1. ๐ Telegram announces a revolutionary feature for channel owners, sharing 50% of revenue distributed in TON.
2. ๐ Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, unveils the announcement, emphasizing a "virtuous circle" for creators.
3. ๐ The news leads to a 31% surge in TON's price within an hour, reaching its highest level since February 2022.
4. ๐ Channel owners can cash out their TON or reinvest it in promoting their channels, creating an ecosystem within Telegram.
5. ๐ฐ TON's price spikes from $2.15 to a high of $2.92, significantly pushing its market capitalization above $9.8 billion.
6. ๐ TON is currently ranked 15th in the top cryptocurrency by market capitalization, trading at $2.49.
7. ๐ Telegram launches the Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain project in 2018, intending to use Gram as its native currency.
8. ๐ Regulators' hurdles from the SEC lead Telegram to withdraw from the project in 2020, leaving TON to community developers.
9. ๐ฎ TON has evolved into an open-source blockchain platform, powering projects like the engagement-based game "Notcoin."