Toncoin ($TON) is a third-generation blockchain, originally created by the Telegram team and then shared with an independent community of developers. It is known for its high performance and scalability.
➜ TON’s main competitive advantage over other blockchains is its deep integration with Telegram, which has more than 900 million monthly active users.
This presents a unique opportunity for TON to become a leader in the future mass adoption of cryptocurrency.
$TON is gaining popularity
Recently, a lot of positive news and exchange listings related to the blockchain have borne fruit. For example, the TVL of the blockchain has surged 15x in the past 3 months, the price of $TON has tripled, and the FDV has reached $16.8 billion. 
Next we will briefly explore the current TON ecosystem.
1) Notcoin ($NOT): The leader of TON ecosystem
Notcoin is a Web3 gaming project in the TON ecosystem that was launched at the beginning of this year. For several months, project users have been able to mine tokens simply by clicking on the screen, and these tokens are converted into real $NOT tokens before listing.
The NOT token hit an all-time high of $0.029 yesterday, which means that in the past week or so, the NOT token has risen by 600% and its market value has exceeded $2.4 billion.
The listing of $NOT is a serious attempt by TON to become the leading blockchain for mass adoption of cryptocurrencies. For example, within a few months, the game reached an audience of 35 million people, which is a truly impressive result for a WEB3 game.
On May 16, the day of listing, approximately 13 million unique Notcoin users received the $NOT airdrop, making it the meme token with the most holders. For comparison, here are the numbers for other well-known meme coins:
• $DOGE: 4.8 million holders
• $SHIB: 1.4 million holders
• $PEPE: 220,000 holders
• $WIF: 140k holders
• $BONK: 720,000 holders
13 million $NOT holders at the outset made it the largest token launch in history, while also boosting the popularity of this meme coin, helping to increase the capitalization of the space.
2) USDT on TON
In mid-April, TON announced the launch of USDT natively on its network. The 900 million monthly active Telegram users finally have access to a global peer-to-peer payment method.
The move is in line with TON’s goal of making cryptocurrency accessible to everyone and seamlessly integrating Web3 services into the daily lives of Telegram users.
Currently, the TON blockchain has several USDT incentive programs that allow you to increase the profitability of USDT.
For example, if you deposit up to 3,000 USDT in Telegram’s wallet ( http://t.me/wallet) before the end of May, you can earn 25% APY
Additionally, the TON/USDT appreciation pool can provide you with 90-120% APY returns if you provide liquidity on DEX @ston_fi or @dedust_io.
➜ StonFi TON/USDT pool: https://app.ston.fi/pools/EQD8TJ8xEWB1SpnRE4d89YO3jl0W0EiBnNS4IBaHaUmdfizE
➜ Dedust TON/USDT pool: https://dedust.io/pools/EQA-X_yo3fzzbDbJ_0bzFWKqtRuZFIRa1sJsveZJ1YpViO3r
3) The Open League
The Open Alliance provides a long-term incentive program for TON users, projects, teams, and traders, with the goal of distributing 30,000,000 TON within 3 months. 
During each season, TON projects will engage in friendly competition to win a portion of a lucrative prize pool.
Season 3 of the program has begun and is already in full swing!
Enhanced liquidity pools for all Open League tokens are now available to users, with most offering APYs of around 500%.
➜ You can find and farm these huge APYs in special bots:
STONfi is a decentralized automated market maker DEX on the TON blockchain, offering the lowest fees, low slippage, a user-friendly interface, and seamless integration with the TON wallet. It is the best DEX on TON.
The TVL of the USDT/TON pool has now exceeded $100 million, and this is only 4 weeks after USDT was launched on TON! The current annual interest rate of the TON/USDt pool is 105%.
Additionally, STONfi recently announced the closing of an investment round from CoinFund and other large investors.
The TON ecosystem is just getting started, but already has great potential to become a leading blockchain.
The rapid development of the ecosystem, positive messages from developers, convenience of tools and solutions, and support programs for active users have attracted newcomers to the world of cryptocurrency, which is an outstanding achievement of TON.
To learn more about TON and NOT and other projects in the ecosystem, you can read the following articles on Followin :
This article introduces in detail the positioning, quality and current status of the TON public chain.
The emergence of Notcoin does not seem to be an isolated phenomenon-level product. Similar products in the TON ecosystem are still springing up like mushrooms after rain. In terms of the number of users, Hamster Kombat and Tapswap are also replicating the legend of Notcoin.
The game sector in the Telegram x TON ecosystem has attracted a lot of attention recently. Don’t underestimate this combination. Although the TON ecosystem is currently in a relatively early stage, it has great development potential backed by Telegram’s huge user base. This article introduces two current hot games: NOTCOIN, a game that mines coins by clicking, and Catizen, a virtual pet GameFi project.
In early May, the TON Foundation announced the latest list of Grant projects to support innovations in social Web3, games, DeFi, etc. The project advantage of the TON ecosystem lies in Telegram's huge user base and fission ability. Projects with "viral" transmission capabilities are more worthy of attention.
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