The open network’s native token Toncoin has been renamed to Gram, with the ticker changed from TON to GRAM, effective June 15 at 12:00 UTC.
The community has spoken by 81.22%, the rollout is already underway, and every exchange, wallet, and block explorer in the ecosystem has a hard deadline to complete the update. This is one of the most significant rebranding events in the cryptocurrency space this year and carries a history behind it that makes it mean more than just a simple name change.
The vote was taken and the numbers were decisive
the The official account of Open Network has been confirmed The result was finalized after the TON Vote community vote on June 8. With 81.22% of votes cast in favor of the rebrand, the proposal was approved on-chain and the results were immediately published. The power of the vote was weighted by TON balance, meaning that cardholders with the most skin in the game made the decision and voted overwhelmingly yes.
Voting opened on June 1 and continued for seven days. By the time it closed, there was no ambiguity about the outcome. The proposal received only a narrow majority, but rather passed by the kind of margin that indicates real community alignment rather than a contested decision pushed by a vocal minority. From 8 June onwards, the mechanism was moving towards an implementation date of 15 June.
What does the name Gram actually mean?
The name Gram is not new. It is not a new brand invented for marketing purposes or pivoting away from the identity of the project. Gram was the original distinguished name used in TON’s first whitepaper, the founding document that outlined the entire vision for the network before Telegram’s legal battles with the SEC forced the project to pause and eventually restructure under community leadership.
The name has not completely disappeared. It has remained embedded in the codebase throughout the years of development under the TON Foundation, a quiet reminder of where the project came from. the The rebranding is directly related to Telegram’s growing role in TON ecosystem and a deliberate return to the project’s historical brand identity. Renaming Toncoin to Gram is, in this sense, a homecoming rather than a reinvention. The project is reclaiming what was always its original name, and doing so at a time when Telegram’s involvement in the network has never been deeper or more important.
Everything that changes, and everything that does not change
This is where the details are most important, because the rebranding has already attracted fraudulent activity and the community needs to understand exactly what will and won’t happen on June 15.
What changes are clear and straightforward. The original token name is moving from Toncoin to Gram. During a three-month transition period, projects are encouraged to offer the asset as “Gram (formerly Toncoin)” to help users make the connection. After closing this window, only “Gram” is used. The ticker changes from TON to GRAM across all exchanges, wallets and explorers. The new GRAM logo is available at ton.org/media for any platform that completes the update.
What doesn’t change is the most important list. The blockchain itself remains the open network. The role of the original assets is identical, same contract, same ledger, same everything. User balances are as literal as possible: 10t equals 10g, without renaming. Every existing deposit and withdrawal address remains valid. Smart contracts do not require redeployment or interaction. Gas fees are still paid in the original token, which is just displayed as GRAM. Staking positions, validator positions, NFTs, Jettons, DeFi lending positions, liquidity pool positions, and borrow positions are completely unaffected. CEX balances are untouched.
There is no swap. There is no immigration. There is no claim process. This does not exist. Any website, bot or account that tells you otherwise is a scam, and the team has not been clear about this.
Offering schedule
Implementation takes place through clearly defined phases. The first stage was a community vote from June 1-8. The second phase, covering June 9 and 10, included publishing the official announcement and distributing technical guidance to exchange partners. The third phase runs from June 9 until the scheduled deadline of 12:00 PM UTC on June 15, during which wallets, blockchain explorers including Tonviewer, Tonscan, and all exchange partners complete the update via asset names, tickers, logos, trading pairs, UI elements, API responses, and deposit and withdrawal labels.
All exchanges have coordinated to complete their updates simultaneously at 12:00 PM UTC on June 15. The final consistency deadline of June 22 gives any remaining platforms a window to confirm full compliance. By that date, every project in the ecosystem is expected to have completed the name, handle and logo update with no remaining inconsistencies.
TON is down 3% today as the market prices in the transition
With just days to go since the rebranding, Toncoin is currently trading at $1.70, down about 3% on the day, as it looks to reclaim the $2.00 mark that has served as a key psychological level in recent weeks. The price action was relatively contained given the importance of what is about to happen, suggesting that the market has largely priced in the rebrand rather than treating June 15 as a new catalyst.
It remains to be seen whether the official launch of Gram on June 15 will generate a new wave of buying interest or trade as a news selling event. What is clear is that the token entering this rebrand with 81% community support, an organized rollout already in progress, and the institutional weight of Telegram behind it, is in a radically different position than it was in when the rebranding was first proposed. The Gram era begins in days, and the project that began as TON returns home with the name it was always meant to bear.
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