#TON has been community driven from the start.
Since its inception, the network has thrived thanks to dedicated community validators who have ensured its integrity and sustainability.
The platform's growth has been driven by developers winning public competitions and becoming leading participants committed to the TON vision.
The launch of TON was fair: the initial distribution was conducted through Proof-of-Work mining, allowing participants to earn a share.
As the ecosystem expands, the TON Foundation has taken on the management of business development, creating a robust and dynamic ecosystem based on a community-oriented decentralized approach.
The TON community has matured significantly over the past year.
TON continues to introduce the crypto industry to a mass audience of new users while successful projects are constantly emerging.
Advocating for decentralization and responding to the growth and maturity of the community, The Open Network Foundation (‘the Foundation’) presents Society DAO — a new governance model.
We envision a governance system that enhances decentralization, transparency, inclusiveness, competition, autonomy, participation, and sustainability through the democratization of access to financial, socio-political, and human capital.
Decentralization: a progressive path
Last year, many project founders relied heavily on the Foundation to achieve their project successes, as it often serves as the primary hub for raising capital.
However, the Foundation sees this as a risk of centralization that could lead to a single point of control.
How can the Foundation evolve to mitigate this risk and create a more sustainable decentralized ecosystem?
We will implement open access to capital; projects will receive resources under transparent conditions for achieving key performance indicators (KPIs), allowing them to focus on creating products and outcomes.
Respected and verified community members have the opportunity to determine the allocation of resources.
This model also supports the principle of competition by fostering at least two projects in each category, encouraging projects and stimulating ecosystem development.
Since its founding in 2023 as a Swiss non-profit organization, the Foundation has tested this model with several leading teams that have succeeded in their endeavors.
Today, we are pleased to introduce you to teams that are already operating independently while sharing the mission of TON.
TON Core: developing, updating, and supporting the blockchain
TON Studio: Creating applications and programs
TON Society: Communicating with the community.
Wallet in Telegram: Implementing payments.
Society DAO will become the organizational body for the ecosystem's core functions. The Foundation will report on new goals, key performance indicators, and strategies while providing grants and other resources.
Initial goals of Society DAO:
1. Create a bridge between TON and the real world where cryptocurrencies can be used every day.
2. Make TON the most stable and scalable blockchain.
3. Expand the community of developers and users in the mini-apps markets.
In 2025, Society DAO will enhance its transparency and community orientation by launching a platform for public discussions and voting on projects.
This platform will use TON Society badges as a reputational marker, giving active community members a voice in decision-making processes.
More than 3.6 million users have earned badges on the site society.ton.org. This reputation, based on your activity, reflects your contribution and participation in the ecosystem and opens access to participation in discussions and voting on the site.
Once the platform is launched, the opinions of active community members will be crucial for the DAO members.
Society DAO is guiding the TON community onto the right path to become more competitive, decentralized, and sustainable.
As this model is further validated, it will lead to the creation of an autonomous community capable of collective action.
With a growing community of over 20 million participants, we are stronger than ever and can make cryptocurrency accessible to everyone.
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