For context, Tonnel once controlled most of the Telegram Gifts trading market. Over time, competitors attracted a large share of that volume by introducing 0% trading fees and more speculative, gambling-like mechanics around gift trading.
Now, Tonnel founder Mr. Freeman is sarcastically asking:
So what will happen if I set the commission to 0%? 😄
Will they block the @giftrelayer?
The implication is difficult to ignore: if Tonnel tries to compete more aggressively by reducing its commission to zero, the project fears that Telegram may block the infrastructure it relies on and effectively remove it from the market.
Whether or not that would actually happen, it is sad that a long-standing TON project feels that normal competition may put its survival at risk.
A healthy ecosystem should reward better products, lower fees, innovation, and fair competition not make builders feel that competing could get them eliminated.