TON (@TON_blockchain) is a hot topic right now. The protocol has been busy with a surge in wallet adoption, new Telegram developer tools, and a network upgrade. Here are some of the key developments: [October 19] TON v2026.10 was released. The release removed validators and collators from public overlays, improved external message handling, and optimized QUIC. [October 27] TON launched on the @Pumpfun app, allowing people to buy GRAM coins using a $USDC balance. [November 9] Telegram launched Bot API 10.4, featuring interactive HTML widgets and native $GRAM Wallet payments. [November 9] Pavel Durov (@Durov) revealed that more than 700,000 Gram self-custodial wallets had been created via Telegram over the last 48 hours. Subsequent posts by Durov increased the number to more than 1 million wallet activations over the last 48 hours, and GRAM proved strong against the market.