As the official TON team transfers the TON development to “free source community,” the Chinese TON Community launches their own TON network. 
Telegram’s terminated blockchain project, Telegram Open Network, or TON, keeps spawning new community-led TON networks.
While there are at least two global TON-based initiatives so far, namely Free TON and NewTON, the Chinese TON Community has opted to launch their own TON network.
In a May 29 blog post, the Chinese TON Community voiced its intention to launch a separate TON-based network. The new effort comes in response to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov officially shutting down the firm’s involvement in the project, the post notes.
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