TON surged 75% after Pavel Durov announced Telegram replacing TON Foundation as the network's largest validator, slashing fees sixfold. Meanwhile, Arbitrum faced backlash for emergency centralization. The paradox shows utility trumps ideology in crypto markets.
Pavel Durov confirms a 6x fee reduction to $0.0005 per transaction within a week, with zero fees coming soon. Combined with Catchain 2.0 upgrade, TON aims to redefine blockchain micro-payments. Market reaction remains muted as token down 57% YTD.
TON is back in the spotlight, and this time it’s not just another token update. Telegram founder Pavel Durov has paired a major ecosystem rebrand with a fresh product launch, giving the network something crypto markets rarely ignore for long: a narrative.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced the renaming of the TON native token to Gram, the original name from the project's whitepaper. This is the fourth step of the 'Make TON Great Again' roadmap, with a transition period of about three weeks and a new logo already live. Previous steps included network speed and fee optimizations, Telegram's return as the ecosystem's dominant force, and becoming the largest validator.
The TON network's native token is renamed to Gram, the fourth step of the MTONGA roadmap. The transition will take about three weeks, and Durov called it a return to roots.
