The Open Network (TON) and Telegram news

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💎 Kingsway Capital, the largest shareholder of TON Strategy, has criticized the board of directors for failing to boost shareholder value. Manuel Stotz, former TON Foundation president, issued the statement on behalf of the firm.
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Update: Kingsway Capital, the largest shareholder of TON Strategy, has criticized the board for failing to boost shareholder value. Manuel Stotz, representing the firm, highlighted concerns over a 44% discount to net asset value and limited share buybacks. #TON #Crypto
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Kingsway Capital, which holds a 22% stake in TON Strategy worth approximately $40 million, expressed dissatisfaction with the execution of a previously announced $250 million share buyback program. Manuel Stotz, former president of the TON Foundation, signed the letter.
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💊 Pump fun has officially announced the launch of token trading on the TON network. Purchases are made using the USDC balance of the account.
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🦛 Hipo staking protocol's validator smart contract has become the largest by balance. Total staked amount in the protocol reached 9.9 million Gram.
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Five months ago, the project reported a lack of funds to launch its validator and the possibility of ceasing operations.
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🪶 Robinhood is giving away $700,000 to 6,001 US residents. Users earn "tickets" for trading GRAM and six other coins. The trade itself matters, but volume does not affect winning odds.
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Under US law, companies must provide a free entry method. You can receive 2 tickets per envelope sent to Robinhood (up to 12 envelopes total) to enter without trading. #GRAM
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✈️ No more bug complaints. Just fix it yourself and open a PR, said the Telegram macOS client developer as they published the repository. The Daily TON reported on these new opportunities to contribute to Telegram development.
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✈️ Telegram is introducing new widget messages. These widgets function without network access and do not exchange data with bots. They support haptic feedback and can save data to local storage with small limits and auto-clearing.
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These widgets will be sandboxed for data security and capable of triggering haptic vibrations. They can store data in local storage with auto-clearing limits and function offline, supporting features like games.
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Widgets also include a random number generator for game levels. They have been spotted in most Telegram beta clients for iOS, macOS, and Android.
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💎 CoinShares has rebranded its TON ETP to the Gram Staking ETP. This exchange-traded product tracks the price of Gram and is backed by actual coins. In October, the average daily trading volume reached approximately 5,000 euros.
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💎 Telegram successfully connects to Fragment using the TON Connect standard and confirms transactions, according to an editorial investigation.
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🪶 Robinhood on X, using the TON logo in a promo video: "The stars are aligning. Tomorrow."
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🗞️ Current look of the recommendations feed in the Telegram test build for iOS.
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🗞️ Telegram is testing its recommendation feed with nine initial categories: AI, Crypto, Biotech, Gaming, Sports, Health, Psychology, Politics, and Inspiration.
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❤️ TON network has appeared on the Pump fun token launchpad. At this moment, the functionality for launching tokens on the network is not yet active.
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