TON Society HK X ZetaChain AMA

At ZetaChain, our mission is to build a Universal Blockchain with native access to any blockchain, making crypto as accessible, diverse, and connected as the internet. We focus on enhancing (not replacing) existing networks like Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, and more, offering a single platform for Universal Connectivity.

Our latest milestone is TON (The Open Network) Testnet support, which unlocks Universal Apps and seamless flows between TON and other major ecosystems.

Why ZetaChain is targeting TON? TON has its roots in the Telegram Open Network and is backed by an active community, a growing ecosystem, and a potential user base in the billions via Telegram. Despite this scale, TON liquidity remains largely siloed from the rest of crypto. Developers who want to move liquidity from other chains, invoke Solidity contracts on EVM networks, or unlock native BTC liquidity on TON face significant interoperability hurdles. ZetaChain is targeting an integration with TON to achieve:

• First-Mover Advantage: TON stands out with a novel, high-throughput sharded architecture. Early integration opens the door to cross-chain DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and social dApps that span all chains.
• Unifying Liquidity: TON assets can flow into and out of other chains seamlessly, connecting its high-performance network to global liquidity pools.
• Native BTC Access: Leverage native BTC directly on TON-based dApps without complex wrapping solutions, opening up new possibilities for "BTC-fi" on TON.
• Contract Invocation: TON apps can call external network contracts like, for example, on Ethereum or Solana, enabling full cross-chain composability.