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Liquid.com to exclusively offer Telegram Open Network token, Gram, via Public Token Sale
Global cryptocurrency platform Liquid.com (“Liquid”) has been selected by Gram Asia, the largest holder of Grams from Asia, to lead the upcoming public sale of Telegram Open Network (“TON”). Gram is the native token of TON Blockchain, a decentralized network being developed by privacy focused messaging platform Telegram. The Gram public sale will be hosted on the Liquid platform (“Gram token sale”).
The Gram token sale has been highly anticipated by the public markets and can only be bought once it is released on secondary listing platforms such as Liquid. Liquid had hosted its own Qash token sale successfully in 2017, selling out 350 million Qash tokens, equivalent to US$105 million, in three days. Liquid is the exclusive platform for the Gram token sale globally. The Gram token sale will take place on Liquid on the July 10th 2019, 8am UTC. Participants of the Gram token sale on Liquid will be able to purchase Grams with the following currencies: USD and USDC. All Gram token sale participants on Liquid will need to have a verified and funded Liquid account in order to qualify for the offering. Minimum electronic verification requirements to participate in the Gram token sale include submitting a government ID and a selfie. All documents can be submitted online on Liquid, with the assistance of a 24/7 live chat team.
Liquid will have TON-compatible wallets integrated into its platform, where Gram token sale participants will have their Grams delivered upon the launch of the public mainnet launch of the TON Blockchain, which is expected to take place by October 31st, 2019. All proceeds from the Gram token sale will be kept in custody of Liquid and will be fully refunded in the event the TON mainnet is not launched.
Telegram Open Network is a fast and inherently scalable decentralized multi-blockchain architecture, designed to be the first mass-market cryptocurrency project. Relying on its 10-year experience of building highly-encrypted distributed data storage systems in user-friendly interfaces, Telegram is uniquely positioned to realize a truly decentralized digital economy saturated with goods and services sold for Grams. Telegram will drive demand for the TON blockchain by leveraging its existing ecosystem of developers, publishers, payment providers, merchants and most importantly, its 260 million users.
In April, a private beta testing of the TON testnet has been launched to a limited number of global developers. Preliminary findings from setting up TON blockchain nodes in these developer labs revealed “extremely high transaction speed“, as reported by Russian-language business daily Vedomosti.
In the same month, TON Labs, an independent company focused on developing the core infrastructure projects for TON, inked a partnership with Wirecard AG, a global payments services company, to develop a joint platform for digital financial services, payments and banking.
According to Cointelegraph, an internal memo sent to investors in May reportedly said: “[the recent] test process reaffirms our belief that the TON virtual machine and the TON-specific Byzantine consensus algorithm are capable of meeting the goals stated in the original White Paper.”
Cointelegraph further revealed a repository that includes a preliminary version of the TON Blockchain Lite Client along with the relevant portions of the TON Blockchain Library necessary for building and deploying smart contracts in a test-version of TON Blockchain.
Developers can now install a configuration file to connect the lite client to a test server. Developers can start creating new smart contracts, audit the state of existing smart contracts, send external messages to smart contracts, among other capabilities. Fift, a programming language specifically designed for creating and managing TON Blockchain smart contracts, can also be deployed to compile, execute, and debug smart contracts.
Mike Kayamori, co-founder and CEO of Liquid said: “We are excited to be partnering with Gram Asia to launch the Gram token sale, which is wonderful news to our community who are native users of Telegram. We share the vision for a more secure and open value transfer system in order to enable the mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies. The TON Blockchain infrastructure can help enhance Telegram’s current capabilities as a peer to peer network of value, with the launch of their cryptocurrency light wallets for Telegram’s highly engaged user base.”
Dongbeom Kim, founder and CEO of Gram Asia said: “The Gram token sale is the first step towards The Open Network, a truly decentralized form of TON blockchain. Gram Asia, as the largest holder of Grams from Asia, is excited to bring the opportunity for retail investors to join the TON ecosystem. As the first Japan FSA licensed global exchange, Liquid has demonstrated strong governance capabilities for protecting its users; therefore, I firmly believe Liquid is the right partner to launch this historic token sale. We are excited to invite all believers in Telegram’s vision, globally and in Asia, to build on top of TON, leveraging the critical mass of Telegram’s user base.”
Interested participants of the Gram token sale can register for a free account on Liquid at https://liquid.com, with no minimum deposit fees.
SOURCE Liquid.com
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As the Layer-1 ecosystem is increasingly flooded with inflated performance claims, new research from Steven Pu, Co-Founder of Taraxa, delivers a reality check. Using data from Chainspect, the study evaluates the cost-efficiency of 22 blockchains by analyzing the real-world cost of running a validator node against actual mainnet throughput.
Blockchain performance reports often rely on idealized scenarios with private testnets, specialized hardware, and unrealistic assumptions that inflate transactions-per-second (TPS) numbers. This results in performance claims that look impressive on paper but do not hold up in practice.
Pu’s research introduces a more pragmatic approach—measuring transactions per second achieved on mainnet per dollar spent on a validator node (TPS/$). This simple yet powerful metric directly addresses the distortion in performance figures by shifting the focus from theoretical throughput to cost-adjusted efficiency. By assessing how much real transaction processing power a network provides per dollar spent, this study offers a fair and verifiable way to compare blockchains on a level playing field.
Figures are produced by dividing the observed mainnet throughput by the monthly cost of a single validator node. The goal is to ensure that blockchain developers, investors, and users have access to data that truly reflects network sustainability and scalability.
This research is more than just a comparison—it’s a call to action. For too long, blockchain projects have relied on inflated performance metrics that fail under real-world conditions. By shifting the focus to cost-efficiency and observed mainnet performance, Pu’s study sets a new standard for evaluating blockchain scalability.
Tellingly, the results expose a striking gap between theoretical performance figures and real-world results. Figures show that theoretical throughput is overstated by a staggering average of 20 times when compared to actual mainnet observations. This means that TPS figures, often cited in whitepapers and marketing materials, vastly exceed what is achievable under real-world conditions.
Such a significant discrepancy suggests that developers, investors, and users may base their decisions on numbers that do not hold up outside of a controlled test environment. This calls for a reform in how blockchain performance is reported and evaluated.
“Investors, developers, and users deserve transparency,” explains Pu. “The blockchain industry has long been obsessed with theoretical performance figures, but numbers generated in a lab mean little if they can’t be replicated in real-world conditions.”
“Our research also shows that many networks require expensive hardware just to achieve modest transaction rates, which is neither technically impressive nor decentralized. By focusing on verifiable data from live networks, we can shift the conversation toward meaningful performance metrics that actually impact usability, cost-efficiency, and decentralized adoption.”
Findings also show that only four out of the 22 blockchains achieve a double-digit TPS/cost ratio. This low percentage highlights that most networks require high expenditures to reach modest transaction rates. Many networks fall short when the real cost of running a node is considered. Users and developers face a challenging landscape where performance is not always backed by cost efficiency.
Rather than dismissing other chains, Taraxa calls for more transparent, verifiable and balanced metrics for comparing blockchains. The research is more than just a comparison—it’s a call to action. For too long, blockchain projects have relied on inflated performance metrics that fail under real-world conditions. By shifting the focus to cost-efficiency and observed mainnet performance, Pu’s study sets a new standard for evaluating blockchain scalability.
Overall, the research challenges common industry practices that rely on overly optimistic theoretical metrics. The market often relies on figures generated under ideal conditions that rarely match everyday use.
By basing this study on data from live networks, the Taraxa team provides a more grounded look at blockchain performance. The focus on cost efficiency and real-world conditions helps set a new standard for performance reporting.
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