TON Ventures 推出 250 萬美元加速器計劃，目標開發者在 TON 區塊鏈上進行開發

該團隊旨在吸引開發人員在價值 120 億美元的 TON 區塊鏈上進行開發，該區塊鏈最初由訊息應用程式 Telegram 開發，將持續三個月，由五家新創公司組成。

TON Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund focused on the TON blockchain, has launched a new $2.5 million accelerator program.

專注於 TON 區塊鏈的早期創投基金 TON Ventures 推出了一項新的 250 萬美元加速器計畫。

The three-month cohort will see five startups build on the $12 billion TON blockchain, which was first developed by the messaging app Telegram.

在為期三個月的隊列中，將有五家新創公司建立在價值 120 億美元的 TON 區塊鏈上，該區塊鏈最初由訊息應用程式 Telegram 開發。

The launch comes as the broader TON ecosystem is embroiled in turmoil.

在此次發布之際，更廣泛的 TON 生態系統正陷入混亂。

The arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France sent Toncoin’s price down over 22% from its August high, and TON’s total value locked has fallen 56% to $348 million since the start of August.

Telegram 執行長 Pavel Durov 在法國被捕，導致 Toncoin 的價格較 8 月高點下跌超過 22%，自 8 月初以來 TON 鎖定的總價值已下跌 56% 至 3.48 億美元。

On August 28, a French court charged Durov with allegedly failing to prevent criminals from using Telegram to commit crimes ranging from fraud to child sex abuse to narcotics sales.

8 月 28 日，法國法院指控杜羅夫未能阻止犯罪分子利用 Telegram 實施詐騙、性虐待兒童和毒品銷售等犯罪行為。

Still, VCs told DL News that they’re not bailing on Toncoin, with CoinFund among backers who say the fundamental case for TON is still “compelling.”

儘管如此，創投告訴 DL News，他們不會放棄 Toncoin，CoinFund 等支持者表示 TON 的基本面仍然「令人信服」。

Social media app Telegram originally developed the TON blockchain and its cryptocurrency Toncoin, but it spun out into a separate entity after a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in 2020.

社群媒體應用 Telegram 最初開發了 TON 區塊鏈及其加密貨幣 Toncoin，但在 2020 年與美國證券交易委員會達成和解後，它分拆成一個獨立的實體。

The TON Foundation now oversees the development of the blockchain, the cryptocurrency, and associated projects. TON Ventures is a separate entity from TON Foundation and is not a subsidiary, but ex-TON Foundation executives run it, a spokesperson told DL News.

TON 基金會現在負責監督區塊鏈、加密貨幣和相關項目的開發。一位發言人告訴 DL News，TON Ventures 是一個獨立於 TON Foundation 的實體，不是子公司，但由前 TON Foundation 高層負責營運。

950 million users

9.5億用戶

The entities may now be distinct, but Telegram is becoming a key growth lever for the TON network.

這些實體現在可能是不同的，但 Telegram 正在成為 TON 網路的關鍵成長槓桿。

“TON Blockchain’s growth so far this year has only shown a tiny percentage of Telegram’s potential as a distribution channel,” Sophia Rusconi, Head of TON Accelerator, said in a statement. “Projects building on TON have an audience of 950 million ready and waiting to engage with their product.”

TON 加速器負責人 Sophia Rusconi 在一份聲明中表示：“今年迄今為止 TON 區塊鏈的增長僅顯示了 Telegram 作為分銷渠道潛力的一小部分。” “基於 TON 的項目有 9.5 億受眾準備好並等待與他們的產品互動。”

TON has enjoyed several milestones recently.

TON 最近取得了幾個里程碑。

On Tuesday, it announced that it had reached over 1 billion transactions. TON accounts also passed the 50 million mark for the first time in August, according to Matthew Graham, founder and CEO of crypto venture firm Ryze Labs.

週二，它宣布交易量已超過 10 億筆。加密創投公司 Ryze Labs 的創辦人兼執行長 Matthew Graham 表示，TON 帳戶在 8 月也首次突破 5,000 萬大關。

So-called tap-to-earn games are key to that growth. Those games reward users for tapping on their screens to earn coins and upgrade gameplay. One of the most popular games is called Hamster Combat, and it counts more than 200 million users in June, according to the project.

所謂的點擊賺錢遊戲就是這種成長的關鍵。這些遊戲獎勵用戶點擊螢幕來賺取金幣並升級遊戲玩法。據該計畫稱，最受歡迎的遊戲之一名為《倉鼠戰鬥》(Hamster Combat)，6 月該遊戲的用戶數量已超過 2 億。

“The tap-to-earn craze has opened many people’s eyes to the powerful combination of TON and the Telegram Mini Apps platform,” Ian W, managing partner of TON Ventures, said in a statement, adding that it “is simply the first phase of TON ecosystem’s growth.”

TON Ventures 的執行合夥人 Ian W 在聲明中表示：「點擊賺錢的熱潮讓很多人看到了 TON 和 Telegram Mini Apps 平台的強大組合。」他補充說，這「只是第一階段」 TON 生態系統的發展。

The TON Foundation and TON Ventures did not return requests for comment about how much tap-to-earn games have contributed to the growth nor what the arrest of Durov means for TON’s future.

TON 基金會和 TON Ventures 沒有回應關於點擊賺錢遊戲對成長的貢獻程度以及杜羅夫被捕對 TON 未來意味著什麼的置評請求。

Eric Johansson is DL News’ News Editor. Got a tip? Email at eric@dlnews.com.

埃里克·約翰遜 (Eric Johansson) 是 DL News 的新聞編輯。有小費嗎？電子郵件：eric@dlnews.com。