TON blockchain struggled badly following the launch of a highly anticipated Telegram game crypto token.

TON is a popular crypto network among Telegram users, as it can be accessed via Telegram bots on the platform. Many people compare the TON blockchain network with the Solana network, as the TON crypto team claims its scalability is 55k TPS, which is very close to Solana’s 70k TPS.

On August 28, 2024, the TON blockchain network struggled due to abnormal network load following the release of the Dogs token. 

BREAKING: @ton_blockchain STOPPED PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS 3 HOURS AGO pic.twitter.com/OHkT9cPo4I

— DEGEN NEWS (@DegenerateNews) August 28, 2024

The TON community explained that the issue occurred because several validators couldn’t clean their databases of old transactions, causing them to lose consensus. They confirmed that consensus would be reestablished if enough validators restart.

TON Blockchain is currently experiencing a disruption in block production.The issue is occurring due to the abnormal load currently on TON. Several validators are unable to clean the database of old transactions, which has led to losing the consensus.TON Core has issued a call


— TON 💎 (@ton_blockchain) August 28, 2024

Now, the TON network is functioning smoothly.

TON is now producing blocks normally!We are back online. https://t.co/iXM6kF464T pic.twitter.com/FQ6eOt9fok

— TON 💎 (@ton_blockchain) August 28, 2024

TON Network & Criticism

Following the launch of the TON blockchain, the community claimed that the network can process transactions with a scalability of 55k TPS, but the network struggled at 280 TPS. Some crypto X users said that the TON community is misleading people with exaggerated data.

https://t.co/wCP4xvdM9G#Ton Blockchain’s 55k TPS Theoretical Claim Questioned as Ton Network Struggles with DOGS Release

— Bitcoinik (@Bitcoinikdotcom) August 27, 2024

$TON Coin Price Action

The current trading price of TON coin, the native token of the TON blockchain, is $5.487, which is 1.4% down from the last 24 hours’ trading price. 

A sudden rise and fall in the trade prices can be seen in the price graph, showing that the token’s trading price was significantly influenced by the network outage news.

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