DeFi Dive: TON & Beyond

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🪙 Binance has released their detailed 2025 report, highlighting: 1️⃣ Total annual trading volume reached $34 trillion, with an 18% increase in average daily volumes. 2️⃣ The Web3 Alpha 2.0 initiative surpassed $1 trillion in turnover and attracted 17 million users. 3️⃣ User potential losses of $6.7 billion were prevented. 4️⃣ Confirmed reserves of the exchange stand at $162.8 billion. 5️⃣ Fiat and P2P operations grew 38% year-over-year, while Binance Pay expanded to 20 million merchants. 6️⃣ Institutional trading increased by 21% year-over-year, with OTC fiat services surging 210%.

🌐 2025 in Review: DeFi on TON At the beginning of the year, TON DeFi consisted of just a few DEXs and initial stablecoin trials. By December, the landscape had transformed dramatically: ▪️ Ethena introduced yield-bearing synthetic dollars (USDe, tsUSDe). ▪️ Nearly 60 tokenized U.S. equities launched through @Wallet, xStocks, and Kraken. ▪️ TON Wallet went live in the U.S., offering swaps and payments to millions more users. Together, these innovations broadened DeFi on TON, integrating financial tools right within the app where users already engage.

🏆 MemeRepublic Week 1 Results: UTYA Takes the Lead! The first week is wrapped up, with a $100K deployment in action. Top Performers: ▪️ UTYA (Winner) ▪️ DOGS ▪️ REDO ▪️ BRIN ▪️ FPIBANK ⚡ Introducing Formula 2.0 Community feedback revealed the previous formula skewed towards established tokens. We've enhanced it with new metrics: ▪️ Price Growth - Rewards strong performance ▪️ Active Trading Wallets - Ensures genuine activity Week 2 Update: Early indicators are promising: ✔️ More organic trading ✔️ Increased wallet activity ✔️ New entrants participating ✔️ Healthier volume dynamics Start trading with x1000 here!

Get Ready for the EVAA Token Launch! Tomorrow, October 3, EVAA Protocol is set to launch the EVAA token across two networks—TON and BSC. We're also expecting listings on Binance Alpha, Binance Perps, and Gate. For those who have previously used the protocol, EVAA XP has been credited. You can now claim these as an NFT voucher on the Rewards page and exchange them for TON or tokens after the TGE.

🇰🇿 Pavel Durov has announced the launch of an Artificial Intelligence Lab in Kazakhstan, a joint initiative between Telegram and the Kazakh supercomputer cluster. In addition, there are plans to open offices for TON and Tether in the country.

Launching X1000.finance: A New Trading Terminal for TON Blockchain DeDust proudly presents x1000.finance, the first fully on-chain trading terminal for memes on TON. Built with the same engineering approach that made DeDust a standout for DEXs on TON. Main Features: • Track token prices in real time • Buy and sell coins in one click • Monitor your portfolio's performance A unique benefit: trade without confirming every transaction. Upon connection, a secondary wallet is created under your control. Approve permissions once every 24 hours, then trade freely without interruptions. 🚀 Try the terminal here!

📥 TON Strategy stakes 82% of their TON reserves and plans to use the earned proceeds for a buyback of shares.

🐬 TON Foundation Launches TON Academy 🎓 Join with the bot: @tonacad_bot 💡 Learn more about TON Academy: Read here By completing the course, you earn SBT. I went through it, made a few mistakes, but don't worry—you can always change your answers!

Breaking News: 💎 The official TON account just announced that this week, our ecosystem will welcome "one of the world's most trusted platforms." Stay tuned for more updates!

🌐 Independent developers have launched TON DNS 2.0, featuring user-friendly auctions, renewal, and buyback of released TON, VIP, and GRAM domains: tonnames.org Support for Telegram Usernames is promised soon.

🐳 AlphaTON Capital is raising $100 million to add TON to its portfolio.

The launch of @FUSE yesterday represents something bigger than just another marketplace. It's a practical demonstration of how open standards can create sustainable value for creators, communities, and the ecosystem itself. The NFT 2.0 standard on TON is fully open. Any marketplace can integrate and build on it. When we launched NFT 2.0, the goal was to solve the fundamental problems that plagued NFT ecosystems: unpaid royalties, creator exploitation, and unsustainable economics that prioritized speculation over utility. FUSE is one example of this vision in action, designed to put value back into creators, Telegram, and the broader TON community. But it is not the only marketplace, nor should it be. The beauty of open standards is that they enable competition, innovation, and choice. The first sticker stores on TON helped spark this entire narrative, showing what becomes possible when culture meets collectibles in a native blockchain environment. That pioneering work deserves recognition for proving the concept. Special thanks to @takoy_sasha (@sticker_bot) for leading that charge and showing what was possible. 🔥 TON Foundation supports FUSE because it follows a model that prioritizes creators, IP holders, and long-term community sustainability. 🚨 FUSE operates as a not-for-profit initiative, ensuring maximum value flows back to creators and the community. ✅ Royalties stay within the ecosystem, sustaining Telegram's infrastructure while fueling a growing community fund. This isn't about picking winners. It's about setting standards that ensure creators get paid, communities benefit from growth, and the ecosystem remains open for anyone to build upon. By turning culture into ownership, TON empowers everyone to participate - and its professionalism makes the ecosystem a trusted destination for new brands and communities. – Max Crown, President & CEO TON Foundation

🙏 NFT Stickers Are Almost Here! Sasha's long-awaited project is set to launch on the cutting-edge NFT 2.0 standard. While Telegram integration isn't in place yet—and may not be at all, as the Sticker Store has indicated—there's much anticipation in the community. Users hope for upgradable stickers and diverse skins within packs, akin to gift features, though official details remain sparse. This ambitious venture is only the second to follow the gift project, yet it raises many questions about its execution. The stickers could be a triumph or a disaster, so we'll be keeping a close eye on this development.

NFT 2.0 is launching soon on the TON blockchain! The standout feature? Royalties protection. If the creator's commission isn’t paid upon sale, the token is flagged as royalty_violation = true, the NFT image is blurred, and it becomes untradeable on reputable marketplaces. Meanwhile, regular gifts and transfers between wallets remain royalty-free.

💎 Verb Technology has officially announced the acquisition of TON worth $713 million. The company is preparing to rebrand as TON Strategy and plans to buy back up to 5% of the TON emission.

TON Data is Live on AWS! AWS has officially added TON to its Public Blockchain Data registry, putting TON alongside blockchain giants like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Now, developers and analysts worldwide can easily access, explore, and build with TON data like never before. Why this matters: ✅ Major platform recognition ✅ Advanced AI-driven insights ✅ More opportunities for apps on TON This is more than just a technical integration. It's a testament to the strength and maturity of the TON ecosystem. 🌐 Read the official announcement on the AWS blog.

🏆 Yesterday marked a historic milestone: for the first time, investors gained access to a TON-holding company listed on the US stock market (ticker: VERB). This company is deploying $558 million to accumulate Toncoin — never selling, only buying more over time. ↗️ VERB’s stock more than doubled on its first trading day, pushing its market cap above $1 billion and earning it unicorn status on day one. The investor list includes long-time TON supporters like Kingsway, Vy Capital, and Ribbit, alongside many new institutional backers. 🪙 TON (The Open Network) is an infinitely scalable blockchain that we helped develop years ago to meet the needs of Telegram’s hundreds of millions of users. Today, TON is the economic backbone of Telegram — much like a national currency powers a country’s economy. 🌎 On Telegram, everything runs on TON: from payouts to creators and app developers to ad payments, mini apps and collectibles like usernames, numbers, and gifts. As a result, TON is now the #2 blockchain by daily NFT trading volume, second only to Ethereum. 🧠 It’s no surprise that Verb Technology — to be rebranded as TON Strategy — has chosen TON as its primary treasury asset. It’s mirroring MicroStrategy’s bitcoin playbook, which let it grow from $1B to $100B+ in 5 years. The half a billion $ Verb is investing into TON is just the start.

TON Ecosystem Roundup TON DeFi activity this week: boosted rewards, developer contests and on-chain trading growth. ▪️ Affluent: From July 31 to August 10, get a 10x points boost when you deposit up to $1,000 in the USDT Multiply or Lending Vaults. You’ll earn double the daily points and grab a chance to reach "Affluencer" status before the OG Season ends. ▪️ DeDust: DeDust is proud to announce that over $25M has been traded through the new, still-in-beta router, with more than 4,500 users opting for smarter, best-price swaps. ▪️ Storm Trade: Degen Mode is now available with 500x leverage, 0.02% trading fees, and a fixed rollover fee structure for high-risk trading. For detailed information, see the Ecosystem Roundup report. Disclaimer: The information provided is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Participation in crypto trading carries inherent risks. Do your own research and assess risks before engaging in any financial activities.

✈️ Exciting news from the Telegram test server: You can now trade gifts on the integrated marketplace using TON. Benefit from reduced fees and no 21-day waiting period!