TON October 2025 Ecosystem Update
Pavel Durov unveils COCOON AI network, tokenized U.S. stocks launch in Telegram Wallet, Chainlink adopts TON as cross-chain standard, and Lamborghini enters TON's digital collectibles ecosystem.
Let's dive into October's wins 👇
🤖 COCOON announced: Privacy-focused AI network launching November. GPU owners mine TON, developers access secure inference, users experience AI with complete privacy
📈 Traditional finance integration: U.S. stocks (Amazon, Netflix, Nvidia, Tesla, S&P 500 ETFs) tradeable in Telegram Wallet - removing brokerage barriers for 1B+ users
🏦 Institutional expansion: Bitstamp lists Toncoin, following Coinbase Ventures and Gemini milestones. Opens access for funds, enterprises through regulated venues
🔗 Cross-chain infrastructure: Chainlink CCIP adopted as canonical standard, making Toncoin transferable across leading blockchains with enterprise-grade security
💰 DeFi momentum accelerates:
▪ Blum expansion: 288,765 new Perps accounts in first month, 28 new trading pairs, 746.8K $BLUM burned
▪ STON.fi dominance: #1 TON dApp on DappRadar, 94K+ wallets, $56.7M volume, launched first DAO
▪ TONCO performance: 225% APR (30-day avg), top-performing yield via organic trading fees
▪ EVAA milestone: Listed on Binance, MEXC, Gate.io while transitioning to full DAO governance
🎨 NFT market leadership:
▪ TON on-chain declined only 6.9% vs Ethereum's 64.5% drop, Base's 39.3% fall
▪ October 10th peak: $4.9M combined trading
▪ Telegram Gifts: 1.96M holders (+18% m-o-m)
▪ Record sales: Plush Pepe #2658 for 107,207 TON (~$230K), Username @devil for 555,555 TON (~$1.25M)
🎮 Gaming growth:
▪ Zargates: GamersFest Season 2 with $15K prize pool
▪ TON Battleground × DOGS House: Uniting 700K gamers + 3M community members
▪ Caps Game: First $CG collection sold out in 2 hours, 10K+ daily games, GetGems verified
🛠️ Builder & infrastructure maturation:
▪ 217 new projects on Builders Portal, 124 support requests, <3.5 day response time
▪ New resources: 4-part Marketing Series, Telegram App Standards guide
▪ TON Core working on sub-second transactions
▪ MyTonWallet v4.3: Wallet Gallery, Balance Previews, NFT Card personalization
▪ Global hubs: 115 projects, 228 developers onboarded across 5 regions
💳 Payments expansion:
▪ CryptoRefills: 5K+ brands accept TON & USDT for gift cards, eSIMs, flights/hotels
▪ Finassets: B2B gateway with USDT on TON for invoicing, payment links, APIs
▪ EMCD Wallet: Mini-app for crypto storage, transfers, exchanges in Telegram
📱 Additional milestones: Lamborghini sticker collection launch, SIXR Legends brings cricket to TON (2.5B+ audience gateway), TApps adds 5 Loyalty Program partners (470K users, 30M+ Stars spent), Telegram Stars spike to $7.5M in single day
October demonstrated TON's positioning at the convergence of decentralized AI, traditional finance, and mainstream Web3 access - balancing groundbreaking innovation with resilient performance 💎
Full update 👉 https://blog.ton.org/ton-ecosystem-update-october-2025