Foresight News reports that the TON Foundation announced the appointment of Maximilian Crown, co-founder of MoonPay, as CEO. Crown previously served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at MoonPay, with extensive experience collaborating with banks, payment companies, and regulatory agencies.
This appointment follows the TON Foundation's acquisition of $400 million in venture capital, 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.
