Entities

TON Foundation

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Founding Date
2023

The TON Foundation is a non-profit organization that acts in the interests of the community by supporting initiatives that help achieve The Open Network's mission. The TON Foundation is 100% funded by the TON community, acting in the community's interests and initiatives. The foundation empowers TON projects without controlling TON technology and is one of many network contributors in the decentralized TON Community. The foundation invites talent to imagine and realize projects that have the potential to integrate with the daily lives of users.

ABOUT THE TON FOUNDATION

  • The TON Foundation empowers community-driven initiatives to reach their full potential by offering coordination, support, and grants. 

  • The foundation is made up of various TON Community contributors who bring together diverse expertise to actively shape platform development and drive TON's growth.

  • TON operates on an open-source codebase, allowing contributions from anyone, and has no single controlling authority.


TON GRANTS CATEGORIES

  • Telegram Mini Apps: Social Web3 Use Cases. 

For social B2C applications built within Telegram with a clear vision of achieving virality and attracting and retaining users.

DeFi grants are aimed at enriching the current DeFi landscape on TON Blockchain.

  • GameFi. 

Support Web3 games with easy onboarding, viral social mechanics, referral programs, elements of competition, and exciting gameplay.

This grant category is focused on programs that educate developers to build on TON.


ABOUT THE OPEN NETWORK

  • The Open Network (TON) is a global, decentralized blockchain community focused on putting crypto in every pocket.

  • TON is a decentralized and open internet, created by the community using a technology designed by Telegram.

  • TON aims to empower 800+ million users to own their digital identity, data, and assets by building the Web3 ecosystem in Telegram Messenger.