The Open Network (TON), valued at $12 billion, has revealed its roadmap for the first half of 2025, focusing on enhancing its ecosystem and expanding its functionality.
The planned updates aim to improve core infrastructure, user experience, and interoperability with other blockchains.
A key highlight of the roadmap is the introduction of a Layer 2 payment solution, designed to streamline transactions and improve scalability for faster and more efficient payments. Additionally, TON plans to integrate cross-chain compatibility with Bitcoin, enabling seamless interaction between the two networks and broadening use cases for both ecosystems.
The network will also roll out TOLK 1.0, an advanced smart contract platform featuring enhanced constructs and pattern matching tools to give developers more flexibility in building applications. To further improve transaction management, new standards will be introduced, including pending transaction identities, secure signatures, and multi-account functionality.
TON is upgrading tools for validators to enhance network efficiency, alongside a revamped Toncenter API that adds advanced features such as emulation, space management, and pending transaction support. Another major upgrade will focus on the Mainnet Accelerator Core, boosting the network’s overall speed and performance.
In addition to these upgrades, TON plans to explore the potential of sidechains to promote scalability and support specialized use cases. These developments reflect TON’s commitment to innovation, making strides to solidify its position in the evolving blockchain ecosystem.
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