According to CoinDesk, ChainCatcher reports that TON Foundation announced the appointment of MoonPay co-founder Maximilian Crown as CEO. Crown previously served as MoonPay's Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, with extensive experience collaborating with banks, payment companies, and regulatory bodies. This appointment follows TON Foundation's $400 million venture capital funding, aimed at promoting global expansion of the TON blockchain.
Over the past year, TON blockchain's active users grew from 4 million to 41 million, despite a 46% decline in TON token price. Crown stated that TON's speed, scalability, and deep integration with Telegram provide unique advantages in the blockchain field, with plans to bring 30% of Telegram's active users into the blockchain ecosystem by 2028.
