🟡 Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, says:
🚀 A historic event for the TON world
📌 Verb Technology (VERB) becomes the first publicly traded American company to invest directly in Toncoin, allocating $558 million for purchase only – with no intention to sell, but to continue buying over time.
📈 On the first trading day after the announcement, VERB's stock jumped more than double, raising its market value above $1 billion.
💼 Among the prominent participating investors: Kingsway, Vy Capital, Ribbit, along with new major institutions.
🪙 TON coin today is the backbone of the Telegram economy:
Payments and advertisements
Supporting creators and developers
Mini Apps
Digital collectibles (usernames, special numbers, gifts)$TON
🔥 The TON network is now the second largest blockchain in NFT trading volume after Ethereum.
🏦 The company will change its name to TON Strategy, adopting an approach similar to MicroStrategy with Bitcoin, having invested half a billion dollars as just the beginning.#TON