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Gram (prev. Toncoin) statistics

Market cap$14B

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24h volume$400M

Circulating supply2.50B TON

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All-time high$8.25

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About Gram (prev. Toncoin) (TON)

Layer-1 blockchain

Gram (prev. Toncoin) (TON) is a Layer-1 blockchain — a base network with its own consensus, validators, and native coin (TON) used to pay fees and secure the chain. Developers build applications directly on it, and TON is the asset that powers the whole ecosystem.

How does Gram (prev. Toncoin) work?

The Gram (prev. Toncoin) network is maintained by a distributed set of participants who validate transactions and add them to the blockchain. TON is required to pay for transactions and, on many networks, to stake and help secure the chain in exchange for rewards.

What is TON used for?

TON pays network fees, can often be staked for yield, and serves as the core unit of value across apps built on Gram (prev. Toncoin). Demand for TON tends to track activity and adoption on the network itself.

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Gram (prev. Toncoin) (TON) swap profile

This profile explains how Gram (prev. Toncoin) swaps work on SwapRocket: the network TON settles on, what an exchange costs, how long it usually takes, and which pairs are published. Rates are aggregated live from every connected provider and shown in full before you commit to anything.

TON key facts

Ticker: TON
Settlement network: TON
Category: Layer-1 blockchain
Custody: Non-custodial — coins move from the provider straight to your wallet
Cost to you: Zero added fees; you see the provider rate
Verification: No KYC for crypto-to-crypto swaps
Typical completion: Most swaps finish in under 10 minutes
Rate options: Best rate, fastest route or fixed rate
Published pairs: 8 published TON pairs

How a TON swap works

Enter the amount you want to exchange, pick the asset on the other side, and SwapRocket queries every connected exchange partner at once. You choose an offer, paste the wallet address that should receive the funds, and send TON to the deposit address shown. The partner executes the trade and pays out to your address — SwapRocket never holds your coins, and there is no account to create before you start.

Choosing a rate for TON

Three offers are presented for every TON exchange. The best rate returns the largest amount for the size you entered. The fastest route favours the partner with the shortest expected settlement time, which matters when the market is moving. The fixed rate locks the quoted amount for the duration of the order, so what you are shown is what arrives, at the cost of a slightly smaller payout. Floating offers can move with the market between deposit and settlement.

Networks and addresses for TON

Gram (prev. Toncoin) settles on TON. Always send from and to an address on that network: a deposit sent over a different chain cannot be recovered by the exchange partner. When an asset exists on several chains, pick the matching network in the widget before copying the deposit address, and send a small test amount first if you are unsure.

Popular TON pairs

Each pair below has its own page with a live quote, the current rate and the limits that apply to that route.

What is TON? · Sourced guide · Updated 2026-09-22 · 8 sources cited

How do you design a blockchain to serve an app with hundreds of millions of users, when every existing chain assumes far fewer?

Most blockchains pick a fixed number of validators and a single chain of blocks, then try to squeeze more throughput out of that shape. TON starts from the opposite direction: assume the workload can grow without bound, and build a network of blockchains that can split and merge to match it. The coin, now issued under the ticker TON with the network still commonly called Toncoin, pays for the transactions, storage and messaging that keep that dynamically sharded system running. Its most useful story is how the pieces — a master chain, many workchains, dynamic shards and a fungible-token standard — fit together to make a chain that changes shape under load.

A network of blockchains, not one

TON's whitepaper describes the system as a collection of blockchains rather than a single chain: a masterchain that keeps the network's shared configuration and validator set, alongside any number of workchains and shardchains that carry ordinary transactions. Each workchain can define its own rules for accounts, transaction formats and even its own virtual machine, while still settling into the same overall network.

This is a different starting assumption than a single-chain design. Instead of asking a single ledger to process every transaction on earth in sequence, TON assumes work should be partitioned, with cross-chain messages carrying value and data between the pieces. The masterchain acts as the anchor that keeps all the shards mutually consistent.^{[1], [2]}

Splitting and merging shards as load changes

Within a workchain, TON documentation describes shardchains that can split into two when transaction volume rises, and merge back together when it falls. Accounts are assigned to shards deterministically, so a wallet address always resolves to a specific place in the current shard layout, but the number of shards in existence is not fixed in advance.

That elasticity is the direct answer to the scale problem: rather than provisioning a network for a hypothetical peak, TON's design lets the number of active shardchains track actual demand over time. The trade-off is that cross-shard operations — a transaction whose effects touch accounts in more than one shard — need a message-passing step between chains rather than a single atomic update, which the protocol handles through its routing of messages between shardchains.^{[2], [1]}

Jettons: fungible tokens without a shared ledger contract

TON's smart-contract model does not give every account a shared balance table the way some other virtual machines do. Its fungible-token standard, known as Jettons and specified publicly as TEP-74, instead gives each token a master contract that tracks total supply and metadata, while each holder's balance lives in its own individual jetton-wallet contract deployed for that specific owner and token.

Sending a jetton means the sender's wallet contract dispatches a transfer message that results in the recipient's own jetton-wallet contract being created or credited. This mirrors TON's general preference for many small, individually addressable contracts over one large shared state object, and it lets jetton transfers be processed and sharded the same way ordinary TON transfers are, rather than requiring special-cased handling.^{[3], [4]}

Staking secures the masterchain and its shards

TON is a proof-of-stake network: validators lock up TON to participate in block production and consensus, and the network's staking documentation describes multiple ways to take part, from running a validator node directly to pooling stake through nominator or liquid-staking contracts. Rewards are paid from network fees and the mechanisms are designed so that a broader set of holders, not only large node operators, can contribute stake toward securing consensus.

Consensus itself has evolved from an earlier Catchain protocol toward a newer round-based design, described in TON's public consensus documentation, that has validators propose and vote on candidate blocks in short rounds so that finalized blocks cannot later be reverted. Either version relies on the same underlying assumption: a validator's influence is tied to the stake it has committed, and that stake is put at risk if it endorses invalid blocks.^{[5], [6]}

The trade-off in a dynamically sharded design

Splitting and merging shards keeps costs manageable when demand changes, but it means a wallet or exchange integration has to track which shard an account currently lives in rather than assume a fixed location, and cross-shard transfers depend on message delivery between chains completing correctly rather than a single atomic step on one ledger.

Workchains that define their own transaction formats and virtual machines add flexibility for specialised use cases, but they also mean 'TON' is better understood as a family of coordinated chains under one masterchain than as one uniform rule set applied everywhere. Any given application generally runs on the existing basechain rather than commissioning its own workchain, but the architecture keeps that option open.^{[2], [1]}

What this means when you swap TON

TON transfers settle within the network's own sharded ledger rather than on Ethereum or another host chain, so a TON deposit address is a native TON wallet address, not an ERC-20-style contract account. Double-check that you are sending to a TON network address specifically, since the same coin has circulated under the Toncoin name and ticker before, and mixing up networks with a similarly named asset elsewhere will not deliver funds correctly.

If you are swapping a Jetton — one of the many fungible tokens issued on TON rather than the network's own coin — remember that each holder's balance lives in its own jetton-wallet contract, so a wallet needs to support the specific Jetton standard to display and move it correctly. SwapRocket's quoted route will specify whether you are sending the native network asset or a Jetton token; follow the deposit instructions for the exact asset shown rather than assuming they are interchangeable.

Sources and evidence (8)

[1] TON is described as a fast, scalable network built from a collection of blockchains including a masterchain and multiple workchains. The Open Network whitepaper · 2021-07-26 · verified 2026-09-22 Confirmed
[2] TON shardchains within a workchain can split when transaction volume rises and merge when it falls, with accounts deterministically assigned to shards. TON Docs — Blockchain sharding · verified 2026-09-22 Confirmed
[3] TEP-74 specifies the Jetton standard, in which each token has a master contract for supply and metadata plus individual jetton-wallet contracts per holder. TON Enhancement Proposals — TEP-74 Jettons standard · 2022-03-12 · verified 2026-09-22 Confirmed
[4] A Jetton transfer is a message from the sender's jetton-wallet contract that credits or creates the recipient's own jetton-wallet contract. TON Docs — Jetton: how it works · verified 2026-09-22 Confirmed
[5] TON validators and delegators can secure the network by staking TON directly, through nominator pools, or through liquid staking. TON Docs — Staking overview · verified 2026-09-22 Confirmed
[6] TON's consensus protocol has validators propose and vote on candidate blocks in rounds, finalizing a single chain of blocks that cannot later be reverted. TON Docs — Catchain 2.0: Simplex Consensus in TON · verified 2026-09-22 Confirmed
[7] TON Connect defines a standard protocol for TON applications to request wallet connections and transaction signatures. TON Docs — TON Connect overview · verified 2026-09-22 Confirmed
[8] TON documentation describes the network's aim of handling very high transaction throughput while remaining accessible to ordinary users and service providers. TON.org — official site · verified 2026-09-22 Confirmed

Profile last reviewed 2026-09-22. Historical background only — not investment advice.

Fees and pricing

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TON swap FAQ

How do I swap Gram (prev. Toncoin) (TON) instantly on SwapRocket?

Pick TON as the asset you want to receive, choose what you're paying with, paste your wallet address, and confirm. SwapRocket hands your order to the provider whose quote pays out the most at that moment, and most swaps complete in under 10 minutes — no SwapRocket account needed.

Can I swap TON with no KYC?

No SwapRocket account or identity documents are needed to start a crypto-to-crypto swap of TON. The provider that executes the swap may still request identity verification or hold a swap for review under its own AML and sanctions policy, regardless of amount. Selling to a bank account goes through a regulated payment partner that verifies the payer; card purchases on SwapRocket are coming soon.

Is swapping Gram (prev. Toncoin) on SwapRocket non-custodial?

Yes. SwapRocket never holds your funds. The provider that executes the swap receives your deposit, holds it only for the duration of the swap, and sends TON to the wallet address you provide.

Which network does TON use here?

SwapRocket supports Gram (prev. Toncoin) on the TON network. Always double-check that your receiving wallet supports this network before confirming.

What fees apply when I swap TON?

SwapRocket adds no fee or markup to the provider's quote and may earn a commission from the provider on a completed swap. The provider's spread and any network cost it deducts on delivery are already reflected in the TON amount shown; the network fee your own wallet charges to send the deposit is separate. Spreads vary by provider, pair and size, so compare the quoted receive amount.

More on fees, limits, KYC and timing: read the full crypto swap FAQ.