Cryptocurrency Gram (GRAM / TON) — exchange rate, ecosystem features and TON blockchain

Gram (prev. Toncoin) GRAM

Cryptocurrency · Layer 1 · Proof of Stake (PoS) · launched in 2019

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$1.38
Price −1.78%
$3.52 billion
Capitalization
$62.07 million
Volume over 24 hours
0.13%
Dominance
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About the coin

Circulating supply
2.83 billion GRAM
Total supply
5.27 billion GRAM
Maximum supply
Unlimited
Fully diluted capitalization
$6.55 billion
24h high
$1.41
24h low
$1.36

Gram (GRAM) is the native cryptocurrency of The Open Network (TON), a decentralized Layer 1 blockchain. Initially developed by the Telegram messenger team under the Durov brothers' leadership, the project was later transferred to an independent open community by Binance. In 2026, the coin officially regained its historical name — Gram.

Thanks to its unique dynamic sharding architecture and asynchronous model, the network can process millions of transactions per second with minimal fees Wikipedia. The coin is used for gas payments, validator staking, payments in mini-apps, and within the Telegram ecosystem CoinMarketCap.

Additional information

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FAQ

  • Gram (GRAM) is the base native coin of the decentralized first-layer blockchain The Open Network (TON). The coin was originally developed by the Telegram team under the same name, then existed for a long time as Toncoin (TON) Binance, and in 2026 as part of a planned rebranding, it officially returned to its historical name — Gram Wikipedia.

  • The network architecture was developed by brothers Nikolay and Pavel Durov (creators of Telegram) in 2018 Wikipedia. Following legal disputes with the SEC in 2020, the messenger team transferred the source code to an independent open developer community (TON Foundation) Wikipedia. Today the network is fully decentralized and developed by a global community.

  • High speed is ensured by unique dynamic sharding technology and asynchronous blockchain structure Wikipedia. The network can automatically split into millions of small chains (workchains and shardchains) under load, enabling parallel processing of millions of transactions per second with minimal fees and instant confirmation Wikipedia.

  • The blockchain operates on an energy-efficient Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus algorithm based on the Catchain CoinMarketCap protocol. Traditional mining with graphics cards or ASIC devices is not possible here. Security and transaction verification are provided by validators who lock their coins in staking and receive rewards from network fees.

  • Gram is tightly integrated into the Telegram messenger ecosystem and is used as a payment method in mini-apps (Mini Apps), clicker games, and CoinMarketCap marketplaces. Coins are also needed to pay network gas fees for transfers, purchase domain names, pay for decentralized data storage (TON Storage), anonymous virtual numbers, and participate in CoinMarketCap staking.

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