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Who will manage TON? Telegram increases influence amid falling commissions
Who will manage TON? Telegram increases influence amid falling commissions
All the news🧭 Who will control TON? Telegram strengthens influence amid falling commissions
Ecosystem The Open Network (TON) enters a phase of structural transformation: against the background of reducing network commissions by approximately 6 times and minimizing validator revenues, the role of Telegram as a key infrastructure player is strengthening. Analysts predict that the messenger can take the initiative in managing the network, reducing the influence of TON Foundation on the strategic development of the blockchain.
🔑 Why did the commissions fall and why is it needed?
A sharp reduction in commissions is not a technical failure, but a deliberate strategy:
✅ Stimulating mass use: low transaction costs make the network attractive for micropayments, games, and social scenarios within Telegram;
✅ Competitive positioning: TON strives to outperform other L1 networks in terms of accessibility for retail users;
✅ Preparation for scaling: a cheap network attracts more developers and users, creating a network effect.
✅ Competitive positioning: TON strives to outperform other L1 networks in terms of accessibility for retail users;
✅ Preparation for scaling: a cheap network attracts more developers and users, creating a network effect.
However, there is a downside: minimizing validator revenues can reduce the economic stability of the network in the long term if it is not compensated by an increase in transaction volume.
🏢 Telegram as a key validator: implications for decentralization
The possible strengthening of Telegram's role in transaction validation is causing discussions in the community:
🔹 Pros: integration with 900+ million messenger users creates an unprecedented onboarding channel and real demand;
🔹 Cons: concentration of influence in the hands of one operator contradicts the ideals of decentralization and creates single points of failure.
🔹 Cons: concentration of influence in the hands of one operator contradicts the ideals of decentralization and creates single points of failure.
This is not pure decentralization, but a pragmatic compromise: the speed of implementation is more important than ideological purity, comment industry observers.
⚙️ Technological priority: what awaits the network?
Along with managerial shifts, a wave of technical updates is expected:
✅ Infrastructure optimization: improving throughput and node stability;
✅ New dev tools: simplifying the development of dApps, smart contracts, and integrations with Telegram;
✅ Performance: reducing finalization time and increasing network fault tolerance.
✅ New dev tools: simplifying the development of dApps, smart contracts, and integrations with Telegram;
✅ Performance: reducing finalization time and increasing network fault tolerance.
These measures are aimed at making TON not just fast, but also a convenient blockchain for the mass developer.
🗓 Horizon of changes: 23 weeks
According to insiders, the announced shifts are part of the third stage of a planned series of steps to restart the ecosystem. It is expected that key decisions will be announced in the next 23 weeks, which can be a catalyst for both positive and volatile market reactions.