TON's Catchain 2.0 Upgrade Enhances Speed and Validator Rewards

TON has announced the implementation of its Catchain 2.0 consensus upgrade, which significantly improves transaction speed and validator incentives. According to NS3.AI, the upgrade reduces block times to 400 milliseconds and accelerates payment settlement to approximately one second. Additionally, the change is expected to increase annual inflation to 3.6%, up from around 0.6%, as the faster block production boosts rewards for validators.