Pavel Durov unveiled Acton, a unified toolchain for building on The Open Network (TON), claiming it makes smart contract development 10x faster by replacing the fragmented stack. The command-line tool covers writing, testing, deployment, and on-chain verification in one environment. It is built around Tolk, TON's newer language, and tests run about 50 times faster. Acton includes dedicated guides for AI coding agents and supports tools like Codex and Claude, positioning it for AI-driven development. The release follows Telegram taking direct control of TON's validator set by staking 2.2 million tokens on May 4, part of Durov's "Make TON Great Again" roadmap that cut fees sixfold and introduced faster consensus. Catchain 2.0 achieved sub-second finality in April. Toncoin rallied over 100% after the validator news but later retraced, with analysts flagging centralization risks. Acton's adoption will be critical for TON to compete with Solana and Ethereum in mini-app commerce. Telegram's nearly one-billion-user base provides a unique distribution advantage.

Key facts

• Acton unifies TON development: write, test, deploy, verify in one tool.
• Tests run 50x faster; built around Tolk language.
• First-class AI support with guides for Codex and Claude.
• Telegram staked 2.2M TON to become largest validator on May 4.
• Catchain 2.0 achieved sub-second finality; TON rallied then retraced.

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