TON Coin：与 Telegram 相关的加密货币综合指南

与 Telegram 合作的 Layer-1 区块链 TON 坚定地加入了新手入门竞赛，着眼于 Telegram 庞大的每月活跃用户 (MAU)

Enter Toncoin and Telegram

输入 Toncoin 和 Telegram

Layer-1 blockchain TON, in partnership with Telegram, has officially joined the onboarding race, eyeing the massive Monthly Active Users (MAUs) of Telegram as an enticing distribution channel. The TON Foundation has outlined an ambitious goal of onboarding approximately 500 million people to crypto by 2028. This number is multiple times larger than the current crypto user base in its entirety. While TON states that 500 million users represent only 30% of Telegram’s projected MAUs, half a billion is a significant number that raises skepticism about how they’ll achieve such a feat and whether it is even possible.

Layer-1 区块链 TON 与 Telegram 合作，正式加入入驻竞赛，将 Telegram 的大量月度活跃用户 (MAU) 视为诱人的分销渠道。 TON 基金会制定了一个雄心勃勃的目标，即到 2028 年让约 5 亿人使用加密货币。这个数字是当前加密货币用户群总数的数倍。虽然 TON 表示 5 亿用户仅占 Telegram 预计月活跃用户数的 30%，但 5 亿是一个很大的数字，这引发了人们对他们如何实现这一壮举以及是否可能实现的怀疑。

What is Toncoin?

什么是通币？

Toncoin is a cryptocurrency trading under the ticker TON. It primarily serves as a settlement token within a much broader ecosystem called the Open Network. Understanding the Open Network is vital first, making it easier to comprehend the role of Toncoin (TON) crypto within the said network.

Toncoin 是一种加密货币，交易代码为 TON。它主要充当更广泛的生态系统（称为开放网络）中的结算代币。首先了解开放网络至关重要，这样可以更轻松地理解 Toncoin (TON) 加密货币在该网络中的作用。

History of The Open Network

开放网络的历史

Telegram Open Network (TON) was launched by Telegram co-founders Pavel and Nikolai Durov in 2018 to fund Telegram’s operations. The network raised $1.7 billion through the sale of its native token, GRAM. By late 2018, they introduced the TON Virtual Machine and two test networks.

Telegram 开放网络 (TON) 由 Telegram 联合创始人 Pavel 和 Nikolai Durov 于 2018 年推出，为 Telegram 的运营提供资金。该网络通过出售其原生代币 GRAM 筹集了 17 亿美元。到 2018 年底，他们推出了 TON 虚拟机和两个测试网络。

In October 2019, the U.S. SEC sued Telegram, resulting in a 2020 settlement where Telegram returned $1.2 billion to investors and paid an $18.5 million penalty. Telegram stopped working on TON but released its code on GitHub, allowing other groups to continue its development. This led to three independent projects: Free TON (later Everscale), New TON, and TON Community Blockchain.

2019 年 10 月，美国 SEC 起诉 Telegram，最终达成 2020 年和解协议，Telegram 向投资者返还 12 亿美元，并支付 1,850 万美元罚款。 Telegram 停止了 TON 的开发工作，但在 GitHub 上发布了其代码，允许其他团队继续开发。这导致了三个独立项目：Free TON（后来的 Everscale）、New TON 和 TON 社区区块链。

Evolution of New TON

新TON的演变

New TON was founded in May 2020 by Anatoliy Makosov and Kiril Emelyanenko and has since grown into a team of over 40 open-source developers known as the TON Foundation. In May 2021, they renamed the original test network released by Telegram as The Open Network (TON) Mainnet. The TON Foundation has been maintaining and developing the original TON code as an independent community project, aiming to create a fully decentralized internet.

New TON 由 Anatoliy Makosov 和 Kiril Emelyanenko 于 2020 年 5 月创立，现已发展成为一个由 40 多名开源开发人员组成的团队，称为 TON 基金会。 2021 年 5 月，他们将 Telegram 发布的原始测试网络更名为 The Open Network (TON) Mainnet。 TON 基金会作为一个独立的社区项目一直在维护和开发原始 TON 代码，旨在创建一个完全去中心化的互联网。

In September 2023, the TON Foundation became a Swiss non-profit organization to enhance its credibility and accountability. That same month, they announced that TON would be integrated into Telegram’s self-custodial, The TON Space. The launch gave Telegram’s 900 million users (outside the U.S.) seamless access to crypto purchasing and holding services.

2023 年 9 月，TON 基金会成为瑞士非营利组织，以增强其可信度和问责制。同月，他们宣布 TON 将整合到 Telegram 的自我托管机构 The TON Space 中。此次发布使 Telegram 的 9 亿用户（美国以外）能够无缝访问加密货币购买和持有服务。