Pavel Durov Cuts TON Transaction Fees Sixfold to 0.00039 TON

• TON fees drop sixfold to 0.00039 TON, fixed regardless of network activity.
• Durov confirmed most TON transactions will become completely feeless shortly after.
• The fee cut is step two of MTONGA, following the Catchain 2.0 speed upgrade on April 9.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov said on Thursday that transaction fees on the TON blockchain will fall sixfold within one week, dropping to 0.00039 TON per transaction, roughly half a tenth of a cent, and will stay fixed regardless of how busy the network gets.

He then went further. Most transactions, he said, will become completely feeless shortly after. “Zero commission. MTONGA,” Durov wrote in a post on X, referencing the multi-step roadmap guiding TON’s development.

What Is Actually Changing

TON’s previous fee sat at around 0.00234 TON per transaction. The new rate of 0.00039 TON is not an estimate or a target. It is a fixed cost that will not spike during periods of heavy usage, a structural shift that separates TON from nearly every other blockchain currently in operation.

For context, Ethereum users regularly pay between $2 and $15 per transaction during busy periods. Bitcoin’s base layer runs $1 to $5. Even Solana, widely regarded as one of the cheapest networks available, can see fees surge when traffic increases. TON at $0.0005 fixed sets a new floor for the entire industry.

Part of a Bigger Plan

Thursday’s announcement is the second step in Durov’s MTONGA roadmap. The first landed on April 9 with the Catchain 2.0 upgrade, which made the TON blockchain ten times faster and introduced sub-second transaction finality. Five more steps remain on the roadmap, though Durov has not disclosed a timeline for those.

Additionally, Telegram has approximately 950 million users, a ready-made audience larger than every other crypto network combined. 

What to Watch

Lower fees do not automatically translate into price gains for Toncoin. However, cheaper transactions increase activity across the ecosystem, more swaps, more in-app purchases, more micro-payments, all of which require Toncoin as the network’s utility token. If transaction volume responds proportionally to the fee reduction, demand for the underlying asset follows.

The change will roll out automatically through a protocol update within seven days, with wallets and services reflecting the new rate without any manual adjustments.

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