Few people knew what plan Pavel Durov was hatching when he launched a project called "Telegram". The first news, leading users to some thoughts about the emergence of a system that will be completely independent from government regulators, appeared on the Internet back in 2015.
Today, experts say with precision that the launch of the Telegram Open Network platform and the Gram TON currency will take place at the end of October this year. However, it will not be so easy to become a member of the system and buy Gram at first.
We remind you that earlier in Telegram, a closed ICO was held, available only to private investors. After analyzing the ICO process, the development team presented the following results:
    1. The test ICO was successful, which guarantees the launch of the cryptocurrency at the set time (October 2019).
    2. Investors have access to the application that generates Telegram Open Network keys (generator.ton.org).
    3. To receive the Gram, investors must provide their own public keys no later than October 16th. This means that the commitment made by Pavel Durov regarding the agreement to purchase GRAM tokens will be fulfilled.
    4. You can view the full version of the Telegram Open Network source code at the following link: github.com/ton-blockchain/ton.
    5. The main task for potential investors is to choose validators (miners). By the way, Telegram and the TON Foundation cannot assume this role after the launch of the system.
As for the services specified in the White Paper TON, their functioning will be activated, but a little later.

What is the peculiarity of the TON platform

The blockchain platform gained its popularity due to its ability to solve the main problems of modern cryptocurrencies - the duration of the transaction, the machinations of bandits who trade in the arena of unprotected platforms, restrictions from the law.
How Gram Telegram solves these problems:
    1. Application of endless sharding. As a result, the blockchain is divided into parts, which in the future continue to function offline. This solution will allow miners (validators) to greatly save disk space and ensure high speed of the Telegram blockchain.
    2. Introduction of off-chain transactions. Such transactions are carried out within the blockchain, but they are not entered into the transaction chain. Here, the level of protection is slightly lower, but instant and free transactions cover this disadvantage.
    3. Using "vertical" blockchain. This means that the compromised block is supplemented with another one on top, which contains instructions on how to fix it. The two-dimensional blockchain allows you to protect blocks from numerous fraudulent attacks.
    4. Application of Telegram Passports. It consists in downloading the documents of the system user (this can be a passport or drivers license) and then storing them encrypted in Telegram. When payment services of a certain country request this information, the platform provides it in an instant. The main advantage of this solution is the lack of a function for storing scans of uploaded documents in the open form in the Telegram database. This means a ban on the provision of uploaded documents to the governments of certain countries, carried out in order to establish the identity of users, unless the user himself confirms this.
The adopted and implemented solutions bring the GRAM cryptocurrency closer in functionality to the centralized payment systems - Visa and Mastercard. This, in turn, brings the GRAM cryptocurrency closer to an ordinary person who will not feel distrust or fear when paying for goods and services with this electronic coin within and outside the Telegram project.

Features of Telegram Open Network or TON

Telegram, according to P. Durov, is only a preparatory stage on the way to creating a large-scale project, the purpose of which was to form a large client base. Over time, TON will come out on top, and the Telegram messenger will remain as its additional application. Already by 2021, Pavel Durov has planned a rebranding of the project, as a result of which the name “Telegram Open Network” will be changed to “Open Network”, and the Telegram brand will still belong to the messenger.
The Telegram Open Network has a number of advantages that pave the way for the GRAM cryptocurrency. These include the following factors:
    1. The ICO is carried out on the basis of a ready-made prototype of your own product, which inspires the confidence of users. Telegram, as one of the best messengers, is very popular in the public.
    2. A huge audience of messenger users, which today exceeds 200 million. This is a positive moment, given the holding of all discussions of participants in the cryptocurrency world directly in Telegram. All ICOs are supported by a special group or channel in Telegram.
    3. The main representative of Telegram, Pavel Durov, is a well-known personality among users of IT technologies. He alone attracts public attention, not to mention Nikolai Durov and the rest of the team, who are winners of world-class championships in the field of programming.
It is noteworthy that within the framework of a closed ICO held for private investors, $ 1.7 billion was collected. The planned amount of funds raised was many times exceeded, which once again confirms the great popularity and high activity towards GRAM on the part of users, which determines the success of the platform and cryptocurrency launch.
You can buy Telegram cryptocurrency through the mchange.net exchanger, and there is also an exchange of coins in different directions.