TON Technologies: Sharding and Proof-of-Stake – the foundations of stability and scalability! ⚙️🔒
In June 2025, TON (The Open Network) continues to leverage advanced technological solutions to ensure its high performance and security: dynamic sharding and the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism.
Dynamic Sharding: This is a key feature of the TON architecture. The network can automatically split into multiple shards (fragments) or combine them depending on the load. Each shard processes its part of the transactions in parallel, allowing TON to scale to millions of TPS.
Proof-of-Stake (PoS): TON employs a PoS consensus where validators staking (locking) Toncoin are responsible for verifying transactions and creating new blocks. This mechanism:
Energy-efficient: Significantly reduces energy consumption compared to Proof-of-Work (PoW).
Secure: Economic incentives and penalties (slashing) prevent malicious actions.
Decentralized: Validators are chosen based on the amount of staked TON, promoting the decentralization of the network.
Asynchronous Interaction: Shards and working chains in TON can interact asynchronously with each other, ensuring high flexibility and efficiency.
These technological innovations enable TON to provide the speed, security, and decentralization necessary for a mass blockchain.