the hidden story of Telegram’s crypto network
In this article, we retrace the origins of Telegram’s crypto network, up to what we know today as the TON blockchain.
We then delve into the technical characteristics of this project, highlighting all the dynamics that have led it to success in the web3 sector.
Let’s see everything in detail below.
Telegram and the first (failed) approach to the world of crypto in 2017
The first encounter between Telegram and the crypto world dates back to 2017, when the founders of the social media began to explore new solutions in the blockchain field.
At that time, there was, in fact, no cryptographic network capable of supporting the entire user traffic of the platform, estimated in billions of units.
Pavel and Nikolai Durov, brother…
