TON is now GRAM. The token powering the TON blockchain has officially changed its name, ticker and logo after a community vote and for current owners, absolutely nothing needs to be done.
Each TON token is automatically converted to GRAM at a 1:1 ratio, no swapping required, no migration, and no action required from anyone who owns the asset.
The renaming was subject to a community vote on ton.vote before it was confirmed, giving the decision a democratic basis rather than a top-down renaming imposed by the development team. The result was in favor of a return to GRAM, the name the token has had in TON’s original whitepaper since its early days and is now making the transition across the ecosystem.
the The blockchain itself He doesn’t change his name. A ton remains a ton. What changes is the token, previously called TON, is now called GRAM, with the ticker updated to $GRAM across exchanges and Platforms In the timetables announced by each place separately.
Why was the name Gram chosen?
The name GRAM is not new. It’s actually older than TON and that’s precisely the point. Gram was the original name given to the token in TON’s first whitepaper, when the project was in development under a different set of circumstances before regulatory complexities forced a pivot in how the token was named and distributed.
Returning to GRAM is a conscious act of returning to the institution. The project reclaims the name that was always assigned to the token, a name that appeared in the founding documents before anything else, and treats the rebranding as the beginning of a new chapter rather than just a cosmetic update. Back to the roots, in a new chapter is the framework the team has used, and it’s more than just a slogan when you understand the history behind why GRAM was set aside in the first place.
The distinction between a blockchain name and a token name is also important and worth keeping clear. TON, Open Network, remains the name of the blockchain infrastructure. GRAM is the token it runs on. This separation allows the network identity to remain consistent while the token takes on the name it was originally given, and avoids confusion between a blockchain and its native token sharing the same ticker.
What owners need to know and do
The most practical aspect of this announcement is the simplest: stockholders do nothing. The conversion from TON to GRAM occurs automatically at a ratio of 1:1. Every token is transferred, no action is required, there is no migration window to miss, no swap interface to navigate, and no gas fees to pay for the migration transaction.
This automatic transfer model removes the friction that typically accompanies rebranding of tokens in the cryptocurrency space. Rebranding that requires active owner participation, wallet linking, exchange approval, or requirement for new tokens will inevitably leave a portion of owners behind, either because they missed the announcement, missed a deadline, or simply couldn’t complete the process. Automated 1:1 transfer avoids all of that by doing the transfer at the infrastructure level instead of requiring individual wallet interactions.
For anyone holding TON in a wallet or on an exchange, the experience will be that their balance is simply updated to reflect the new GRAM ticker once their platform completes its integration timeline. The underlying asset, underlying network and underlying value proposition have not changed, and only the name and ticker on the label have been updated to reflect what the token was always called in the first place.
Exchange and project timelines
The move to $GRAM across trading platforms does not happen simultaneously everywhere. Individual exchanges and projects operate on their own timelines for updating the ticker, logo, and display name, and these timelines are communicated by each venue individually as they complete their integration work.
For traders actively using the token on centralized exchanges, the practical implication is that different platforms will reflect the GRAM index at different points over the coming days and weeks. Binance, OKX, Bybit, and others will announce their update schedules, and users on these platforms should monitor official communications from each exchange rather than expecting one simultaneous global switch.
The community voting process on ton.vote that preceded this rebrand sets a precedent for how important decisions will be made within the TON ecosystem going forward. Token renaming decisions carry real weight, impacting trading pairs, integrations, documentation, branding and market perception and driving that decision through a community vote rather than being made unilaterally gives the outcome the legitimacy that top-down rebranding typically lacks.
What GRAM means for the broader TON ecosystem
Returning to the name of the original white paper is more than just a branding exercise. It signals a reconnection with the founding vision of what the project was always meant to be, and it does so at a time when the TON network has grown into one of the most active blockchain ecosystems in terms of user activity and application development.
The TON network’s integration with Telegram has given it a user distribution channel that most blockchains cannot access, with the messaging platform’s hundreds of millions of active users representing a potential cliff that sets TON apart from chains that rely entirely on crypto-native user acquisition. GRAM as a codename now aligns the asset’s branding with the original’s vision while the network itself continues to expand its real-world user base through the Telegram connection.
The rebranding also gives exchanges, apps, and new users a clean moment to re-engage with what the project stands for.
The new name and symbol, which goes back to the roots with a clear community mandate behind them, creates a natural news moment that draws attention to the network at a time when the team is clearly focused on moving forward.
For GRAM and the broader TON system, the renaming is less about what it changes and more about what it signifies, a project that is reconnecting with its identity and entering a new chapter with the name it was always meant to bear.
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