紅杉資本，Ribbit，Benchmark和Kingsway投資超過4億美元購買Toncoin Cryptocurrency

開放網絡基金會或噸基金會周四表示，包括紅杉資本，Ribbit，Benchmark和Kingsway在內的一群風險投資超過4億美元，購買了Toncoin Cryptocurrency。

A group of venture capital firms, including Sequoia Capital, Ribbit, Benchmark, and Kingsway, have invested over $400 million buying the Toncoin cryptocurrency, the Open Network Foundation, or TON Foundation, said on Thursday.

Open Network Foundation或Ton Foundation說，包括紅杉資本，Ribbit，Benchmark和Kingsway在內的一群風險投資公司已投資超過4億美元購買了Toncoin Cryptocurrency。

TON is the blockchain used to power the growing number of mini apps that function within the Telegram's messaging app ecosystem.

TON是用於為電報消息傳遞應用程序生態系統中越來越多的迷你應用程序供電的區塊鏈。

"These venture capital firms have invested over $400 million in Toncoin, which is the native cryptocurrency of the TON blockchain," according to a TON Foundation spokesperson. "The funding is provided in the form of Toncoin, rather than traditional equity or cash."

一家噸基金會發言人說：“這些風險投資公司已經投資了超過4億美元的噸幣，這是噸區塊鏈的當地加密貨幣。” “資金是以噸幣的形式提供的，而不是傳統的股權或現金。”

During the past year, TON blockchain's active user numbers have surpassed 40 million while there are 121 million "unique" holders of Toncoin, according to a statement.

一份聲明說，在過去的一年中，噸區塊鏈的活躍用戶數量已超過4000萬，而有1.21億“獨特”的噸幣持有人。

"The TON team is the best in the world at the intersection of consumer product thinking and crypto infrastructure. When you combine this with the global distribution of Telegram, we’re very excited to see where they go." Shaun Maguire, a partner at Sequoia Capital said in a statement.

“在消費者產品思維和加密基礎架構的交匯處，TON團隊是世界上最好的。當您將其與全球電報的分佈相結合時，我們很高興能看到它們的去向。”紅杉資本的合夥人肖恩·馬奎爾（Shaun Maguire）在一份聲明中說。

Other investors included Vy Capital, Draper Associates, and Libertus Capital are also key backers, alongside CoinFund, Hypersphere, SkyBridge, and Karatage.

其他投資者包括Vy Capital，Draper Associates和Libertus Capital，也是Coinfund，Hypersphere，Skybridge和Karatage的主要支持者。

"Essentially, these VCs are placing their bets on the future success and utility of the TON blockchain, its growing ecosystem, and its potential to provide real-world utility for crypto holdings, especially within Telegram," the TON Foundation spokesperson also said.

Ton Foundation發言人還說：“從本質上講，這些VC將其押注在噸區塊鏈，其日益增長的生態系統的未來成功和實用性上，及其為加密貨幣提供現實世界的實用性的潛力，尤其是在電報中。”

Toncoin's high level of interest

噸幣的高度興趣

Venture capital firms interested in TON blockchain, due in large part to its strong connection to the Telegram messaging app which now boasts 1 billion users, have been acquiring Toncoin for quite some time. Last year, Pantera Capital made two separate investments in Toncoin tokens.

對TON區塊鏈感興趣的風險投資公司，這在很大程度上是由於它與現在擁有10億用戶的Telegram Messaging App的密切聯繫，已經收購了Toncoin一段時間。去年，Pantera Capital對Toncoin代幣進行了兩項單獨的投資。

Animoca Brands co-founder and executive chairman Yat Siu also said in 2024 that his company had first started buying TON tokens when it was trading hands below $1. While Toncoin has retreated from a high of over $8.00, achieved in mid-2024, and currently trades at about $3.75, it remains a top 20 cryptocurrency with a market cap of over $9 billion, according to The Block Price Page.

Animoca Brands聯合創始人兼執行董事長Yat Siu還在2024年表示，當他的公司交易以下時，他的公司首次開始購買TON令牌。根據Block Price Pagg的數據，雖然Toncoin已從高達8.00美元的高價撤退，在2024年中期實現，目前的交易價格約為3.75美元，但它仍然是前20名加密貨幣，市值超過90億美元。

Interest in the TON blockchain and Telegram mini apps reached fever pitch last year after clicker games like "Notcoin" and "Hamster Kombat" spurred rapid growth in the number of people using the messaging app to engage with the crypto ecosystem.

在“ Notcoin”和“倉鼠Kombat”之類的點擊遊戲之後，對TON區塊鍊和Telegram Mini應用程序的興趣促成了發燒，這刺激了使用消息傳遞應用程序與加密生態系統互動的人數的快速增長。