Transaction fees on the TON network are set to drop significantly, with near zero costs expected in the coming days.
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov revealed that within a week, TON transaction fees will be reduced by six times, bringing the cost down to 0.00039 TON, which is roughly equivalent to 0.0005 dollars per transaction. He also confirmed that these fees will remain stable regardless of network activity.
Move Toward Fully Feeless Transactions
Durov added that shortly after this reduction, most transactions on the network are expected to become completely feeless, meaning users will not pay any commission at all. He emphasized that zero fee transactions are a key goal for the platform moving forward.
Faster Performance Driven by Network Upgrade
The TON blockchain, designed to process transactions and power mini applications within Telegram, recently underwent a major upgrade. Although it operates independently, it remains closely connected to the Telegram ecosystem.
Earlier this month, the network reduced its transaction finality time from around ten seconds to approximately one second. This upgrade, which went live on April 10, introduced near instant confirmation speeds.
The improvement is powered by Catchain 2.0, an updated consensus mechanism that changes how the network validates transactions. As a result, blocks are now produced every 400 milliseconds, while a streaming layer delivers updates to applications with minimal delay.
This shorter finality time significantly improves user experience. Payments now settle in about one second, while trading and other blockchain activities no longer suffer from previous delays.
Impact on Rewards and Network Economics
The upgrade also increases the number of blocks generated, which boosts validator rewards and affects staking dynamics. As a result, TON’s annual inflation rate is projected to rise from about 0.6 percent to approximately 3.6 percent, with rewards expected to adjust over time based on participation.
Tokenized Stocks Expand Into the TON Ecosystem
Prior to this upgrade, the Kraken owned tokenized equities platform Stocks expanded its services to the TON blockchain, introducing tokenized United States equities to the network.
This integration includes support for Telegram’s non custodial wallet, allowing users to access these assets directly within the app. Users can now buy, hold, and transfer tokenized versions of major stocks such as Tesla and NVIDIA, as well as exchange traded funds, across TON based wallets.#crypto#cryptonews https://coinsignals.net https://t.me/coinsignalpublic
