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TON becomes the exclusive blockchain of Telegram: all Mini Apps only support Toncoin, TON Connect Wallet
Dark horse public chain TON said on January 21 that the TON Foundation will further expand its partnership with instant messaging software giant Telegram, positioning TON as an exclusive block chain for Telegram's mini application ecosystem. (Synopsis: TON Foundation appoints Manuel Stotz as new president: significant progress will be made in the United States) (Background supplement: 10 key contributions affecting the early development of TRON) The public chain TON said in an article on its official blog on the 21st that the TON Foundation will further expand its cooperation with instant messaging software giant Telegram to position TON as Telegram Exclusive Block Chain for the Mini App Ecosystem: Today, the TON Foundation has entered into a further partnership with Telegram, according to which TON will become the exclusive Block Chain infrastructure for the Telegram mini app ecosystem, which will support Telegram's global user base of more than 950 million people per month. How did TON become Telegram's exclusive block chain? According to the announcement, TON and Telegram will reach further Depth cooperation in the following aspects: 1. Unify on-chain user experience through TON Connect TON officially said that the core of this cooperation is to use TRON's Wallet connection protocol TON Connect as an exclusive protocol, and all Web3 mini applications on Telegram will use TON to connect and authorize Block chain transactions in the future: All mini applications that use Block Chain in any form, including hosted and unmanaged Wallet, user authorization, on-chain signatures, and sending and receiving Block chain assets must adopt TON Connect as an exclusive Wallet connection protocol within the next month. 2. TON and Toncoin become the exclusive choice of Telegram At the same time, TON's governance token Toncoin will continue to be the only cryptocurrency accepted on Telegram other than fiat payments: including Telegram Stars, Telegram Premium, Telegram Ads and Telegram gateway services. All accept only Toncoin, a cryptocurrency. Toncoin will also be the only cryptocurrency used to pay Telegram mini-app developers and channel owners. 3. Tokenization of digital assets on the Telegram platform In addition, Telegram also plans to use TON for the tokenization of digital assets within its platform, including digital assets such as emojis and stickers on the Telegram platform, as well as non-fungible tokenization of Telegram limited-edition gifts. 4. Promote TRON-based mini-apps on Telegram Finally, all developers will be encouraged to support this partnership, and the TON Foundation will provide additional support to developers who cooperate with this partnership, including helping to promote and provide up to $50,000 in ad credit grants to developers. Commenting on this new development, Manuel Stotz, President of the TON Foundation, said: "After many groundwork has been done over the past few years, TON is now ready for the explosive rise of 2025, and further exclusive cooperation with Telegram is an important step in our roadmap. Related reports Telegram fake verification eyewash "Safeguard method decryption, beware of being fooled Telegram 2025 first wave update: gift mint for non-fungible token, service message response, search filtering, third-party verification Durov announces Telegram 2024 milestones: first profitability, more than 12 million subscribers, cash reserves of $500 million. "TON becomes Telegram's exclusive block chain: all Mini Apps only support Toncoin, TON Connect Wallet" This article was first published in BlockTempo's "Dynamic Trend - The Most Influential Block Chain News Media".