TON is now 6x faster. Catchain 2.0 activation now live.
The voting for Catchain 2.0 has been successfully passed. Activation took place around 7:00 a.m. UTC.
Alongside faster block production, this creates a new opportunity for Toncoin holders.
Validators stake Toncoin to help secure the TON network and earn Toncoin from two sources: transaction fees and block creation rewards.
After the upgrade, the reward for each block remains the same: 1.7 Toncoin per masterchain block and 1.0 Toncoin per basechain block. With blocks produced much faster (~x6), validators are able to produce more blocks, which increases rewards per validation cycle. As a result, TON’s annual inflation is expected to rise from around 0.6% to around 3.6%.
For Toncoin holders, this makes staking more attractive. As validator rewards rise, the incentive to hold and stake Toncoin to secure the TON network becomes stronger.
At the same time, TON retains its burn mechanism, 50% of transaction fees are burned, which offsets part of the added issuance as activity grows. In the future, validators may vote to update rewards and burn mechanics to further balance TON’s tokenomics.
For users, that means two things:
– near-instant transactions
– more attractive staking
The blockchain is faster. Apps need to catch up. Read the integration guide to support the upgrade.
Faster chain. Better user experience. Better opportunities.
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