Telegram's founder stated that TON has completed a major upgrade, achieving "second-level confirmation," and the performance improvement is driving application expansion.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced that The Open Network (TON) has undergone a major upgrade, increasing block generation speed by 6 times, overall performance by approximately 10 times, and transaction confirmation time to sub-second levels, achieving a "near-instant" transaction experience. TON officials stated that this upgrade is based on Catchain 2.0, and the previous approximately 10-second confirmation time limited instant payments and application responsiveness; this upgrade will make "paying like sending a message" possible. Furthermore, TON stated that the higher block frequency will increase validator rewards and enhance staking incentives. Pavel Durov stated that this upgrade is the first step in the "Make TON Great Again" seven-step plan, with the next phase aiming to further reduce transaction fees by approximately 6 times. (The Block)