Telegram Open Network (TON) ˆecause taking cryptocurrencies mainstream in  ­ would not be possible using the e‹isting blockchain platforms4 elegram co-founder ‘r. „ikolai ‘urov set out to find a novel solution to meet the speed and scalability re’uired for mass adoption. is research resulted in the design for the elegram ƒpen „etwork — a fast and secure blockchain and network pro“ect. BLOCKCHAIN PLATFORM TON TON Blockchain 5 ”t the core of the platform is the ƒ„ ˆlockchain — a scalable and fle‹ible blockchain architecture • that consists of a master chain and up to  accompanying blockchains. ˆelow are some notable design choices that allow the ƒ„ ˆlockchain to process millions of transactions per second. Infinite Sharding Paradigm o achieve scalability ƒ„ has built-in support for sharding– ƒ„ blockchains can automatically split and merge to accommodate changes in load. his means that new blocks are always generated ’uickly and the absence of long ’ueues helps keep transaction costs low even if some of the services using the platform become massively popular. ee «nfinite harding Paradigm», 2.1.2 —. €ee sections .­ and .• in the echnical ˜hite Paper for a comparison of blockchain pro“ects. ™. €ee section  in the echnical ˜hite Paper. š Ž Œ