing users on-chain in "unprecedented numbers," TON Foundation's Justin Hyun told CoinDesk.
Could Hong Kong See Spot BTC and Spot ETH ETFs on Monday? 'Bitcoin Sign Guy' Sells His Bitcoin Sign
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including a Bloomberg report that says investors could see approval as early as next Monday for spot bitcoin and spot ether ETFs. Plus, insights on the partnership between the TON ecosystem and HashKey Group to drive crypto on-ramping in Telegram. And, 'bitcoin sign guy' is auctioning the "Buy Bitcoin" sign he held up during Janet Yellen's testimony.
Telegram's Pivot to TON Payments for Ads Boosts Toncoin
The messaging app's switch to TON from Euro creates a circular economy for the closely-linked crypto.
