Jack Booth is the co-founder of TON Society, a grassroots initiative driving community engagement in the Ton blockchain ecosystem, closely integrated with the Telegram messaging app. Booth explained how TON is evolving as a Web3 super app, bringing decentralized applications and financial tools to a global audience. He discussed the ecosystem’s unique structure, built on Telegram’s open mini-apps platform, enabling users to seamlessly access crypto services. Booth also emphasized TON's vision of onboarding millions of new users into crypto by creating simple, user-friendly applications and fostering mass adoption outside the U.S.
00:00 - Introduction & TON's Relationship with Telegram
02:35 - TON's Vision for Web3 & Telegram Mini Apps
05:15 - The History of TON and Regulatory Challenges
07:22 - Telegram Integrates TON Wallet
09:56 - TON’s Focus on Emerging Markets
13:07 - TON Society & Community Building
17:30 - TON Blockchain's Sharding Model
21:11 - Scaling Challenges
24:20 - TON’s Deflationary Potential
29:25 - Pavel Durov's Arrest & Impact on TON
39:31 - Power of Telegram's Announcement Channels
44:01 - Centralization vs. Decentralization in TON
49:01 - TON as a Web3 Super App
53:19 - Tap-to-Earn Apps & Airdrops
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