几家风险投资公司向开放网络（TON）区块链投资了超过4亿美元

吨基金会证实了这项投资，并澄清了令牌销售并非针对基金会本身。

Several venture capital firms invested a total of more than $400 million into The Open Network (TON) blockchain, further expanding its role within the Telegram ecosystem.

几家风险投资公司总共向开放网络（TON）区块链投资了超过4亿美元，进一步扩大了其在电报生态系统中的作用。

Venture Capital Firms Invest in Toncoin

风险投资公司投资吨币

The funding round saw the participation of major VC firms, including Sequoia Capital, Ribbit, Benchmark, Draper Associates, Kingsway, Vy Capital, Libertus Capital, CoinFund, SkyBridge, Hypersphere, and Karatage. These firms made purchases of Toncoin (TON), the native cryptocurrency of TON blockchain.

资金回合看到了主要风险投资公司的参与，包括红杉资本，Ribbit，Benchmark，Draper Associates，Kingsway，Vy Capital，Libertus Capital，Coinfund，Coinfund，Skybridge，Skybridge，Hypersphere和Karatage。这些公司购买了Toncoin（TON），这是TON区块链的本地加密货币。

The TON Foundation confirmed the investment and clarified that the token sale was not directed at the foundation itself. Instead, these purchases signify strategic partnerships to expand the TON ecosystem further.

吨基金会证实了这项投资，并澄清了令牌销售并非针对基金会本身。相反，这些购买表示战略合作伙伴关系，以进一步扩展生态系统。

The TON Foundation described these purchases as follows:

吨基金会描述了这些购买如下：

“These firms have made strategic partnerships and invested in expanding the ecosystem further. Several venture capital firms completed purchases of Toncoin. Among them are: Benchmark, Draper Associates, Kingsway, Vy Capital, and Libertus Capital. These investments will be used to develop new Mini Apps and expand the TON ecosystem.”

“这些公司已经建立了战略合作伙伴关系，并投资了进一步扩展生态系统。几家风险投资公司完成了托币的购买。其中包括：基准，Draper Associates，Kingsway，Vy Capital，Vy Capital和Libertus Capital。这些投资将用于开发新的Mini Apps并扩展Ton EcoSystem。”

The role of the TON blockchain is to support Mini Apps within the Telegram messaging app. Initially developed by Telegram founders, the network now operates independently. Toncoin is the only cryptocurrency accepted for app services within the Telegram ecosystem.

TON区块链的作用是支持Telegram消息传递应用程序中的迷你应用程序。该网络最初是由Telegram创始人开发的，现在可以独立运行。 Toncoin是电报生态系统中应用程序服务所接受的唯一加密货币。

The foundation also provided an update on the progress of the TON blockchain, noting an increase in the number of accounts from 4 million to 41 million over the past year. It also claimed that Toncoin now has over 121 million unique holders.

该基金会还提供了有关吨区块链进度的最新消息，并指出过去一年的账户数量从400万增加到4100万。它还声称，Toncoin现在拥有超过1.21亿独特的持有人。

According to the announcement, the foundation aims to onboard 30% of active Telegram users onto the TON blockchain over the next three years.

根据该公告，该基金会的目标是在未来三年内将30％的活跃电报用户加入TON区块链。

Telegram’s User Base

电报的用户群

By March 2024, Telegram reached 1 billion monthly active users, having doubled its user base in less than three years, according to Demandsage.

根据需求，到2024年3月，电报的每月活跃用户达到了10亿个活跃用户，并在不到三年的时间内将其用户群增加了一倍。

Benchmark partner Peter Fenton projected that Telegram’s users could reach 1.5 billion by 2030, considering the platform's rapid growth trajectory.

基准合作伙伴彼得·芬顿（Peter Fenton）预计，考虑到该平台的快速增长轨迹，电报的用户到2030年可能会达到15亿。

Venture Capital Funding in Blockchain Projects

区块链项目中的风险资本资金

The investment in TON blockchain is part of a broader trend of venture capital interest in blockchain projects.

对吨区块链的投资是区块链项目中风险资本权益的更广泛趋势的一部分。

Simon Wu, partner at Cathay Innovation, stated that crypto and blockchain are gaining acceptance, particularly in areas like asset management, transactions, and tokenization.

国泰创新合伙人的合伙人西蒙·吴（Simon Wu）表示，加密货币和区块链正在获得接受，尤其是在资产管理，交易和令牌化等领域。

In February 2024, crypto venture capital deals topped $1.1 billion, with increasing interest in decentralized finance (DeFi) services. Notably, according to The TIE, most of this funding went to business services and DeFi projects.

2024年2月，加密风险投资交易超过11亿美元，对分散融资（DEFI）服务的利息越来越多。值得注意的是，根据领带，大部分资金都用于商业服务和DEFI项目。