Just saw Durov threw down a bold statement: TON is 6,000 times faster than Bitcoin?! My first reaction was that he was bragging, but then I checked the data, and there’s actually some substance to it👇

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The reason is that TON did a Catchain 2.0 upgrade, directly reducing block time to 400 milliseconds, with final transaction confirmation in just 0.6 seconds. What does that mean? It takes Bitcoin about an hour to consider a transaction “settled,” while TON can finish in the blink of an eye. The speed is ridiculously fast, and transaction fees have dropped to around $0.0005, almost free.

But don’t just look at the cool factor. The cost is not small—TON’s annual inflation rate has increased from 0.6% to 3.6%, and the validation nodes are relatively centralized (Telegram itself is a major shareholder). Basically, it’s trading “centralization level” for speed. Whether it’s worth it depends on if you care about that one-hour confirmation time.
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Anyway, the technical competition is truly fascinating. Do you think public chains should push for maximum speed, or should they honestly focus on decentralization? Share your thoughts in the comments👇