Telegram opens at Decentralized Finance (DEFI) on Ethereum with the main launch of TAC, a third party blockchain bridging applications on the Ethereum virtual machine (EVM) to the open network (tone).
TAC MAINNET was launched with a mission to bring Ton and Telegram ecosystems, decentralized EVM (DAPPS) applications, the team announced on Tuesday.
The network allows users of telegrams to interact with EVM Dapps directly in the Messenger, offering access to a range of DEFI protocols such as Curve, Morpho, Euler and Plus, the Co-founder TAC, Pavel Altukhov, told Cintelegraph.
For developers, TAC provides EVM with a way without friction to deploy on tone without rewriting code from zero, unlocking exposure to the basis of users of billions of Telegram.
What does TAC and why does Telegram need it?
Announced publicly in July 2024, TAC is designed to act as a layer 1 Blockchain Compatible EVM connecting Ethereum Dapps to Ton and Telegram ecosystems.
According to the co-founder of TAC, Marco Monaco, TAC is a project built on your that presents its own jetton tone token and works with other projects in the tone ecosystem to “accumulate value on your”.
Unlike the native cryptocurrency of tone, Toncoin (tone), jettons on tone are personalized cryptographic active ingredients emitted on the tone blockchain and built using intelligent contracts similar to the way ERC-20 tokens operate on Ethereum.
Since Telegram ceased the support for all blockchains other than your for its mini application ecosystem at the beginning of 2025, the developers were forced to adapt the EVM applications for your virtual machine (TVM) to access Telegram.
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“But now TAC allows EVM developers to integrate their applications with Telegram and Ton effortlessly,” wrote Tac in an article in March 2025.
The TAC team works separately from tone and telegram
Since its public announcement last year, TAC Network has raised a total of $ 11.5 million in its seeds and strategic towers at the end of 2024 and at the beginning of 2025.
Its latest strategic cycle of $ 5 million was led by the venture capital company web3, Hack VC, which also participated in the $ 6.5 million seed tour last November.
Although TAC is designed to connect EVM DAPPS to Ton and Telegram ecosystems, the network is developed by a team distinct from tone and Telegram, a tac spokesperson told Coinlegraph.
As mentioned earlier, the telegram strategy only for mini applications has received mixed community reactions, with many uprising questions about the pursuit of the messenger of freedom and decentralization.
On the other hand, the member of the board of directors of the Ton Foundation, Steve Yun, said that it was the right decision in the context of security and scalability.
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