CoinEx News: Telegram founder Pavel Durov said Telegram will replace the TON Foundation as the main driving force behind the TON blockchain and become its largest validator. The move marks the third step in Durov’s “Make TON Great Again” plan, following a sixfold fee reduction that brought TON transaction costs close to zero.

A revamped ton.org website, new developer tools, and performance upgrades are expected within two to three weeks, strengthening the market narrative that TON is becoming more directly tied to Telegram’s payments, app, and developer ecosystem.