Events

TON’s Catchain 2.0 cuts block production to about 400 ms and achieves sub‑second finality, raising network throughput roughly sixfold and enabling near‑instant payments for Telegram’s 1+ billion users. Toncoin rose around 5% to $1.30 after Pavel Durov announced the upgraded consensus mechanism.

Kraken-backed xStocks has launched on TON, enabling roughly 100 million Telegram users outside the United States to buy, hold, trade and transfer tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs. The offering includes blue-chip names such as Tesla and Nvidia, accessible directly through Telegram's self-custodial wallet.

Cocoon, a privacy-focused decentralized AI compute network built on The Open Network (TON) and backed by Telegram, has launched. The platform supports confidential AI workloads and lets GPU owners monetize their machines by earning cryptocurrency for supplying compute power.

Nasdaq reprimanded TON Strategy for not securing shareholder approval in a $272.7 million Toncoin purchase, leading to an 8.9% drop in Toncoin's price as trading volume surged amid intensified market pressure.

CoinShares has launched the CoinShares Physical Staked Toncoin (CTON) on the SIX Swiss Exchange, offering European investors regulated exposure to Toncoin with a 2% annual yield, despite the token's year-to-date decline.