Business UpdateMay 5, 2026, 08:02 AM
TON Strategy's Staking Rewards Jump 3.5x After TON Network Upgrades
AI Summary
TON Strategy Company highlighted recent upgrades to The Open Network (TON), including the Catchain 2.0 consensus upgrade, which significantly reduced block times to 400 milliseconds and increased throughput by an estimated 10x. Transaction finality also improved to approximately 1 second, and transaction fees were reduced by 6x to about $0.0005. These network enhancements led to a more than 3.5x increase in TON Strategy's gross staking rewards in April, demonstrating the company's active role in the network's development and its ability to capitalize on improved validator efficiency.
Key Highlights
- TON deployed Catchain 2.0 consensus upgrade in April.
- Block times reduced from 2.5 seconds to 400 milliseconds, increasing throughput 10x.
- Transaction finality improved from 10 seconds to 1 second.
- Transaction fees reduced by 6x to approximately $0.0005 per transaction.
- TON Strategy's gross staking rewards increased over 3.5x in April.
- TON Strategy stakes over 220 million TON to secure the protocol.