Telegram Open Network (TON) ˆecause taking cryptocurrencies mainstream in would not be possible using the e‹isting blockchain platforms4 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
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