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I was heavily bullish on $TON in 2024 when it hovered around the $5–$7 range and Telegram was approaching 1 billion monthly active users.
The opportunity looked obvious — Telegram had one of the largest untapped retail ecosystems in tech, and $TON was the only blockchain tied directly to that audience.
But with time, my conviction started fading.
Telegram never seemed to go all in on TON. We got mini apps, tap-to-earn trends, and some ecosystem growth, but it still felt like the integration lacked real commitment from the top.
Yesterday changed that completely.
Pavel Durov revealed that Telegram is now stepping in as the core force behind TON and will become the network’s largest validator.
That’s not a small update. That’s a major shift.
You now have a blockchain deeply connected to an app used by nearly a billion people — with Telegram’s founder personally backing and steering the vision.
Maybe the TON thesis was never wrong.
Telegram just hadn’t fully embraced it yet.
Now it looks like they finally have.