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Introduction to TON

TON (The Open Network) is a decentralized blockchain platform developed by the Telegram team. Designed for high performance and scalability, it supports large-scale decentralized applications (DApps) and smart contracts. The TON ecosystem spans a wide range of use cases, including wallets, gaming, NFTs, DeFi, and social platforms.

The network’s native token, TON, is used for transaction fees, staking to secure the network, and on-chain governance.

TON Wallet

A wallet is an application that helps you conveniently store and transfer TON​​ and ​​Jetton​​ tokens.

Note: ​​Jettons​​ are non-native tokens on TON (similar to ERC-20 tokens on Ethereum). Learn more

🔸Wallet

  • imToken on mobile - Provide secure and trusted non-custodial wallet services to millions of users

🔸Before creating a wallet, please learn how to backup your wallet

TON Accounts

On the TON network, wallet accounts are ​​smart contracts​​. Users can create multiple accounts from a set of mnemonic, each based on different wallet contract types. Currently, ​​imToken supports V4 and V5 wallet contracts​​. Learn more: ​​TON Wallet Contracts and Address Types​

🔸Adding an Account

Go to "My Profile" > "Manage Wallets" > click "Add" > select "TON" > choose a wallet contract type, confirm and return to the wallet home screen to access the TON account.

Buying and Selling TON

You can get TON in various ways. The easiest way is to buy. There are many cryptocurrency exchanges on the market that allow you to buy TON, but users need to choose the preferred exchange according to location and payment method.

Before buying TON, try to understand the purchase methods & risks here, so that you can complete the purchase process in a safer and quicker way.

🔸Centralized Exchange

A centralized exchange is a platform managed by a central organization, responsible for custody, liquidity, and efficient trading. It offers a low learning curve and high matching efficiency. Exchanges that support purchasing TON include:

  • Binance
  • Bybit
  • OKX
  • ……

Using TON​

TON Transfers

When transferring TON, ensure your account has sufficient TON to cover the transfer amount and transaction fees. These fees, which cannot be customized, depend on factors like transaction processing time, account status, and message content and size.

TON transaction fees consist of:

  • Storage Fees: For storing wallet contracts on the network.
  • Computation Fees: For executing wallet contract code in the TVM (TON Virtual Machine).
  • Forwarding Fees: For transaction message transmission within and outside the blockchain.

Note: The TON Virtual Machine (TVM) is the environment for executing smart contracts on the TON network, similar to Ethereum's EVM.

Average Fees (TON Official Estimates):​​

  • TON transfer: ​​0.0055 TON​​
  • Jetton transfer: ​​0.037 TON​​
  • NFT minting: ​​0.08 TON​

🔸 ​​Transfer Guide​​

🔸 ​​Key Notes:​​

  • Transaction fees on TON are charged by the network; imToken does not charge any fees.
  • ​​When receiving TON for the first time with a new wallet, a small amount of TON is consumed to deploy the wallet contract on the chain, so the actual received amount may be slightly less.
  • Jetton transfers require a minimum ​​0.06 TON​​ balance to initiate, with actual fees calculated based on network consumption.
  • Transaction fees on TON are not customizable. When making a transfer, refer to the estimated fee shown on the transfer page. The final fee will be confirmed in the transaction details after completion.

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How TON Works

TON employs a multi-chain architecture, including the Masterchain, Workchains, and Shardchains, enhancing scalability and transaction speed through dynamic sharding.

  • Masterchain: As the network's core, it records the latest states of all other chains, ensuring network consistency and coordination.
  • Workchains: TON allows the creation of multiple workchains, each with its own rules and features. For instance, an EVM-based workchain can be deployed to run Solidity smart contracts.
  • Shardchains: To improve transaction throughput, each workchain is subdivided into multiple shardchains, each handling a set of transactions. As transaction volume grows, a shardchain can dynamically split into smaller ones; when volume decreases, they can merge back into a larger shardchain. This adaptive mechanism allows the network to optimize resource allocation based on demand, ensuring efficient and scalable transaction processing.

TON Price

TON Block Explorers​

TON block explorers allow you to query blocks, transactions, TON tokens, wallet addresses, and more:

TON Official Channels​