TON DNS Summer (Part 1)

As we predicted, the hype around TON DNS has begun. The hype began with Four-Digit domains (hereinafter referred to as 4N domains). People are "burning" their 100 TON on the TON DNS smart contract and transferring this value to NFTs (similar to Banksy's work).

On February 13, the last domain from the Club 100 (0074.ton), was minted, on February 17, the thousandth domain (5755.ton), and on February 28, the last domain from the 1k Club (0863.ton).

The race is on, and people have already minted many beautiful numbers from various masks and special collections, although only 26% of the total supply has been minted.

On average, 117 4N domains are minted per day. At the current rate, 50% of the supply will be minted by March 22, 2026, 75% by April 12, 2026, and 100% by May 4, 2026.

Why 4N domains if there are already Telegram usernames?

1. Numbers are the international language of communication. They are simple and understandable for everyone around the world, unlike various alphabets (be it Latin, Cyrillic, Arabic, hieroglyphs, etc.).

2. There are 10^4 = 10,000 number combinations in 4N domains, compared to 26^4 = 456,976 combinations in alphabetical ones.

3. The price for the 4L username is fixed at $8,000. The price for the 4N domain on mint is approximately $130, which is 61.54 times cheaper!

4. Only domains can consist of numbers, while usernames must contain at least one letter. Therefore, 4N domains are beyond competition in the TON ecosystem.

5. The ability to associate attractive domain digits with a gift number. An example is here. There are dozens of different collections of gifts with identical numbers, but only one 4N domain can be associated with them!

6. The TON ecosystem will have thousands of AI agents, and they will need a short digital domain for convenience.

7. TON Browser and TON Messenger are being developed, with user login via TON DNS.

8. Repeating the success of ENS, this time in the form of a utility — a shell in Telegram (because TON DNS renewal costs pennies, compared to $160 per year for a 4-digit ENS).

Continuation

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