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➡️ Personnel Changes at TON Foundation Personnel shifts have been observed at TON Foundation, with key team members assuming new roles: ◽️Jack Booth, previously CMO of TON Foundation, is now Co-Founder of TON Society and a contributor to the TON blockchain. ◽️Matt Oksa and Victor have also moved to TON Society, where Victor now holds the position of Global Community Lead. ◽️Inal and Ian have left TON Foundation and joined TON Ventures. These changes may confirm the speculation that TON Foundation is beginning to operate more independently.

💎 Tier-1 Funds Enter TON Fanton Fantasy has successfully completed a $1 million funding round 🔝 Support came from leading investment funds: Animoca Brands, Delphi Digital, Kenetic Capital, and Hashkey Group. Fanton Fantasy, previously backed by TON Accelerator, PAKA Fund, Sign VC, TOP Labs, and Notcoin, continues to make strides, drawing attention to its unique blend of fantasy sports and blockchain technology ✔️

More details are here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/fantasy-football-platform-on-telegram-raises-1m-in-seed-funding

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💬 Online discussions are heating up over a curious coincidence: Pavel Durov and Vladimir Putin both happened to be in Azerbaijan at the same time. This event has already sparked a wave of speculation and rumors. Users are actively theorizing about a possible "shadow deal" related to Telegram. 🤑 TON Insider 🤑

🐶 The DOGS Listing Has Been Moved to August 23rd The developers announced this on their official channel on X (Twitter). 🤑 TON Insider 🤑

💎 TON: Global Goals, Local Challenges TON is often perceived as a blockchain from the CIS, which limits its international potential. The TON Foundation team is actively trying to change this by attracting users from regions like Asia, Nigeria, and the USA. Pavel Durov’s interview with Tucker Carlson and his appearance at Token2049 were aimed at attracting foreign users.

However, instead of success, this drew the attention of Apple, leading to a ban on TON payments in Telegram bots and the introduction of Telegram Stars.

TON's attempt to distance itself from its core CIS audience, which remains the most active part of the ecosystem, has created a problem: the project is not achieving success either on the international stage or among CIS users. In a tweet, Justin H, a TON Foundation employee, noted that few people write about TON compared to its competitors. Despite breaking into the top 10 and getting listed on Binance, TON remains in the shadows of other cryptocurrencies, struggling to make a mark on the global stage.

The main issues are a lack of liquidity, low trading volumes, and limited use cases for the network.

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🤑 New TON Ventures Fund TON Ventures is a newly established venture organization with a $40 million fund.

The goal: to support early-stage projects within the TON ecosystem.

Led by former members of the TON Foundation, they aim to provide developers of promising Telegram mini-apps and infrastructure solutions with technical support, investments, and more. 🤑 TON Insider 🤑

🗓   Pavel Durov Congratulates Telegram on Its 11th Anniversary! 👤The founder reflected on his own 11 years and wished Telegram:

"to become smarter, stronger, and freer"

Durov also mentioned the upcoming updates for users. 🤑 TON Insider 🤑

🎈 Telegram Turns 11! On August 14, 2013, the messenger first appeared in the AppStore. 👤 Inspired by the idea of creating a secure and universal messaging app, Pavel Durov began working on Telegram in 2011. In 11 years, Telegram has evolved into a platform used daily by nearly 1 billion people!

Happy Birthday, Telegram! 1️⃣1️⃣

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🐶 DOGS Listing on August 20th The day has finally arrived! August 20, 2024 — a date many have been waiting for. One of the hottest projects in the #TON ecosystem — DOGS — is now listing.

🐶 And that’s not all. Today is your last chance to get free $DOGS!

If you haven’t taken advantage of this opportunity yet, now is the time. 💥 Don’t miss your chance to earn with $DOGS. Get your tokens right now and make the most of this moment. Claim your $DOGS now! 🤑 TON Insider 🤑

📱  Telegram Updates: What’s Coming Soon? Kod Durova has revealed some interesting features that have appeared in the beta version of Telegram. ⭐️  Paid Reactions Telegram channel users will soon be able to leave paid reactions on posts, choosing the donation amount at their discretion. Payments will be processed through the Telegram Stars system. ⭐️  Posting on Behalf of Other Channels A new feature will soon allow users to publish content in their own channel under the name of another channel. This could be useful for partner posts and collaborative projects. ⭐️  Adult Content Display Telegram for Android will soon include a toggle for displaying 18+ content. Once activated, users will be able to view adult content on the platform. ⭐️  Paid Channel Subscriptions Channel owners will be able to introduce paid subscriptions to their blogs, with all transactions processed through Telegram Stars.

These features look promising, but the high commission of 20-60% when paying through Stars may hinder these updates from becoming "killer features.

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🐹 Hamster Kombat: Analyzing the Conflict with Influencers Recently, a conflict arose between Eduard, the founder of Hamster Kombat, and the influencers involved in promoting the project. 😀 Beginning of the Conflict It all started when Hamster Kombat entered the market on the wave of Notcoin's success. The team approached Nikita (Headliner) to help with promotion in exchange for 25% of the project's revenue. Nikita took on the promotion, brought in the BingX team, and raised $300K from influencers, which helped the project quickly gain popularity. 😀 Peak of the Conflict As Hamster Kombat's audience surpassed Notcoin's, Eduard decided to focus solely on listing on a top-1 exchange, postponing other plans. Amid rumors of a potential listing and the project's valuation at $120M, a conflict erupted between Eduard and Nikita.

Nikita demanded $25M in compensation, but no agreement was reached...

The project, once valued at $10M, is now worth $1B, meaning the influencers' tokens have increased 100-fold. However, instead of the promised 25%, their share was reduced to 0.4%. 😀 Attempts to Resolve the Conflict Eduard proposed a new plan:

"I'm not taking the money, keep promoting Hamster, and you'll get a 10x return in tokens. If the valuation reaches $3B at the time of the TGE, you'll get a 30x return. No vesting, tokens immediately in hand."

But this offer did not satisfy the influencers, and the conflict continued. Eduard remarked:

"Hits of this magnitude happen once in a lifetime," and he was right.

😀 What's Happening Now? Despite the scandal, Hamster Kombat continues to thrive. The project is signing advertising contracts, generating profit, and maintaining high user interest. This situation illustrates how agreements in web3 can escalate into large-scale conflicts, impacting the entire TON ecosystem. 🤑 TON Insider 🤑

🐶 DOGS Listing Scheduled for August 14th!

The wait is over. One of the most talked-about projects in the TON ecosystem — DOGS — is ready for its listing!

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💎 The TOP Projects in the TON Ecosystem from The Open League Season 5 🌐 Applications: 1. Catizen 2. Yescoin 3. Vertus 4. Gamee 5. Pumpers 6. Fanzee 7. Jetton 💎 Tokens: 1. #NOT 2. #JETTON 3. #TONG 4. #WALL 5. #PUNK 6. #REGI 7. #HYDRA 🔝 NFTs: 1. Gatto 2. Market Makers 3. TON Diamonds 4. Smeshariki 5. TON Punks 6. RoOLZ 7. Runeston 💎 DeFi: 1. EVAA 2. DAOLama 3. Tradoor 4. DeDust 5. Ston.fi 6. Storm Trade

The best projects in the TON ecosystem are rewarded with cash and special prizes.

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✅3 Steps to Launching a Telegram Mini-App The market for Telegram mini-apps is growing rapidly, as evidenced by projects like Telegram bots Hamster Kombat and Notcoin, which have generated significant hype. Crypto projects and web2 have shown how to make money, but the market needs new products. Here’s a simple three-step scheme to launch your project. 1️⃣ Finding an Idea Use successful concepts and adapt them for the Telegram ecosystem: ⭐️ Get inspired by web3 projects on Ethereum or Solana. ⭐️ Study the most popular WeChat applications. ⭐️ Look for web2 ideas successfully implemented in web3 but not yet available on Telegram. 2️⃣ Developing an MVP Creating a web app requires knowledge of frontend, backend, and possibly blockchain. Don’t worry, there are plenty of resources to help: ⭐️ Use the official development guide, which contains examples of ready-made bots with source code. ⭐️ Focus on creating a minimum viable product (MVP) within a few days. 3️⃣ Promoting on Telegram Use various strategies to attract an audience on Telegram: ⭐️ Find channels with the lowest CPM for maximum efficiency. ⭐️ Utilize Telegram’s built-in tools for user engagement.

Creating a successful mini-app on Telegram requires a good idea, rapid development, and effective promotion.

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📉TON Correction: Is It Really Critical? The 20-25% correction in TON has caused concern, but there are factors that show it's not so critical. Importantly, TON is falling less than other cryptocurrencies.

For example, many base L2 on Ethereum or coins from other blockchains have been hit harder.

Here are the basic principles for reducing risks during a correction: 1️⃣ If a 25% drop is critical for your portfolio, consider the stock market. Volatility is lower there, especially if you invest in fundamental companies following Graham/Buffett principles. Remember, in cryptocurrency, "pain" is when your portfolio loses 3-4 times its value. 2️⃣ Instead of panicking, look for opportunities: Any correction is a chance to buy. 3️⃣ The USDT/TON pool is an effective hedge: Currently, farming in the TON/USDT pool shows an APR of 80%. Using the right tools for hedging risks, any correction in TON is an opportunity to average out or add liquidity to this pool. Corrections in the cryptocurrency market are a natural phenomenon. It’s important to stay calm and assess the situation rationally. 🤑 TON Insider 🤑

⌛Return to TON Domains It hasn’t even been two years, and TON Foundation has decided to focus on TON domains again. Back in 2022, the exchange.ton domain was purchased for 95,000 TON, but it wasn’t renewed in 2023. Many domains lost their relevance back then.

Now the situation is changing. Mini-app tabs are reappearing in Telegram, and a built-in browser with support for the TON domain zone is expected soon. It seems that interest is cyclical.

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🧐 How Many Users Do Сlicker Games Have Per Month? A hidden feature has appeared in a secret version of Telegram, allowing you to see how many users a project has. This adds transparency and lets you accurately assess how truthful the project's statistics are. For example, the @wallet bot attracted about 43 million users in a month.

Top Сlicker games by Number of Users per Month

1. Hamster Kombat — 155,514,148🥇 2. Dogs — 34,238,257🥈 3. Blum — 31,682,890🥉 4. Pixeltap — 25,970,474 5. Tapswap — 21,764,066 6. Notcoin — 17,059,350 7. Yescoin — 16,280,253 8. Memefi Coin — 15,832,759 9. Major — 15,803,132 10. Cexio Power Tap — 15,224,909 11. Musk Empire — 14,117,044 12. Catizen — 11,537,384 13. Hot Wallet — 9,933,784 14. Cats — 5,159,582 15. Pocketfi — 3,585,272 16. Aquaprotocol — 2,698,601 17. Okx Racer — 2,155,127 18. Chick Coop — 838,217

This statistics may include both bots and users from low-income countries.

Therefore, popularity should not be the only indicator to rely on. 🤑 TON Insider 🤑

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