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10/05/26 13:27 UTC-04

Toncoin Surged More Than 90% in a Week. What’s Driving the Rally?

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Cryptocurrency Toncoin Surged More Than 90% in a Week. What’s Driving the Rally?
  • Toncoin surged nearly 90% over the past week after Telegram announced an expanded role in The Open Network.
  • Telegram’s role as a validator, along with lower transaction fees, strengthened investor confidence in Toncoin’s future growth potential.

This week, Toncoin (TON) became one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies as the asset’s price more than doubled.

According to CoinGecko data, TON traded around $1.34 on May 2, while its intraday high on May 9 reached $2.67.

Toncoin is the native token of The Open Network, which is closely integrated with the Telegram application ecosystem. The primary catalyst behind the rally was a statement by Pavel Durov announcing that Telegram would replace the TON Foundation as the main driver of the crypto project and become the network’s largest validator.

A validator is a system that helps confirm transactions and secure the blockchain.

The move is part of Durov’s plan to “bring TON back to greatness.” The market viewed the announcement as a major strategic shift, triggering a fresh wave of buying interest in the digital asset.

Many traders now believe Telegram’s massive user base could enable TON to achieve faster growth than many competing blockchains. The messaging platform has hundreds of millions of users, and integrated crypto tools could simplify blockchain adoption for mainstream users.

“By becoming the largest TON validator, Telegram has strengthened decentralization. This allows other major players to join the validator pool without centralizing the network, with Telegram acting as a counterbalance,” Durov wrote.

The rally was also fueled by recent technical upgrades to the TON blockchain. In April, the network activated the Catchain 2.0 upgrade, reducing block creation time from approximately 2.5 seconds to 400 milliseconds.

In addition, transaction confirmation times approached one second, significantly improving network performance for payments and applications.

Transaction fees also became an important growth catalyst. Durov stated that TON transaction fees would be reduced nearly sixfold to 0.00039 TON, or approximately $0.0005 per transaction.

This makes the network more attractive for micropayments, mini-applications, and frequent transactions.

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Editor: Alyona Nabok
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