Table of Contents Introduction 3 Problem Statement 3 Outline of the Vision 4 A Brief History of Telegram 5 Telegram Open Network (TON) 7 TON Blockchain 7 Infinite Sharding Paradigm 7 Instant Hypercube Routing 8 Proof-of-Stake Approach 8 2-D Distributed Ledgers 8 TON Platform 8 TON Storage 8 TON Proxy 9 TON Services 9 TON DNS 9 TON Payments 9 Telegram Messenger-TON Integration 10 Light Wallet 10 External Secure IDs 11 Ecosystem 12 Bot Platform 12 Groups and Channels 12 Digital Content and Physical Goods 12 A Gateway to Decentralized Services 13 Uses of TON as a Cryptocurrency 13 Roadmap 14 Token Distribution 15 Use of Funds 17 Governance 18 Team 19 Founders 19 Other Notable Team Members 20 2 / 23