In the vibrant and ever-changing realm of the blockchain ecosystem, the TON Foundation is a leader in innovation, orchestrating the development of The Open Network (TON) and harmonizing the contributions of independent developers from every corner of the globe. It is the unwavering dedication of these visionaries that breathes life into TON, pushing the boundaries of blockchain's potential and shaping its real-world applications.
TON community's unwavering commitment to progress is the driving force behind the adoption and growth of the TON blockchain and its underlying ecosystem. As we celebrate the fruits of our collective labor, we are excited to unveil the TON Developer Report Q1 2023. Together, let's immerse ourselves in the remarkable achievements that have been made possible by the power of our united community.
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TON Metrics
The number of monthly active developers that contributed to TON-related open GitHub repositories increased by 57% (from 109 contributors on January 1st to 171 contributors by the end of March) in the first quarter of 2023.
The total number of members participating in TON Developers Chats grew from 7,003 on January 1st to 8,572 by the end of March, marking an increase of 21% in Q1.
TON Events
Hack-a-TONxDoraHacks
Running from January 31st to March 31st, the two-month-long hackathon saw 233 projects participate, with TON ecosystem partners and TON hub developers hosting 14 offline meetups in numerous regions globally, including:
- TONx Studio in Taipei, Taiwan
- Boom Labs in Seoul, South Korea
- TON Bangkok Hub in Bangkok, Thailand
- Tonana in Prague, Czech Republic
- SmartDeer in Tokyo, Japan
- SmartDeer in Singapore
- TonTech in Dubai, UAE
- Orbs in Tel Aviv, Israel
- TON Play in Saint Petersburg, Russia:
- Orbs in London, UK
- SmartDeer in Hong Kong
- TON India Hub in Hyderabad, India
- SmartDeer in Melbourne, Australia
- TON Lisbon Hub in Lisbon, Portugal
Open Judging Evaluation Process
Final Results
- DeDust - $110,000
- Tsunami Exchange - $60,000
- Tonic Lounge (feat. Tonic Wallet) - $35,000
- Punk City - $20,000
- TonEase - $10,000
- TON IDE (Nujan) - $10,000
- Evaa Protocol - $5,000
- re:doubt - $5,000
- Genlock - $5,000
- 1ton - $5,000
The DoraHacks Quadratic Funding Round
The Open Network Thread Challenge 💫
The challenge invited developers, community managers, content creators, and builders across the globe to participate for a chance to win a portion of the $10,000 TON prize pool.
The contest received an overwhelming response, with more than 60 submissions and over 100 threads in total, demonstrating the growing support and passion of the TON Community. To show appreciation for the amazing response, we rewarded all participants in TON tokens and shared their TON-related posts on the main TON Twitter channel.
With the great success of this initiative, it's important that all of you stay up to date on all things TON. In the future we’ll launch similar community-based challenges as we continue our mission to spread the word about TON to build a stronger and more vibrant community.
TON Wallet Challenge
The challenge is open to all desktop, iOS, and Android developers with the main goal of creating an innovative TON Wallet application that has the potential to replace the current iterations of the TON Wallet.
TON Hell’s Kitchen Initiative
Our goal is to bring together a dynamic group of creators, developers, and builders to collaborate and generate exciting possibilities within the TON Web3 breakfast format.
Whether you are an experienced blockchain expert or just starting your journey, we welcome you to join us as we heat up the TON community with this sizzling new initiative.
We look forward to seeing you in Hell's Kitchen — a platform for individuals to expand their network and explore new opportunities within the TON community.
Join us to stir the pot and create something magical.
TON Documentation Materials
TON Developer Tools
Blueprint Enhancement
Throughout Q1 we also worked hard to improve Blueprint, a comprehensive tool for testing, writing, and deploying smart contracts on TON. These enhancements also included the introduction of the Tact programming language, instantly improving the capabilities of smart contract development on the platform.
Sandbox Improvements
Over the last three months, our Sandbox toolkit used for testing TON smart contracts received a major upgrade. The latest version includes the introduction of several newly released features, including external message handling, verbosity setting enhancements, transaction time override improvements, and more. These improvements significantly improve the ability for developers to test code and ensure it’s working as intended prior to deployment. The performance of our Sandbox toolkit was also dramatically enhanced in Q1, leading to faster testing and development times for all involved.
Founding of the Tact Software Foundation
As a foundational component to realizing this goal, the TSF recently released the newest version of the Tact programming language, Tact 1.0.0. The Tact language is designed specifically to simplify the creation and deployment of smart contracts on the TON Blockchain and will surely make a significant impact on The Open Network community moving forward.
TonTechers Forum
TON Connect Adoption and Growth
To add to its increasing utility, TON Connect 2.0 is now fully integrated with TON’s four largest wallet service providers (Tonkeeper, Tonhub, OpenMask, MyTonWallet), allowing users and developers to make use of their favorite TON ecosystem wallets with a few simple clicks. As of this writing, more than 200,000 monthly users make use of the TON Connect protocol, indicating its importance as a pivotal component of the TON Ecosystem.
Since its initial development, TON Connect has helped the Tonkeeper Wallet carry out more than 1,000,000 token transfers to external dApps, proving its continued adoption and functionality. In addition to its connectivity with TON Blockchain, TON Connect is also fully integrated with Telegram-based wallets (via Telegram-enabled bots) and other middleware, further showcasing its versatility, usability, and increasing adoption.
TON Connect and TON Footsteps Wallet Grant Recipients
TON Awards 2022
While TON ecosystem's growth outpaced the endorsement of new projects, initiatives such as TON Footsteps, TON Grants, and support for various hackathons and community projects provide funding that is more predictable and transparent.
TON Awards aims to honor blockchain and crypto projects that laid the foundation for TON Ecosystem in its early days, especially those that continued to display designs based on decentralization, technical strength, and creative innovation.
After the completion of TON Awards 2022, a wide range of incentivized rewards were distributed to various builders and community members for their expertise and hard work.
In total, independent developers who developed and launched projects on TON Blockchain in 2022 received prizes worth a combined 301,920 Toncoin (TON) (or $675,000 at the time of writing) distributed among 40 teams. This made TON Awards 2022 the biggest in the project’s history.
TON Foundation and the community would like to thank everyone who participated in TON Awards 2022. The passion and dedication of the TON developer community is highly appreciated.
Those truly dedicated to the growth and advancement of TON through the development of ecosystem apps and other technologies will be vital to realizing mass adoption of the TON platform in the long term.
TON Grants Program
The TON Grants Program, an ecosystem fund driving the development of TON Blockchain, recently announced its latest set of successful grant applicants. These include:
- BitOk - a platform that helps traders, investors, and crypto businesses navigate tax issues and AML via a one-stop-shop solution. Join the BitOk community: https://twitter.com/Bitok_org.
- OpenMask - a browser extension wallet similar to MetaMask that supports TON Ledger hardware wallet integration. Join the OpenMask community: https://t.me/openproduct.
- FairJournal - a decentralized and censorship restaurant blogging platform built for TON Ecosystem users that allows content creators to receive support via NFT sales and donations.
- Symbiosis - a user-friendly cross-chain AMM DEX and interchain communication protocol designed to be fully decentralized, interoperable, and non-custodial, with limitless cross-chain liquidity. Join the Symbiosis community: https://t.me/symbiosis_announcements.
- TonCap - a team of developers dedicated to enhancing jetton analytics and the development of various locking contracts that provide a transparent and trustworthy way for locked jettons to be secured. Join the TonCap community: https://t.me/tonmarketca.
We'd like to congratulate the above projects for their ingenuity, hard work, and continued contributions to the TON platform. As always, we’ll keep you posted on the development and progress of these amazing projects and their respective teams moving forward. For those that wish to participate in the TON Grant program, sadly, the application process is now closed. In Q2 we’ll welcome a new series of proposals that is open to anyone who wishes to participate.
TON Footsteps
Completed TON Footsteps Initiatives
The following Footsteps initiatives were completed in Q1 of 2023:
- TON Connect 2.0 messaging section addition to TON Docs
- Smart contract wallet tutorial section addition to TON Docs
- Creation of TACT language documentation
- TON Deep Docs English article translation
- Addition of TVM instructions React component to TON Docs
- Telegram bot launch for TON Connect 2.0
- Multisig wallet script integration with ton.js SDK
SDK Integrations
Join us today and let’s continue to build the TON Ecosystem!