After Trump was elected, BTC surged to 76,000, but the real opportunity lies in altseason. The TON ecosystem has recently been hit hard by the Durov incident, with TVL retreating from its peak, but in the long term, this is a normal cycle adjustment.

Interestingly, Solana's DEX has surpassed Ethereum in trading volume in October, with Jupiter's trading volume approaching 33.4 billion USD. In comparison, the DEX functionality of TON is still quite primitive—currently, STON and Dedust are roughly at the level of Uniswap V1, and the ceiling is clearly visible.

Where are the real growth opportunities? The diversification of DEX and the maturity of DeFi. Look at the development paths of Ethereum and Solana: first, the token explosion → TVL growth → accumulation of ecological applications. TON is currently stuck in the second phase and needs more creative DEXs like Balancer and more DeFi options for stake mining.

The good news is that LayerPixel's PixelSwap has already started the airdrop, utilizing the LBP mechanism, which is friendlier to small projects. If TON can make DEX and DeFi more detailed and richer, there will be no shortage of the next wave of growth. The question is, how long will it take? It all depends on the pace of ecosystem builders.