Is Telegram & TON the next BIG thing in Crypto?! w/ Alenka at TON Foundation

Everyone's talking about TON coin - it's hitting all-time highs, and attracting HUGE volume. What's the secret sauce behind this meteoric rise? 🤔 In today's episode, Alenka Shmalko, Ecosystem Lead at TON Foundation joins us to talk about the explosive growth of TON, its intimate relationship with Telegram, and why some are calling this the strongest narrative of the bull market.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• What's fueling TON's incredible growth?
• How Telegram's 900 MILLION users are playing a role
• The rise of Telegram Mini Apps and the future of "everything apps"

🤝 HELP US GROW 🤝 Subscribe to our YouTube channel

🥛 Get smarter about crypto in 5 minutes with our daily, free newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.milkroad.com/pod-newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠

💰 Go PRO and become a better investor with the #1 crypto research and analysis:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.milkroad.com/pod-pro⁠⁠⁠⁠

✊ Follow Milk Road on Social Media:

👉 Milk Road Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.milkroad.com/pod-x⁠⁠⁠⁠

👉 Milk Road Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.milkroad.com/pod-ig⁠⁠⁠⁠

👉 Kyle's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.milkroad.com/pod-x-kyle⁠⁠⁠⁠

👉 Jay's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.milkroad.com/pod-x-jay⁠⁠⁠⁠

👉 Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.milkroad.com/pod-spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠

👉 Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.milkroad.com/pod-apple-podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠

🎙 GUEST INFO 🎙

Alenka Shmalko’s X: ⁠https://x.com/alenka_w3⁠

TON's X: ⁠⁠https://x.com/ton_blockchain⁠

TON's Website: ⁠⁠https://ton.org/

⏱ TIME POINTS ⏱

00:00 - Intro

02:58 - Why is everyone talking about TON?

04:50 - Are mini APPs driving TON's growth?

07:00 - What is the relationship between TON and Telegram?

08:30 - Does TON has any activity outside of Telegram?

11:35 - How TON make sure that its growth is sustainable?

16:02 - Is TON attracting new users?

20:47 - What’s the endgame plan for TON?