Privacy focused messaging firm Telegram’s blockchain project the Telegram Open Network TON has been revealed to be compatible with the Ethereum blockchain according to a Tech startup developing tools for TON.
The startup TON Labs which is financed by TON investors is building several tools for developers to use in order to build new projects on Telegram Network.
Of the several tools, a Solidity Compiler is one of them which will allow decentralized applications developed for Ethereum to also run on the TON.
According to the firm, the compiler has been in testing since July.
TON is expected to launch by in two months from now at the end of October however, public testing is expected to begin on the 1st of September, 2019.
The Telegram Open Network TON is a decentralized application and messenging platform built by Telegram after it had raised over a billion dollars in a token sale in 2018.
The blockchain is set to feature the native token GRAM which will be launched by 3rd quarter of 2019
Telegram announced in February that TON is almost complete and that TON will launch in Q3.
Earlier in May, Telegram released a test client for the Telegram Open Network. The release of the test client allowed users to create simple wallet smart contracts in TON.
Button wallet had earlier announced support for TON where it allows users trade and hold digital currencies on the Telegram platform with its TON testnet service