🛒 Podcast: Building Payment Apps on TON

From booking trips to buying everyday goods—TON makes crypto payments practical and easy to build with.

In this podcast, builders share how they’re creating real-world payment solutions using Telegram Mini Apps and the TON blockchain.

📅 Thursday, July 17
🕒 5 PM CET
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🔗 Register on Luma

What you'll learn
— Why build payment apps on TON?
— How apps are earning revenue from payments
— Onboarding users with local currencies and fiat ramps
— Designing UX for smooth, secure crypto payments
— Legal & compliance insights

Speakers
— Kate Kachan, CMO of EntravelX
— Ben Usinger, Founder of Toncash
— Pavel Mulin, Founder of Shops Builder
— Tony, Manager at TON Europe Hub

Whether you're working on payments, on-ramps, or consumer crypto apps—this podcast is for you.

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Let’s scale payments and make TON Blockchain HUGE together! 💎

⚡️ The Open Hack — Live Coding Course: Integrating TON Connect into a Telegram Mini App

Join us for a live coding session where we’ll walk through how to integrate TON Connect into a Telegram Mini App.

This feature lets users connect their TON wallet seamlessly — an essential step for many The Open Hack projects.

📅 Wednesday, 16 July
🕔 5 PM CET
🧑‍💻 Moein, CTO of Dropee
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We'll code live, step by step. Just bring your code editor and Telegram Mini App.

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Let's make TON Blockchain HUGE together!

⏳ 3 days left to join The Open Hack and submit your MVP.

This isn’t just a mini-hackathon, it’s your first step into the TON and Telegram ecosystem:
— 1B+ monthly active users on Telegram
— 400M+ have already used a Mini App
— 130M+ have onboarded to the TON wallet

This is your last chance to join and compete for:
— $8,000 in prizes
— Fast-track access to TON ecosystem support
— Hands-on mentorship from core teams

You can join online.
You just need to start and ship.

All information, resources, and direct access to the team are available in one place:
📍 Register & build here
⏳ Submission deadline: July 18, 23:59 CET

Powered by: STON.fi, Dropee, EVAA Protocol, sTONks, Holders, Eliza OS, Society, Stickers, Dogs Community, Open Builders and Akindo.

Now is the best time to take your first step into the TON ecosystem.

💎 Hackathon Winner Stories

Join us on Thursday, July 17 at 10 AM CET for a live builder talk on Twitter featuring hackathon winners from the TON ecosystem:

Speakers
🔹 Masa — Founder of Bagel Finance (TON Bootcamp, Bangkok)
🔹 Lev — Head of Partnerships at Tradoor (The Open Summit TON Hackathon)
🔹 More speakers to be announced

🎯 They’ve been through the hackathon journey, now they’re building. Discover how they did it, what they learned and why they’re building on TON.

📌 Register here
🎥 Watch the replay on Twitter

Kickstart your own journey at The Open Hack — it starts here.

🏆 MyTonWallet Launches Public Developer Contests

MyTonWallet has opened two public contests to engage the community in testing its new native application — MyTonWallet Air for iOS and Android.

This is an important step in the product’s development: native applications integrate more deeply with operating systems and unlock the full potential of the platform.

🥇 The first contest — MyTonWallet Air QA Contest

Explore the app from a real user’s perspective: find bugs, glitches, broken user flows, or unexpected behavior.

Prize pool: up to $10,000.

🥈 The second contest — MyTonWallet Air Security Bounty Program

For ethical hackers and security researchers interested in uncovering critical vulnerabilities that could compromise user assets, data privacy, or overall security.

Prize pool: up to $50,000.

Full details and entry guidelines are available in the @mycontests Telegram channel — top submissions will be rewarded based on value and quality.

❤ Best of luck to all participants!

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🥇 Roast Session #8

Builders will take the stage to pitch their projects and receive valuable feedback from seasoned experts.

This is a unique opportunity to learn how successful projects are built, understand the key elements that make a product stand out and connect with the right team to build something extraordinary—together.

📅 Wednesday, July 23
🕑 5PM CET
📍 Join the livestream on Twitter
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Experts
— Alexey Malanov – Security Expert, CertiK
— Alik – Ecosystem Manager Lead, TON Foundation
— Tony – Manager, TON Europe Hub

Projects
— Narad is the InfoFi layer for Telegram - think Kaito for Telegram. Easily search and track mindshare, topics and narratives across thousands of telegram groups. Narad transforms Telegram group conversations into actionable insights, directly within Telegram to power better and faster crypto decisions.

— TheMaxiA is a Web3 music platform bringing value to music through NFTs and AI agents. Collect rare music NFTs, monitor communities with agentic tools, and stream audio via a Telegram-native player.

— Suby lets paid communities automate crypto subscriptions on Telegram. Auto-payments, auto-access, auto-renewals no code needed. Multichain, non-custodial, works with any wallet.

— Armor Wallet is web3 wallet you talk to like chatGPT, powered by AI agents to manage, trade, and research crypto. Merging a non-custodial wallet with an easy prompt-based interface and high-speed trading tools.

Ready to make a name for yourself and pitch your project at Roast Session?
👉 Then fill out this form!

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⚡️ The Open Hack – Live Judging & Project Showcase 🎉

After two exciting weeks of building, we received over 70 submissions from teams around the world.
Ten teams made it to the finals and they’re ready to pitch live!

This is the last stage of The Open Hack — now comes the final round of judging to decide the winners and to showcase what the TON builder community has created.

Meet the Jury
• Helena Dikhtiaruk, Ecosystem Team Lead
• Sahil Massey, Strategic Ecosystem PM
• Alik, Ecosystem Programs Manager
• Julien, TON Europe Hub Lead
• Tony, TON Europe Hub Manager

📅 Thursday, July 24
🕓 4PM CET
📍 Livestream on Twitter

🔥 10 projects. 5 judges. 1 ultimate showdown.

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❤️ The Open Hack – Live Judging & Project Showcase

After 2 weeks and 70+ submissions, the top 10 teams are ready to pitch live! Expect bold ideas, rapid-fire pitches, and fresh innovation built on TON.

📆 Today, 4 PM CET
▶️ Watch live on Twitter: @TONEurope

⚡️ This isn’t just a demo. It’s the most electric moment of The Open Hack!

🔥 Don’t miss the showdown — tune in and be part of the moment.

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🧪 TON Builders & Devs, We Need You! 🚨

Are you using Telegram Apps Center or TON ID?

Now’s your chance to shape the tools you use. The TON Ecosystem team is gathering feedback to improve your experience — from documentation to support to actual features.

💬 What’s working? What’s annoying? What’s missing?
Your voice = better platform for everyone.

🕐 Takes 2 mins.
🎯 Impacts the future.

→ Telegram Apps Center
→ TON ID

Your voice matters — help shape the future of the ecosystem! 💡

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🎉 The Open Hack is officially wrapped!

What an incredible journey it's been.

We're thrilled to announce the results:
🚀 70+ submissions
🏆 10 deserving winners
💰 $8,000 in prizes

🥇 1st Place — BeautyTON ($2,000)
Bringing beauty services into Telegram: instant, shareable, and Web3-ready. This concept could impact all retail oriented business by democratizing Telegram Mini-Apps — allowing anyone to create their own Mini-App in just a few clicks!
🔗 Check it out

🥈 2nd Place — tPolls ($1,500)
Web3.0 incentivized polls built on TON. The story of Eastmaels is inspiring — a Web2 dev who fell in love with TON and Telegram. Kudos!
🔗 Check it out

🥉 3rd Place — Swift Gift ($1,000)
The first Telegram gifts aggregator, loved by the Gifts community!
🔗 Check it out

🌟 4th–10th Place ($500 each)
🔹 Insane nights & days - The Community-Driven Booking & Event DAO for DJs, fans & clubs.

🔹 SmartExchange - A Web3 escrow app powered by TON smart contracts.

🔹 The Open Market - A decentralized prediction market built natively on TON.

🔹 TONgeist - Tonacle: bringing real-world data to TON smart contracts via fast, secure and decentralized oracles.

🔹 Paid Live - Get paid per minute for live video streams in Telegram channels with TON.

🔹 NFTG ZONIX - Telegram-native Web3 platform transforming a pixel grid into a dynamic showcase of Telegram channels.

🔹 ChannelSense - Your AI-powered assistant for smarter Telegram channel management.

🏆 All winners also receive:
— 1st–3rd place: Hands-on mentorship from TON Foundation
— 1st–10th place: Accelerated access to TON Ecosystem Support programs
— All winners: Roast Session at TON Europe Hub and an invitation to TON Nest program

To all participants — thank you for your incredible ideas and hard work!

Join our thriving builders community:
→ TON Builders Portal
→ TON ID
This is only the start. 🚀

A huge thank you to our amazing partners:
STON.fi, Dropee, EVAA Protocol, sTONks, Holders, Eliza OS, Society, Stickers, Dogs Community, Open Builders & more!

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💎 Join Builders Call - August Edition

It's a dedicated time for both new and experienced builders to connect, kickstart their ideas, share project progress, ask questions, and explore how the ecosystem can support them.

After the success of The Open Hack, many new builders have joined the ecosystem — and this call is the perfect space to connect with the growing community.

💬 Agenda
​— 10 min: Key updates & news for builders
— 25 min: Open Project Spotlight
— 25 min: Open call

📅 Friday, 1st August
🕚 11:30 AM CET

👉 Register here and come meet the team.

✅ If you're building on TON, make sure your project is registered on the TON Builders Portal.

🥇 Roast Session #9

Get ready for a special edition of the Roast Session featuring winning projects from TON Europe Hub hackathons!

Builders will take the stage to pitch their projects and receive valuable feedback from seasoned experts.

This is a unique opportunity to learn how successful projects are built, understand the key elements that make a product stand out and connect with the right team to build something extraordinary—together.

📅 Wednesday, July 30
🕑 3 PM CET
📍 Join the livestream on Twitter
🔗 Register on Luma

Experts
— Bilal El Alamy – Co-founder and CEO, PyratzLabs
— Dmitri Elisov – Co-founder and CTO, Oqtacore
— Samuel – Co-founder, TON Battleground
— Tony – Manager, TON Europe Hub

Projects
— Connections - Build and manage your event network like never before. It leverages QR code scanning, Telegram integration, and an AI assistant to streamline the process of connecting with new people and organizing contacts by event.

— Swift Gifts is the first Telegram gift aggregator where you can discover, buy, sell, and store NFT gifts, both on-chain and off-chain.

— SmartExchange is the next-generation Web3 escrow application powered by TON smart contracts that provides trustless, automated, and secure escrow solution for on-chain transactions.

— Narad is the InfoFi layer for Telegram - think Kaito for Telegram. Easily search and track mindshare, topics and narratives across thousands of Telegram groups.

Ready to make a name for yourself and pitch your project at Roast Session?
👉 Then fill out this form!

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🥇 Roast Session #10

We’re bringing you a special Roast Session featuring standout projects fresh from The Open Hack!

Builders will take the stage to pitch their projects and receive valuable feedback from seasoned experts.

This is a unique opportunity to learn how successful projects are built, understand the key elements that make a product stand out and connect with the right team to build something extraordinary—together.

📅 Wednesday, August 6
🕑 5 PM CET
📍 Join the livestream on Twitter
🔗 Register on Luma

Experts
— Alik Talipov, Ecosystem Program Manager
— Slava Yakimenko, Ecosystem Program Manager
— Tony, TON Europe Hub Manager

Projects
— BeautyTON is bringing beauty services into Telegram: instant, shareable, and Web3-ready.

— tPolls is a Web3 incentivized polls built on TON.

— The Open Market is a decentralized prediction market built natively on TON.

— ChannelSense - Your AI-powered assistant for smarter Telegram channel management.

Ready to make a name for yourself and pitch your project at Roast Session?
👉 Then fill out this form!

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🎙 AMA Session with AURA x Capital — Learn Crypto by Playing

Ready to discover a whole new way to learn and earn in Web3?

We’re excited to announce an AMA (Ask Me Anything) with the team behind AURA x Capital — the Telegram Mini App that blends crypto education with fun and arcade gameplay making onboarding easy and fun.

📅 Friday, August 8
🕑 11 AM CET
📍 Join the X Space
🔗 Register on Luma

Agenda
— Discover how AURA makes DeFi, NFTs, and crypto basics accessible
— Learn how you can earn real tokens by playing accessible mini-games
— Discover the campaign details for the August DeFi onboarding, together with Bidask, Storm, Stonfi, Fiva, and others.
— Engage directly with the AURA team!

Don't miss your chance to discover AURA x Capital and ask your questions!

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