TON Foundation appoints Maximilian Crown, a co-founder of MoonPay, as CEO

Odaily Planet Daily News: TON Foundation announced the appointment of Maximilian Crown, co-founder of MoonPay, as CEO. Crown previously served as MoonPay's Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, with extensive experience working with banks, payment companies, and regulatory agencies. This appointment was made after TON Foundation received a $400 million venture capital to drive the global expansion of TON blockchain. In the past year, the active users of TON blockchain have increased from 4 million to 41 million, despite a 46% drop in TON token prices during the same period. Crown stated that TON's speed, scalability, and deep integration with Telegram give it a unique advantage in the blockchain field, with plans to introduce 30% of Telegram's active users into the blockchain ecosystem by 2028. （CoinDesk）