The Open Network (TON), a layer-1 blockchain closely integrated with Telegram, temporarily halted block production on June 1 following a technical glitch that disrupted its masterchain operations.
The outage, which began shortly before 1:00 PM UTC, was resolved within 40 minutes.
TON’s development team confirmed the issue in a public update, attributing the disruption to a malfunction in the processing of the masterchain dispatch queue. According to the team, the swift resolution only required updating a handful of masterchain validators. They also reassured users that no funds were lost and that pending transactions remained intact during the downtime.
This is not TON’s first encounter with network issues. In August 2024, the blockchain experienced a series of back-to-back outages driven by an overwhelming demand for DOGS memecoins. The first outage on August 27 halted block production at workchain block 45,341,899 and persisted for several hours before validators restored consensus around 4:00 AM UTC. However, a second crash followed shortly after due to renewed congestion.
A similar interruption occurred the next day, August 28, freezing activity at block 45,350,522 for approximately six hours before services resumed.
“Block production on TON experiencing disruption. Beginning 19:19 UTC,”
Ton wrote.
“Appears to be due to heavy load attributed to DOGS token minting. TON Core is working on a solution,”
Despite these technical hiccups, TON’s growth trajectory remains upward. The blockchain continues to draw significant attention from both retail participants and institutional investors. In March 2025, TON secured a $400 million funding round led by prominent firms, including Sequoia Capital, Draper Associates, CoinFund, and SkyBridge—an indication of market confidence in its long-term potential.
Meanwhile, Broxus, a major contributor to the TON ecosystem, introduced a new platform in April, dubbed TON Factory, to empower developers to build decentralised exchanges (DEXs), blockchain-based games, and other high-throughput applications. It is also designed to fast-track development and scalability through a suite of modular components, integration tools, and hands-on technical support.
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