TON Foundation Names Ex-MoonPay Co-Founder as CEO — Gears Up for Global Domination

💎 New Boss, Big Ambitions: TON Foundation Brings In MoonPay Co-Founder as CEO

Forget slow crypto adoption curves. TON Foundation just strapped on a rocket booster.

In a move that signals TON isn’t here to play small, the foundation behind The Open Network (TON) has appointed Maximilian Crown, co-founder of MoonPay, as its new CEO. Crown helped turn MoonPay into one of crypto’s biggest fiat-on-ramp success stories — and now he’s bringing that same energy (and experience with banks and regulators) to TON.

“With access to over 1 billion Telegram users, we have a once-in-a-generation chance to scale blockchain like never before.” — Max Crown, new CEO of TON Foundation

🚀 TON Is Already on Fire — Here’s the Scorecard

• 💰 $400M+ worth of Toncoin snapped up by VCs like Sequoia, Ribbit, Benchmark, and Kingsway
• 📈 4 million to 41 million active wallets in one year (10x growth)
• 🪙 TON wallets now outnumber Bitcoin wallets by user count
• 📱 Telegram x TON = official blockchain partner for all Mini Apps inside the platform

This isn’t vaporware. TON is the blockchain inside the world’s favorite chat app — Telegram.

🌍 The 2028 Master Plan: 30% of Telegram Users On-Chain

Here’s what the new leadership team is gunning for:

🖼️ Telegram-Native IP

• Collectible stickers, NFT gifts, username auctions — all powered by blockchain.

🎮 Mini Games, Major Engagement

• Fun, multiplayer, social games baked right into Telegram.

🏦 DeFi for the Masses

• Savings, payments, and rewards tools so simple your mom could use them.

💸 Seamless Crypto Payments

• Tipping friends, paying creators, sending money — no wallets, seed phrases, or friction.

This is blockchain, but for actual humans.

👀 Meet the Growth Team: More Than Just Max

• Martin Masser (ex-STON.fi CBO) is stepping in as Head of Growth.
• Expect hackathons, dev meetups, and major ecosystem pushes to accelerate adoption.
• The goal? Not just buzz — real users, real products, real daily use.

🧠 TL;DR: TON Isn’t Chasing Crypto Users — It’s Chasing Everyone

TON’s real edge? It’s already where the people are.
Telegram has over 1 billion monthly users, and TON is now the native blockchain powering its next-gen features.

With Max Crown at the helm and heavy-hitting VCs backing the mission, TON isn’t just scaling Web3 — it’s aiming to redefine it.