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TON - The Open Network

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The Open Network (TON) is a decentralized layer-1 blockchain originally established by Telegram co-founder Nikolai Durov under the working title Telegram Open Network. After a legal dispute with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission led Telegram to abandon the project in 2020, the independent, community-run TON Foundation took over its development and governance. In September 2023, Telegram chose TON as its Web3 infrastructure partner and integrated a TON-based wallet into its app. This organization maintains the main TON monorepo and Acton, a toolchain for TON smart contract development.