TON Blockchain to Release New Layer 2 Network Based on Polygon Technology

The team behind The Open Network (TON), a popular blockchain that connects to the Telegram messaging platform, said it is releasing its own Layer 2 network based on Polygon technology. The team made the announcement Tuesday at the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) in Brussels.

The new protocol, called TON Applications Chain (TAC), will use Polygon’s Chain Development Kit (CDK), a customizable toolkit that allows developers to build their own Layer 2 blockchains based on Polygon’s zero-knowledge technology, well as Polygon’s AggLayer, an interoperability layer to address blockchain fragmentation.

“TAC is designed to significantly improve access to liquidity and accelerate DeFi adoption for the TON ecosystem,” the TON team wrote in a press release. “Beyond DeFi, TAC will pave the way for a wide range of innovative applications on the TON blockchain, such as gaming and decentralized identity solutions.”