Toncoin announces the token is renamed back to "$Gram"! Pavel Durov: The 4th step to make TON great again

After years of storms and challenges, Gram is finally back! The official Toncoin team and Telegram founder Pavel Durov jointly announced today (the 1st) that they will initiate a community vote to officially rename the native token $TON to its original name, "Gram ($GRAM)." Durov stated this is the fourth step in the "Make TON Great Again" roadmap, symbolizing a return to the original purpose and opening a new chapter. The official team repeatedly emphasized that this renaming involves no technical changes, no cross-chain operations, and no claim processes; any links asking users to "migrate tokens" are scams.
(Background: Leading the L1 race! Telegram founder Durov: TON has the "0.6 seconds" fastest confirmation speed, with token prices surging 80% to re-enter the top 20 tokens)
(Additional background: After six years, TON returns to Telegram. How does Durov plan to make it "great again"?)

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• Returning to the original 2018 white paper to pave the way for a new chapter
• Telegram becomes the largest validator node, network performance makes a big leap
• Official warning: No action needed, beware of scams!

For early Telegram and blockchain supporters, today is undoubtedly an exciting and nostalgic day. Names once suppressed by US SEC regulation are now officially making a comeback.

Today (June 1, 2026), the TON official team released a major announcement titled "Toncoin Renaming — Community Vote." Subsequently, Telegram founder Pavel Durov confirmed this news on his personal channel with millions of followers, announcing that TON's native token will be officially renamed Gram ($GRAM).

returns to the original point of the 2018 white paper, paving the way for a new chapter

Veteran users will be no strangers to "Gram," which was the initial name given to the network's native token when Telegram released the first TON white paper in 2018 (and this name still remains in the underlying codebase). Later, due to regulatory pressure from the US SEC, Telegram abandoned the token issuance, and the community took over, leading to the current Toncoin.

Durov emotionally stated in his post:

"We are returning to our roots — and opening a new chapter. This rebranding will lay the foundation for future development. The entire transition is expected to take about three weeks. This is the 4th step in the 'Make TON Great Again' plan."

Currently, this renaming proposal is undergoing a one-week community vote on the open DAO platform TON Vote, with voting power weighted according to users' TON holdings.

Telegram becomes the largest validator node, network performance makes a big leap

Why choose to rename now? The official announcement reveals strong confidence behind this decision. Over the past few months, the TON network has undergone significant transformation:

• Deep integration with Telegram: Telegram is taking full control of the network's leadership and has officially become the largest validator node on the TON network.
• Performance and cost optimization: The speed of the TON blockchain has increased tenfold (reaching sub-second finality), while transaction fees have been reduced by a factor of six.

Driven by Telegram's massive user base, renaming the token back to Gram, closely linked to the Telegram ecosystem, is seen as a natural strategic move.

Official warning: No action needed, beware of scams!

In light of this major brand upgrade, hackers and scam groups are likely to seize the opportunity. To prevent this, the TON official team issued a very clear anti-scam warning. Users only need to remember one core principle: You don't need to do anything.

| Item | Status and Action | | --- | --- | | Token name and symbol | Changed from Toncoin ($TON) to Gram ($GRAM) | | Blockchain name | Remains unchanged as TON (The Open Network) | | Wallet balances, NFTs, and smart contracts | Fully seamless, automatically display as the new name | | Technical migration operations | Absolutely no swap, bridge, or claim processes |

The official warning: "Any website, bot, or link asking you to 'claim GRAM' or 'migrate TON' is 100% a scam." If you currently hold $TON, after the approximately three-week transition period, your assets in the wallet will automatically and seamlessly display as $GRAM. Investors should closely follow official channels and Durov's posts to avoid falling into phishing traps during the hype.