TON Europe Hub

💎 Blockchain Business School × TON Europe Hub Meetup Recap 🇫🇷

On November 18, builders, students, and key players came together for a deep dive into TON & Telegram’s Web3 landscape, including insights on Mini Apps, NFTs, and the latest in blockchain gaming.

Highlights
— Ecosystem Insights: Julien Paredes shared how TON powers Telegram Mini Apps, NFT gifts, DeFi, and seamless crypto experiences.

— Gaming Panel: Elodie from Dropee & Samuel from TON Battleground discussed AI, player engagement, monetization models, and growth strategies.

— Networking: Builders and students connected, exchanged ideas, and strengthened relationships.

💎 A perfect introduction to the breadth of TON’s ecosystem and a showcase of the vibrant community driving innovation on Telegram.

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⭐️ Events of the Week

Mark your calendars, TON events you won’t want to miss!

Wednesday
5 PM - ❤️ Pitch Roast Session #20

Thursday
1 PM - ⭐️ Workshop: Growth Through Retention
3 PM - 🛫 Workshop: Introduction to Development on TON Blockchain

Friday
1 PM - 🐸 Discover TON Meme Republic!
2 PM - 🕹 Live Gaming Session: Explore Web3 Games

Follow our luma calendar to stay updated on all upcoming events.

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🐸 Discover TON Meme Republic!

All TON Hubs unit to walk you through the TON Meme Republic initiative.

Agenda
— TON Meme Republic Map – discover everything you need to participate (DEXs, bridges & more)
— Weekly Blog updates on winners and news
— Leaderboards to track the competition in real time
— Tools for creators, developer resources & Launchpad
— Social media, groups and how to celebrate with the community

📅 Friday, 28 November, 1 PM CET
📍 Watch the livestream on X: @TONEurope @TONEastAsia @TONSSEA @TONCISHUB @TONUSHUB

Step into TON Meme Republic and see which memes dominate the TON Blockchain! 🎉

🕹 Live Gaming Session: Explore Web3 Games

Join us for an exciting live session featuring games on TON and Telegram.

Play, watch, and have fun discovering new Web3 games!

Games Featured
— Azuki Alley Escape: The official Azuki × GAMEE game, skate through the Alley, earn rewards, and climb the leaderboard.
— Pengu Clash by Pudgy Penguin: Fast-paced 1v1 multiplayer where penguins duel in short, skill-based matches.
— MemHustle: Based game for crypto hustlers. Lead memecoins to fight market scam.
— And possibly some additional games during the live event 👀

📅 Friday, 28 November, 2 PM CET
📍 Watch the livestream on X: @TONEurope or Telegram: @TONEuropeHub

Step into gaming on TON and Telegram! 🎮✨

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TON October 2025 Ecosystem Update

Pavel Durov unveils COCOON AI network, tokenized U.S. stocks launch in Telegram Wallet, Chainlink adopts TON as cross-chain standard, and Lamborghini enters TON's digital collectibles ecosystem. 
Let's dive into October's wins 👇

🤖 COCOON announced: Privacy-focused AI network launching November. GPU owners mine TON, developers access secure inference, users experience AI with complete privacy

📈 Traditional finance integration: U.S. stocks (Amazon, Netflix, Nvidia, Tesla, S&P 500 ETFs) tradeable in Telegram Wallet - removing brokerage barriers for 1B+ users

🏦 Institutional expansion: Bitstamp lists Toncoin, following Coinbase Ventures and Gemini milestones. Opens access for funds, enterprises through regulated venues

🔗 Cross-chain infrastructure: Chainlink CCIP adopted as canonical standard, making Toncoin transferable across leading blockchains with enterprise-grade security

💰 DeFi momentum accelerates:

▪ Blum expansion: 288,765 new Perps accounts in first month, 28 new trading pairs, 746.8K $BLUM burned

▪ STON.fi dominance: #1 TON dApp on DappRadar, 94K+ wallets, $56.7M volume, launched first DAO

▪ TONCO performance: 225% APR (30-day avg), top-performing yield via organic trading fees

▪ EVAA milestone: Listed on Binance, MEXC, Gate.io while transitioning to full DAO governance

🎨 NFT market leadership:

▪ TON on-chain declined only 6.9% vs Ethereum's 64.5% drop, Base's 39.3% fall

▪ October 10th peak: $4.9M combined trading

▪ Telegram Gifts: 1.96M holders (+18% m-o-m)

▪ Record sales: Plush Pepe #2658 for 107,207 TON (~$230K), Username @devil for 555,555 TON (~$1.25M)

🎮 Gaming growth:

▪ Zargates: GamersFest Season 2 with $15K prize pool

▪ TON Battleground × DOGS House: Uniting 700K gamers + 3M community members

▪ Caps Game: First $CG collection sold out in 2 hours, 10K+ daily games, GetGems verified

🛠️ Builder & infrastructure maturation:

▪ 217 new projects on Builders Portal, 124 support requests, <3.5 day response time 

▪ New resources: 4-part Marketing Series, Telegram App Standards guide

▪ TON Core working on sub-second transactions

▪ MyTonWallet v4.3: Wallet Gallery, Balance Previews, NFT Card personalization

▪ Global hubs: 115 projects, 228 developers onboarded across 5 regions

💳 Payments expansion:

▪ CryptoRefills: 5K+ brands accept TON & USDT for gift cards, eSIMs, flights/hotels

▪ Finassets: B2B gateway with USDT on TON for invoicing, payment links, APIs

▪ EMCD Wallet: Mini-app for crypto storage, transfers, exchanges in Telegram

📱 Additional milestones: Lamborghini sticker collection launch, SIXR Legends brings cricket to TON (2.5B+ audience gateway), TApps adds 5 Loyalty Program partners (470K users, 30M+ Stars spent), Telegram Stars spike to $7.5M in single day

October demonstrated TON's positioning at the convergence of decentralized AI, traditional finance, and mainstream Web3 access - balancing groundbreaking innovation with resilient performance 💎

Full update 👉 https://blog.ton.org/ton-ecosystem-update-october-2025

⭐️ Workshop: Growth Through Retention

Sarah Stocks, Founder of Sukses Today, will guide you through the fundamentals of turning existing users into long-term, high-value community members.

This workshop helps founders understand how retention, lifecycle management, and user experience influence sustainable growth.

Agenda
— Understand why retention is the strongest driver of sustainable project growth.
— Learn the core early-stage metrics: activation, retention rate, engagement loops and what they mean for small teams.
— Discover the three biggest retention blockers founders face in the first weeks of user experience.
— Understand a simple framework for identifying where users are dropping off.
— Build quick, practical retention fixes founders can implement immediately (onboarding clean-up, early value moments, light-touch re-engagement).
— Learn how consistent user experience compounds into trust, engagement and long-term retention

📅 Thursday, 27 November – 1 PM CET
📍 Livestream on X: @TONEurope or Telegram @TONEuropeHub

Unlock the retention fundamentals that turn early users into committed community members.

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🤩 Project Spotlight: Tonstakers

Tonstakers makes staking on TON simple and rewarding. It's the largest TON liquid staking protocol and an infrastructure layers for DeFi builders.

Why users love it?

🔵 Easy staking: stake your TON directly in Telegram and earn rewards automatically.

🔵 Liquid Staking: use your tsTON in DeFi protocols to get additional rewards.

🔵 Flexible & secure: withdraw anytime, fully non-custodial.

→ Explore Tonstakers and start earning
→ Read the project spotlight

Disclaimer: This post is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Crypto assets carry risks. Always do your own research before participating.

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🎮 GameFi Developers Wanted: Help Shape the Future of Gaming on TON!

TON Foundation is gathering insights from game developers to better understand the GameFi ecosystem — identifying what works effectively and what requires improvement. 🚀

This short survey (⏱️ less than 10 minutes) is your chance to share honest feedback and directly influence the support and tooling for GameFi builders.

💡 We welcome your constructive criticism to help us build a better environment for games on TON.

Fill out the survey here!

❤️ Pitch Roast Session #20

TON builders will present their projects to experts and the community.

What’s in it for you?
🔹Hear insights from experts
🔹Understand what makes a product stand out
🔹Discover early-stage projects to team up with

📅 Wednesday, November 26 – 5 PM CET
▶️ Watch the livestream on X or Telegram

Experts
— Slava Yakimenko, Ecosystem Program Manager, TON
— Dmitri Elisov – Co-founder and CTO, Oqtacore
— Tony, TON Europe Hub Manager

Projects
— Dolphia brings football to life with predictions, penalty battles, and daily mystery challenges all in one mini-app.

— Heroes of Arena is a fantasy RPG game with an arena, guilds, pets, and fun gaming mechanics.

— Chain.love is Web3’s Booking com for service providers. Discover and compare them side-by-side via single UI and API.

Ready to introduce yourself and pitch your project?
→ Apply now!
→ To apply as an expert: DM @TonyVibeTON

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🛫 Workshop: Introduction to Development on TON Blockchain

Andrei Shvetc, Smart Contract Developer at TON Studio, will guide you through the fundamentals of blockchain development and how to get started building on TON.

Agenda
— Introduction to the TON Blockchain
— Smart Contracts & Languages on TON
— Environment Setup, Live Coding & Key Resources
— “Hello World” in TOLK
— Live Coding Walkthrough
— Q&A & Wrap-Up

📅 Tune in on Thursday, 27 November – 3 PM CET
📍 Watch the livestream on X: @TONEurope or Telegram @TONEuropeHub
📄 Slides presentation

Step into the TON ecosystem and start building the tech shaping tomorrow. 💎

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📚 New TON Documentation is Live

We rebuilt the entire documentation from scratch based on community feedback.

What's new:

▪️ AI Assistant - Ask questions in plain language and get instant answers from the entire documentation

▪️ Easier Navigation - Flat structure rewritten by blockchain engineers

▪️ Comprehensive Guides - New content for blockchain foundations, TON Connect, mytonctrl, Sandbox, Blueprint, smart contracts, and more

▪️ Dr. Durov's Whitepapers - Now in web format with AI summaries and cross-links

Built with feedback from Zengo, RSquad, TonTech, TON API team, TON Core, and shaped and delivered by TON Studio.

Try it: docs.ton.org 

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💎 TON x Blockchain Business School Meetup in Paris is today! 🇫🇷

Join us this evening starting at 6:30 PM at ArtVerse in Paris to explore the TON blockchain and the Telegram ecosystem.

Discover the ecosystem through the vision of its builders:
🔹 Julien Paredes – TON Europe Hub Lead, will share key insights on building and growing the TON ecosystem.
🔹 Elodie Sobczak – Head of Product, Dropee, will be sharing the exciting, behind-the-scenes story of their project on TON!
🔹 Samuel Auzols – Co-founder of TON Battleground, will share the exciting evolution of gaming applications on TON!

👉 Register now to secure your spot!

Join us to network and explore the TON universe during a friendly evening.

See you soon!

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🫴 Claim Free Testnet TON to Test Your Smart Contracts

Need to test your smart contracts before launching on Mainnet?

We've made it easy to get free Testnet Toncoin so you can experiment without risk!

Testnet tokens are essential for covering transaction fees and deploying your code in a safe, parallel environment.

You have two easy ways to claim your Testnet TON:

1️⃣Quick Access (Standard Amount)

🔹 Amount: 2 testnet Toncoin per hour
🔹 Purpose: Fast, automatic access to test your smart contracts
🔹Requirement: None, just use the official Telegram bot
🔹 How: Use the official Telegram bot: @testgiver_ton_bot

2️⃣ Large-Scale Testing (Additional Tokens)

🔹 Amount: Up to 5,000 testnet TON
🔹 Purpose: For larger projects, heavy load testing, and complex deployments.
🔹 Requirements: You must be actively building on TON and have a testnet wallet ready.
🔹 How: Requires a simple application form: here

If you need a significant supply of tokens for your testing phases, don't hesitate to ask!

➡️ Apply for up to 5,000 Testnet TON

ℹ️ Remember, these tokens have no real-world value and are for development only.

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⭐️ Events of the Week

This week we’ve prepared some exciting events for builders.

🇫🇷 Blockchain Business School x TON Europe Meetup in Paris

⭐ Workshop: Finance Fundamentals for Builders

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Builders Call 2 – November Edition

Follow our luma calendar to stay updated on all upcoming events.

See at the events! 👋

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⭐ Workshop: Finance Fundamentals for Builders

Eugene Korchun, Co-founder & COO of MemHustle, will walk you through the key financial levers every builder should know:

Agenda
— Understand unit economics and how it drives project sustainability.
— Learn how to calculate and optimize LTV (Lifetime Value).
— Master budgeting strategies for efficient project growth.
— Discover the tools to track, analyze, and improve your financial metrics.

📅 Tune in on Wednesday, 19 November - 3 PM CET
📍 Watch the livestream on X: @TONEurope or Telegram @TONEuropeHub

Seize this opportunity to master the financial levers that drive scalable, high-growth projects.

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