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Binance will swap TON to GRAM at 1:1 while removing old spot pairs in stages.TON futures, margin, loans, earn, convert and pay services face separate June removal deadlines too.Toncoin traded near $1.71 as the Gram rebrand kept Telegram-linked market attention active this week.

TON Strategy made approximately $5.6 million in staking rewards for May and is staking nearly all of its over 227 million tokens.Telegram-linked TON recently rolled out upgrades aimed at boosting throughput, validator efficiency, and scalability.

The move follows network upgrades, fee cuts, and Telegram’s push for a larger role in TON governance.Durov said the transition will take about three weeks, with three MTONGA steps still unrevealed.

Pavel Durov said Toncoin will be renamed Gram, restoring the token’s original identity as defined in TON’s first white paper.TON rose 18.75% to $2.19 after traders reacted to the rebrand and Telegram’s stronger role in the ecosystem.Durov said the rebrand will take about three weeks and will not require any token swap.

Telegram is taking the reins of The Open Network, years after abandoning the project—and it plans to adopt Toncoin's originally planned name.

Toncoin has jumped on Pavel Durov's pledge to slash fees to near-zero, with TON meme coins piling on gains of up to 150%.

Durov said Telegram will replace TON Foundation as TON’s main force and largest network validator.TON rose about 28% in 24 hours, trading near $1.82 with $632.75 million daily volume.Telegram plans new TON developer tools, a website upgrade and performance improvements by late May.

In addition to its sizable TON token treasury, AlphaTON is also focused on supporting Telegram’s native decentralized AI platform, Cocoon.AlphaTON is looking to raise $43 million through a deal with Vertical Data Inc. that is expected to close in Q2 2026.

TON said the blockchain will have sub-second finality on mainnet starting April 10.Durov posted on Telegram that “this was step 1 of 7 to Make TON Great Again.”

MEXC appointed Vugar Usi as CEO and outlined plans to expand zero-fee trading and pursue MiCA licensing amid growing industry competition.

Wallet in Telegram rolls out perpetual futures via Lighter DEX, enabling leveraged trading on crypto, stocks and commodities directly inside the messaging app.