TON Ecosystem Achieves Major Milestones in June 2025

The first 'unicorn' project in the TON ecosystem has reached a valuation of $1 billion, with investments led by Ribbit Capital and Pantera Capital. The NFT market in June recorded a daily volume of $9.7 million, accounting for 62% of all NFT activity, surpassing Ethereum threefold and Solana eightfold. Real-world payments include new travel mini-apps like @TravelwithTonbot, @entravelx_bot, and @dinogo_notification_bot, as well as new payment tools such as @RedotPay_Bot (crypto card), @JagdawalletBot (in Indonesia for crypto payments), and @TheOpenCardbot (AI-driven virtual card). DeFi yields are rising, offering up to 63% APY on the TON/USDT pair via @tonco_dex_bot. The gaming sector shows activity with @pengu_clash_bot hosting 170,000 games and 60,000 users in the first week, Not Pixel tournaments constituting 40% of all TON activity with over one million NFTs minted, and @gatto_gamebot engaging over three million players. Telegram activities are also booming with daily gifts totaling $1–2 million in Stars (peaking at $3 million), along with new sticker packs from @OfficialBAYC and @azukihq, and Plush Pepe becoming one of the top 5 global NFT series. Infrastructure readiness is demonstrated by Tolk v0.99, ready for release and supporting core TON smart contracts. The summer of 2025 marks a major update for TON, with detailed information available at the provided blog link.