ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the developer of the privacy blockchain Canton Network, Digital Asset, announced the completion of a $135 million strategic financing round. This round was led by DRW Venture Capital and Tradeweb Markets, with participation from well-known companies in traditional finance and the crypto space, including BNP Paribas, Circle Ventures, Citadel Securities, DTCC, Virtu Financial, and Paxos.Canton Network, centered on configurable privacy, has attracted several companies, including Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon, to test RWAs on its platform. This financing will help the Canton Network further expand the coverage of RWAs, which currently includes asset classes such as bonds, money market funds, alternative funds, commodities, repurchase agreements, mortgages, life insurance, and annuities.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Digital Asset is a blockchain software and service provider that helps enterprises establish economic value through the internet. Digital Asset's products are built on Daml, a leading platform for building and running complex multi-party applications using an innovative smart contract language and tools. Daml features privacy and a top-notch SDK to ensure that all participants in the application remain in sync and have access to reliable real-time data.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the TON network extension TAC announced that it has raised a total of $11.5 million in seed and strategic rounds, with the latest $5 million strategic round led by Hack VC.The project aims to provide EVM-compatible DeFi infrastructure for the TON and Telegram ecosystem, planning to gradually open features through a phased mainnet launch. TAC has specifically developed a Telegram mini-app interface, allowing traditional users to directly access DeFi services within the messaging software.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, TON Foundation Chairman Manuel Stotz plans to expand The Open Network (TON) to the United States to cater to Trump's anticipated pro-crypto policies and promote retail user adoption.

ChainCatcher news, the first AI + DePIN project based on the TON network, PinGo, officially launched its Staking Program Season I on January 22 at 20:00 (UTC + 8), providing users with a new way to earn $PUNNY rewards by staking $PINGO tokens ($PUNNY is PinGo's first Meme token, planned for release in Q2). The staking activity takes place on the TON chain, and users can participate in staking through the PinGo official website or Telegram MiniBot.It is reported that the NFT staking feature will be launched in the second season, offering users more earning opportunities. PinGo stated that this plan aims to help users activate idle assets and maximize token value while laying the groundwork for the future introduction of more innovative features.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, OKX will conduct an upgrade maintenance of the TON network on January 2, 2025, at 10:00 (UTC+8). During the upgrade maintenance, deposits and withdrawals will be suspended, and it is expected to be completed by:January 3, 18:00 (UTC+8) for the completion of upgrade maintenance and reopening of withdrawals;January 3, 18:00 (UTC+8) for the completion of upgrade maintenance and reopening of deposits.

ChainCatcher news, according to data from TonStat, the number of accounts on the TON network increased from about 4 million to 128 million over the course of a year. According to Joonmo Kwon, CEO of Delabs Games, the GameFi market valuation reached approximately $17 billion by mid-year, largely due to the rise of the Telegram gaming ecosystem.However, despite the increase in adoption rates for Web3 games in 2024, the GMCI gaming index shows that as of December 18, major gaming-related tokens have fallen by about 7% year-to-date. This index includes major gaming tokens such as BEAM, GALA, and IMX, but does not include TON (which has risen over 100% this year).

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, the OKX Mini Wallet based on Telegram has officially launched a new red envelope feature, currently supporting the TON network. Users can easily create digital currency red envelopes within Telegram, send them to friends, and customize the collection conditions, enhancing social fun and interactivity.As an industry-leading one-stop Web3 gateway, the OKX Web3 Wallet now supports over 100 popular public chains, providing a seamless experience across four platforms: App, plugin, web, and Telegram Mini Wallet. For more details, please visit the link.

ChainCatcher news, Gate Web3 Startup has launched the PinGo (PINGO) free airdrop subscription, with the current progress at 121,726.97%. In the recent Startup project voting, PinGo ranked first, accounting for more than half of all votes.According to the official announcement, Gate Web3 Startup will open the PinGo (PINGO) airdrop subscription from November 27, 2024, 15:00 to November 29, 15:00 (UTC+8), with a total subscription amount of 1,600,000 PINGO. Currently, 4,636 people have participated in this event, raising a total of 4,427,210 GT, and the subscription progress has reached 121,726.97%.As the first AI + DePIN project based on the TON network, PinGo aims to redefine the way to acquire computing resources, datasets, and artificial intelligence.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the TON network expansion project TAC has completed a $6.5 million seed round financing, led by Hack VC and Symbolic Capital, with participation from Primitive, Paper Ventures, Karatage, Animoca Ventures, Spartan Capital, TON Ventures, and Ankr. The valuation and structure of this round of financing have not been disclosed.The testnet phase of TAC is expected to launch this week, with the mainnet release planned for the first quarter of 2025.According to RootData, TAC is a TON network expansion that allows the EVM community to access Telegram's 950 million users.

ChainCatcher news, according to data disclosed by IntoTheBlock, the daily active users on the TON network have dropped to about 1.58 million, a significant decrease from the peak of over 5 million daily active users.

ChainCatcher news, the TON network has officially connected to Telegram's first decentralized multi-chain wallet UXUY. This is the 17th public chain that UXUY has integrated, following ecosystems like Bitcoin Lightning Network, Ethereum, BNB Chain, BASE, and TRON. The integration of the TON network will significantly improve the interoperability of Telegram's multi-chain ecosystem and lower the trading threshold for assets on the TON chain.UXUY is the next-generation decentralized multi-chain infrastructure incubated and invested by Binance Labs, providing multi-chain DApp access services and an application center based on the Telegram ecosystem, and offering comprehensive support such as technology and traffic for qualified DApps through the Puzzle Plan.UXUY is committed to enhancing the liquidity of long-tail assets and providing a better trading experience for Telegram's idle assets. Currently, the total locked value (TVL) of the TON ecosystem is $395 million. UXUY actively introduces native crypto assets through its multi-chain advantages, contributing to the further increase of Telegram's ecosystem TVL.UXUY founder Kevin stated, "Long-tail assets on the TON network are on the rise, and these DApps will enrich the user experience and application scenarios in the crypto world. UXUY will continue to build the infrastructure on the Telegram chain and unleash the enormous development potential of the TON network."

According to ChainCatcher news reported by Cointelegraph, a cryptocurrency wallet fraud tool targeting the TON network has announced it will cease operations and direct users to another cryptocurrency fraud tool.Web3 security agency Scam Sniffer shared a screenshot showing that a TON-based cryptocurrency wallet fraud tool issued a notice of closure. The wallet fraud tool claimed that the lack of "whales" or "big players" in the TON community was detrimental to its business. The hackers wrote: "Due to the absence of whales in TON and the small size of the community, we will shut down our services."This wallet fraud tool then directed users to assets on a fraudulent Bitcoin network, stating that if users enjoyed stealing on TON, they would also like to operate on the Bitcoin network.The hackers also promoted another service and explicitly stated that the TON-based fraud tool would not return. Blockaid co-founder Raz Niv mentioned that more and more hackers are starting to take an interest in the TON ecosystem because the value of assets transferred via TON is very high. Some scams also exploit TON's transfer comment feature to disguise the true purpose of signatures, tricking users into signing false transactions and thereby stealing their assets.

ChainCatcher message, TON posted on X: "Recently we witnessed the largest airdrop in cryptocurrency history. 131 million eligible users claimed HMSTR on TON, and despite the heavy load, the TON blockchain operated smoothly.We continue to see an increasing number of users flocking in, and on-chain activity may continue to grow in the coming days. While it is still in the early stages, the success so far proves TON's resilience and its ability to support a large number of users."

ChainCatcher news, CryptoQuant analyst Shiven Moodley posted on the X platform that the TON network has shown significant growth since August 2021, with its high throughput driving the network's scalability, and its collaboration with the Telegram instant messaging platform further promoting its development. There is a noticeable gap between the market capitalization and circulating supply of the TON network, which may indicate that a considerable portion of the tokens is locked or held long-term, thus affecting the network's liquidity. Nevertheless, there is still a general correlation between market capitalization and circulating supply, suggesting that most of the circulating supply is indeed participating in market valuation.Moodley suggests using the average market cap to price ratio as a proxy indicator for measuring speculative behavior. He explained, "The divergence between market cap and price may indicate that the token's valuation deviates from fundamental indicators, while a close alignment between the two suggests a more rational market valuation."

ChainCatcher news, Bounce Brand announced on social media that it will launch the AUCTION Launchpad on the TON network next week.

According to ChainCatcher news, the official announcement states that the OKX Web3 wallet now fully supports TON chain NFT trading and multi-platform order aggregation, including orders from the OKX NFT market, Getgems, and Fragment, thereby providing users with stronger liquidity across the network and enabling them to obtain better prices. Currently, users can enjoy the TON ecosystem anytime and anywhere with the OKX Web3 wallet and a 0 platform service fee.

ChainCatcher message, the Telegram Wallet posted on the official TG channel this morning stating that the TON network has fully resumed operation after experiencing another block interruption early today. Asset withdrawals based on TON and deposits in wallets will be credited at the appropriate time.Tonscan data shows that the TON network is currently producing blocks normally.

ChainCatcher message, TON stated on its official social platform that the TON blockchain is currently experiencing interruptions in block production. TON Core has requested validators to restart at 4 AM today (UTC time). If enough validators restart, consensus will be reestablished.As of the time of writing, according to Tonscan, the TON network has not yet resumed block production.

ChainCatcher news, Tonk Inu stated that the recent Ton network outage may be due to the unusually high network activity caused by the market's enthusiasm for the new DOGS memecoin.Previous news, the Ton network was down, with no blocks produced for nearly 3 hours.